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Well it finally happened ...
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04/20/14 03:42 AM
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Kyle Wayne Davis
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I went overboard! Went out to Joe Pool on Friday, and put in at Lynn Creek park, just to mix it up since I usually put in at the State Park. Fished the marina for a while and caught a small bass on a fluke, and then went past the bridge into the cove with the timber. Caught another bass and a few sandies on a crankbait on a small point when I decide to head towards the park shoreline to see if I could find some grass. I finally get over to the rocky shoreline by the swimming area and see a few fish on the graph. At this point I've been on the lake for about 5 hours, so my butt is killing me (I need a new seat) so I decide to stand up and fish for awhile. Now, I have a 10 foot SOT, so it's not really built for standing in, but I've done it dozens of times with no problem, and I'm tired from paddling. I stand up for about half a second and start to lose my balance, and I know at this point there is no saving it, I fly into the lake with my Revo/Skeet Reese rod combo in hand. Shocked from the cold water and the fact that I just fell in, I see my rod slowly sinking into the abyss so I quickly grab it and make my way back onto the kayak, hoping that someone saw me and got a good laugh. After that, I stopped, had a sandwich, and vowed to never stand up again ... But I will.
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Re: Well it finally happened ...
[Re: Kyle Wayne Davis]
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04/20/14 07:23 AM
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gonefishin84
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I feel your pain, I went in last weekend and ended up losing a St Croix Mojo/Extreme reel combo. A huge wind gust caught me just right and there was no saving it, luckily my skeet pole is bright so I was able to fish it out.
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Re: Well it finally happened ...
[Re: Kyle Wayne Davis]
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04/20/14 02:13 PM
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FWBanger
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It was nice yesterday but I bet that it was still a bit cool for that. It may look a bit funny but I have floats on all of my rods because I've had too many go overboard.
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Re: Well it finally happened ...
[Re: Kyle Wayne Davis]
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04/20/14 02:44 PM
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christian myrick
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Nice you got your rod back. It wasnt accidental, it was practice for the accident.
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Re: Well it finally happened ...
[Re: Kyle Wayne Davis]
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04/20/14 02:47 PM
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mjmfc
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Glad you didn't lose anything and everything turned out ok. I had a close call while standing yesterday as well. I flipped on joe pool a couple yrs ago and lost 4 of the 5 falcon caras I had with me. That hurt!! Did you find any grass ?? I was there about a month ago or maybe a little longer and couldn't find any along the park.
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Re: Well it finally happened ...
[Re: Kyle Wayne Davis]
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04/20/14 04:23 PM
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lconn4
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Everyone dumps sooner or later, only the honest ones will admit it! ![rolfmao rolfmao](/forums/images/graemlins/default/roflmao.gif)
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Re: Well it finally happened ...
[Re: Kyle Wayne Davis]
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04/20/14 09:59 PM
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Kyle Wayne Davis
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Didn't see any grass, but I didn't make it very far down that shoreline. Only grass I've found was in the marina.
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Re: Well it finally happened ...
[Re: Kyle Wayne Davis]
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04/24/14 03:42 AM
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formula462
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I cant wait til it happens to me..but definitely cutting down the odds cause can't find my way onto the water ![taz taz](/forums/images/graemlins/default/character0029.gif)
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Re: Well it finally happened ...
[Re: Kyle Wayne Davis]
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04/24/14 05:44 AM
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soje
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Glad you're okay, and saved your gear. I've taken a minor swim, while stepping onto a steep bank, but haven't had my first official dunk yet.
![](http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w123/soje111/shapeimage_9.png) like the man says...if you're swimming in the ocean and get bitten by a shark, its not a shark attack. You're in THEIR neighborhood. If you're at home in your shower, turn around and a shark is in there with you...THAT'S a shark attack
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Re: Well it finally happened ...
[Re: Kyle Wayne Davis]
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04/24/14 08:03 PM
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Bigbass88
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I saw my buddy topple over on benbrook one day and lost 2 real nice setups. I vowed that day to get rod floats so it wouldn't ever happen to me. There has been multiple times when I went by an overhanging branch and it pulled the pole out... luckily, my rod floats saved that day.. Well worth the $20 investment.
"Life is tough, but it's tougher if you're stupid."
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Re: Well it finally happened ...
[Re: Kyle Wayne Davis]
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04/24/14 09:01 PM
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Hobie_Splash
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ONLY ONCE!!!! I dumped twice on my first outing!!! Then once more in cold water; now that is a bad scene when the water is about 50 degrees or lower. The body does some weird stuff on the initial shock.
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Re: Well it finally happened ...
[Re: Hobie_Splash]
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04/24/14 09:11 PM
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Blakehock
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ONLY ONCE!!!! I dumped twice on my first outing!!! Then once more in cold water; now that is a bad scene when the water is about 50 degrees or lower. The body does some weird stuff on the initial shock. Is that were you got your name? LOL
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Re: Well it finally happened ...
[Re: Blakehock]
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04/24/14 10:22 PM
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formula462
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ONLY ONCE!!!! I dumped twice on my first outing!!! Then once more in cold water; now that is a bad scene when the water is about 50 degrees or lower. The body does some weird stuff on the initial shock. Is that were you got your name? LOL Lol
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Re: Well it finally happened ...
[Re: Kyle Wayne Davis]
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04/25/14 01:59 AM
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gotta fish
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Did it once on the coast just after I had bought my kayak wanted to see if I could stand up found out how quick these things will flip. I was only in about a foot of water so only hurt my pride.
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