Posted By: skeeter james
SAFETY TIP !!!! - 04/22/15 02:48 AM
Here is a experience from this past weekend I want to share with everyone so hopefully you don't end up like I did:
Been out bass fishing for several hours and I told my buddy that was with me "let's go somewhere else ". I have a lowrance hds 7 mounted on the front deck beside the trolling motor recess tray. As we startedttrolling out of where we were, the trolling motor bumped a stump under water. No big deal, happens occasionally. Well, it knocked me a little off balance. No big deal again, except that the main motor had gotten tangled on a big limb under water at the same time. So as I stumble a little all the sudden the limb pulls the boat back like a spring!! Over the front of the boat I went....
Normally it wouldn't be a big deal BUT, my foot got hooked under my ram mount as I was falling. So I'm head under water with my foot stuck under that mount....
My arm is bruised like you wouldn't believe and I have a big gash in my leg from the screws on the bottom side of the ram mount.
If my buddy had no have been with me, I believe I would have drowned..
Big thanks to Hoy!!!!
So, my point is guys, try and make sure there is nothing you can get tangled or hung up on in case this should happen to you.
Sorry for the ramble, BE SAFE PEOPLE !!!!!
Been out bass fishing for several hours and I told my buddy that was with me "let's go somewhere else ". I have a lowrance hds 7 mounted on the front deck beside the trolling motor recess tray. As we startedttrolling out of where we were, the trolling motor bumped a stump under water. No big deal, happens occasionally. Well, it knocked me a little off balance. No big deal again, except that the main motor had gotten tangled on a big limb under water at the same time. So as I stumble a little all the sudden the limb pulls the boat back like a spring!! Over the front of the boat I went....
Normally it wouldn't be a big deal BUT, my foot got hooked under my ram mount as I was falling. So I'm head under water with my foot stuck under that mount....
My arm is bruised like you wouldn't believe and I have a big gash in my leg from the screws on the bottom side of the ram mount.
If my buddy had no have been with me, I believe I would have drowned..
Big thanks to Hoy!!!!
So, my point is guys, try and make sure there is nothing you can get tangled or hung up on in case this should happen to you.
Sorry for the ramble, BE SAFE PEOPLE !!!!!