Lost Fisherman

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10-24-2010, 09:12 AM
bk60

Lost Fisherman

Went to the ramp at Clear Creek late thursday afternoon and watched a game warden tow in a stranded fisherman.Seems the guy had called 911 but could not tell them his location on the lake or even which ramp he had used to launch his boat.The man was from Olive Branch and had put in at Beach Point but apparently never been on Sardis.The game warden was mad at the corps because they had called him instead of launching one of their boats.The corps did show up to take the man back to his truck and trailer.This guy was lucky in that they found him before dark and the wind was dead calm.
10-24-2010, 10:25 AM
"G"

After he gets his boat fixed......he needs to invest in a GPS so he will know where he is. Good thing he had a cell phone.
10-24-2010, 10:27 AM
satdoc1

Surely dont need to be on any water you arent familiar with without a GPS system.
10-24-2010, 11:27 AM
feelay

Can't imagine how someone could get lost on Sardis? It's not that big. Pickwick, Norfork or Bull shoals, I can see.
10-24-2010, 12:09 PM
creekslick

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Originally Posted by feelay

Can't imagine how someone could get lost on Sardis? It's not that big. Pickwick, Norfork or Bull shoals, I can see.

+1
10-24-2010, 12:56 PM
"G"

I don't really think he was lost....I think his boat just quit running and when the 911 operator asked him for his location on the lake....he could not tell her. Evidently he did not know the names of the creeks etc. Thats where a good lake map is handy.
10-24-2010, 03:12 PM
crappiebandit

i agree with yall, i have been from the dam all they to highway 7 with no map or gps and actually no cell phone(its been years ago) and never had a problems. Now i have all 3 and dont get on the water w/o atleast a map of the lakes i feesh on. Glad he got found though.
10-24-2010, 03:18 PM
gabowman

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Originally Posted by satdoc1

Surely dont need to be on any water you arent familiar with without a GPS system.

Now that woulda been a bad feeling.:o Back before GPS, as far as I knew, I thought I was lost in the swamp on Santee Cooper. Everything started looking alike in all those cypress trees. Glad I found open water when I did. Wouldnt want to be lost in something like that at night.:eek::(
10-24-2010, 08:06 PM
Micropterus salmoides

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Originally Posted by gabowman

Everything started looking alike in all those cypress trees. Wouldnt want to be lost in something like that at night.:eek::(

That can be very serene. If it ever happens and you start to feel stressed, tie off, relax and sleep it off.

Adam
10-25-2010, 08:25 AM
riverdeltaguide

He dialed 911 simply because he had boat issues???
:confused:
10-25-2010, 11:08 AM
Wannabe...

Dern. Had to be a bad feeling. I wouldn't fault him for it though RDG. If he had no local contact, prolly about all he could do. Now, if he had called to say he was out of minners, that'd be another story.....unless they were biting really good...then it'd be understandable.

Wannabe...
10-25-2010, 01:00 PM
crappiebandit

guess he doesnt know the number to the ranger station or game and fish always some good numbers to have in the ole cell phone..
10-25-2010, 01:54 PM
riverdeltaguide

"911 - What's your emergency?"

"Uh....I'm out of minners and uh....my stupit motor won't crank so uh....now whut?"
10-25-2010, 02:37 PM
fishermarine

Your right crappiebandit! Keep those numbers in your phone, it could save someones life one day.
10-25-2010, 02:59 PM
MO' MONEY

Ive been there. Thank the lord for google on the blackberry. Had to find a local marine shop to tow me off the Ark. river. Thats a bad feelin to be in current, with barges, no outboard, and TM dyin fast... Kinda puts ya in a panic...
10-28-2010, 02:45 PM
Wind Knot

I used to run all over Florida without a GPS or cell phone in boats powered with questionable equipment when I was growing up. I guess if you've done it long enough, you at least remember to turn around and pick a strong landmark to find your way back home.

Anway- a word of advice for folks. Leave your local ramp when it's still dark and get a handle on what towers surround the lake. They're easy to see and you can often remember that your ramp is in line with the third tower on the left or the one with the red light and so forth. It can really help out if you're running in the dark. To be honest, I used my incredible navigating towers for years to locate duck holes at night. My dad thought I was some sort of navigational prodigy until I filled him in on my trick one day when we were completely lost in the fog.