Sandbar Fun

[parishht]

Wow you really ran out of water.

I agree with you on the different people that blow by when you are in trouble,
and it is usually the ones that you think will not stop are the ones that do.

[Road King Cole]

Just so you know, I would have definitely stopped (that is if I knew that you did have plenty of beer).



Seriously, some people suck. What was his reaction when you told him "my new project in life was to make sure my two little boys never turned out like you"?

I am guessing it probably didn't even phase him...unfortunately.

[randlemanboater]

My kids start putting away tubes and skis and start looking for the tow rope when they see a boat with the cover off the motor cause they know we are headed over to offer a tow. And even though it sometimes cuts 30 minutes to an hour from their fun, they never even think to complain cause they understand we may be the ones needing help next time.

[randlemanboater]

Oh, and your V looks awsome sitting there on dry land.

[Blue_Runner]

Knock on wood I've never been stuck but I did have to get out and push one time up a narrow little creek in about a foot of water. That was interesting!

Glad you made it outta there ok. And by the way, I wouldn't have stopped for fear of getting stuck there with you.....unless I knew you had beer then I would have plowed that bar on purpose! LOL j/k of course.

Nice pic and story.

[fishingwithblue]

Originally Posted by Blue_Runner

Knock on wood I've never been stuck but I did have to get out and push one time up a narrow little creek in about a foot of water. That was interesting!

Glad you made it outta there ok. And by the way, I wouldn't have stopped for fear of getting stuck there with you.....unless I knew you had beer then I would have plowed that bar on purpose! LOL j/k of course.

Nice pic and story.

I didn't want anybody to stop, just wave......and not laugh. If I wanted someone to come over I would have lit the grill and fired up the homemade deer chorizo I had on board for lunch. Some folks carry ham sandwiches, I carry homemade deer chorizo and a baby weber.....what? Oh and I also found a great place to handline crabs on the other side of the bar!

"Don't you laugh when the hearse goes by for you may be the next to die!"

[RidgeRunner]

Great story FWB, been there. Looks like the water kept on leaving you. BTW I would stop and offer assistance as would any one of my boating friends. If they wouldn't they are no friend of mine. I keep a bottle of "Snakebite" in the boat for just such occasions. "Snakebite" so as not to offend some very nice Southern Baptist fishing friends that find their way onto the boat. Acknowledgement of wake? A thing of the past IMO.

[tsubaki]

Beautiful picture blue!
How in the world did you keep it from listing from one side or the other?
Been beached several times in different boats not paying good attention to the tides.
For those of you that don't know, we got up to 10 foot tide fluctuations in this area, real easy to do!
Like you said, normal response is to see if you are alright and have plenty of liquids.

[fishingwithblue]

I made the mistake of pushing the envelope of the V20 draft! I was in a hurry to fish and took a shortcut that just wasn't holding the water I thought it was,,,,haste makes waste.

The guy didn't have much to say, kinda pretended he didn't hear me as he tide up his boat.

Me and my friends(most of them USCG licensed fishing guides) discuss this all the time. It sure is different from when we were growing up in the river. It sounds cliche but nobody waves and nobody acknowledges their wake these days.