Quote Originally Posted by mdperson View Post
When I lived in Prairie Grove we had Bob Kid lake close to the house fished it almost every day. One day a little storm blew up and there were 2 people fishing in an aluminum boat. Lightning stuck them and woman died instantly and the other guy was severely injured. You can say fair weather fisherman all you want, but sometimes its better to be safe than sorry.
I agree. Lots of people say, "Aww, no big deal, I can handle it," about things such as: Lightning, Riding motorcycles without a helmet, driving like a bat out of he@$!!, and handling snakes(Geagle.) But what they are saying to themselves is, "It ain't gonna happen to me." Trust me, i've met people that have been struck, and when a dark cloud rolls in, they are the first ones on the ramp. I have finally reached a point in my life where I(sometimes,) think, "Maybe it COULD happen to me!!" Besides, my wife and kids would bever forgive me if I was too stubborn to get off the water and was killed. I would rather live to fish another day.