Thread: Bad Crash

Was at Island 40 Chute one time and the river was just starting to pull out so I went out the chute to the mouth of the river and after seeing all the debris floating, I stopped. A few minutes later a tree trunk about 2 ft. thick came flying up out of the water like it had been launched by a sub missile tube.About as quick as it appeared it disappeared!Did the tighten up!That Sippi River is a dangerous old dude!

Big muddy gives few second chances.said by a guy that has been on it many times in a 1436 with an 18 Nissan and more than once in a 1432 with a 3 horse evinrude.

Originally Posted by Gomer Snerd

Big muddy gives few second chances.said by a guy that has been on it many times in a 1436 with an 18 Nissan and more than once in a 1432 with a 3 horse evinrude.

The guy that hit the Big River in those two boats IS crazy!!!!!

I will not get on river in anything smaller than 1860

Originally Posted by Gomer Snerd

Big muddy gives few second chances.said by a guy that has been on it many times in a 1436 with an 18 Nissan and more than once in a 1432 with a 3 horse evinrude.

You are right we have a backup for everything. Anything can become deadly out there

Originally Posted by Gomer Snerd

Big muddy gives few second chances.said by a guy that has been on it many times in a 1436 with an 18 Nissan and more than once in a 1432 with a 3 horse evinrude.

Maybe he is on to something...much smaller target! An 1860 is 90 square feet and a 1432 is 35 square feet. I've never fished the Mississippi but Fish the OHio regularly in fall and winter (Lund 2150 Baron) and can honestly say I've had to wonder if my sphincter was gonna be up to the task. I've seen logs that looked bigger than the boat come 3-4 feeet out of the water and just as fast disappear to somewhere below the surface. Used to, I rarely wore a life jacket, nowadays, I wear one religiously.

And in most cases you only see the tip of the so called iceberg. I know I've second guessed myself after heading out into the Ohio river.