SteveO
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run meat .. run deep .. run in the light
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Post by SteveO on May 23, 2010 15:12:46 GMT -5
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Post by carolina on May 23, 2010 17:27:38 GMT -5
Thanks for sharing the news SteveO. Glad there were survivors, but losing just one is too many.
Carolina
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Post by pioneer on May 23, 2010 17:51:59 GMT -5
They were talking about it on GLF. Very sad
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Post by plankton on May 23, 2010 18:21:19 GMT -5
Such a tragedy,I'll pray for the lost one and their family. Tragedies do happen and I know that personally.KC
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Post by flooboy on May 23, 2010 23:07:05 GMT -5
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Post by aquaholic on May 24, 2010 8:06:04 GMT -5
Scary times in the fog, dark and cold.
Everyone be safe and you (or someone) else's life isn't worth a fish or two.
Here's to a safe 2010!
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compulsive
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O.C.F.D. Obessive Compulsive Fishing Disorder
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Post by compulsive on May 24, 2010 8:26:44 GMT -5
I really wanted to go out Saturday but, did not have the stones.
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Post by Reel Fun on May 24, 2010 12:49:48 GMT -5
I went out Sat night and after I got back I thought too myself how stupid. No fish is worth hitting or getting hit by someone. There will be plenty more better days to fish.
Too bad that had happend to those guys you just never know
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Post by clam2 on May 24, 2010 15:00:54 GMT -5
I canceled Sunday's trip based entirely on what I witnessed out there at Port on Saturday night and the NOAA report....lo and behold the conditions changed for the better Sunday morning....
The fish worth risking life and limb over has never been swimming in Lake Michigan yet as I view things.....There are times when the fog just envelops your boat in the middle of a trip as well, so you are right Rodney ---- we just have to be extremely careful out there when conditions change, and weigh all options prior to going out there in poor visibility conditions.....
The 55-year-old man that lost his life aboard the charter in Manistee was the boat's first mate and a retired Sergeant Major in the Marine Corps and always ready to help out his friend, the boat captain.....Even his wife stated that the two were good friends and that the captain was an excellent navigator on Lake Michigan.....
On any given trip things can happen.......
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Post by aquaholic on May 24, 2010 16:10:27 GMT -5
Bill, I did the same thing on Saturday. I really wanted to get out in the AM and PM but stayed on shore instead. I suppose it'll be foggy in the AM since I'm planning a before work solo trip  |
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Post by mojorisin on May 24, 2010 19:36:53 GMT -5
Even though I am a menace in the fog, I chose to fore-go the trip Sat pm. Now, if the little blue Wet Net boat had been out, it may have been a different story  . All kidding aside, I've had my one fog brain fart and it won't happen again. I know Joey was disappointed but he understood. We were able to fish Sunday am which was unexpected. It was amazing how the entire town of Port was fogged in all the way to about a mile west of Hwy 43 where it was clear and sunny and 12 degrees warmer. |
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Post by salty on May 24, 2010 19:54:09 GMT -5
iv'e had some off my best days in the fog i use to get all warm & fuzzy when i crest the kewaunee hill and see fog out on the lake and i still like watching the boards disappear and reappear in the mist- i would rather fog than waves
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Post by carolina on May 24, 2010 20:15:51 GMT -5
At a place called Atkins Landing on the Santee Lake system, you had to run several miles alongside a rock dam/jetty to get to the main dam, where the bait fish could be netted to start the day's fishing for Stripers. A friend was running out to the dam one morning in a heavy fog, couldn't see a lick, but after he ran what he figured to be far enough to put him in front of the main dam, he turned and headed inland......next thing he knows, boom, ran the boat smack up onto the rock jetty...high and dry with the bottom ripped out of his boat. That ended the fishing trip for the day, but he was able to walk back to the landing for help, and that's better than hitting the rocks and sinking. On the bright side, he did manage to get a new boat shortly afterwards. ;D
"No fog for me...stay safe out there guys and post fun trips for all of us to read and enjoy."
Carolina
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Post by captdougie on May 25, 2010 14:30:23 GMT -5
Clam is right, the guy was retired from the marine Corps and had just retired from a local correction facility here. He was really looking forward to his future as a retiree. So tragic.
Ludington and Manistee are 25 miles apart here. Every year there are several boats that end up on top of the piers here. Usually at night. This one was an experienced charter captain.
Does beaching a boat on the peir happen much over there?
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SteveO
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Post by SteveO on May 25, 2010 14:33:37 GMT -5
Had one in Kewaunee 2 years ago
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. All kidding aside, I've had my one fog brain fart and it won't happen again. I know Joey was disappointed but he understood. We were able to fish Sunday am which was unexpected. It was amazing how the entire town of Port was fogged in all the way to about a mile west of Hwy 43 where it was clear and sunny and 12 degrees warmer. 
