Lacassine Launch Fail 07/19/2018

I was still using the knot that the previous owner tied the bow line on with and today it came undone while launching. Nobody around and the boat is headed to the other side slowly with the westerly wind. Not a great swimmer myself, but what to do? I peeled down to my fruit of the looms and headed out leaving my truck running with my wallet and cell on the tail gate. I was so tired when I got back on land I had the shakes. Lucky I still carry my dry bag with full change of clothes and a towel. Easy to see how that could have ended very badly.

Turned out to be a nice overcast cool day and I caught 2 sacs. That's actually encouraging as the bayou has been dead all summer.

Got home to find out my wife fell on the sidewalk and hurt her hip. Hopefully not broken. When it rains it sometimes pours.

I fish alone mostly, don't use a rope.....loosen the ratchet several clicks then unhook as I'm stepping in from trailer tongue.....praying your wife is ok, glad u caught a few and it turned out ok....there's some big gators in there


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Tell your wife we will pray for her and glad you got your boat AND 2 fish


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I think I'll go check my bow line knot. Thanks for posting this.

I’m so sorry that happened to you. Prayers that your wife’s hip is ok.


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Wow John, that's a scary thought. Glad it all worked out and praying for a quick recovery for your wife.
"gene"

I always check my bow line and the other end as I fish by myself a lot too. Praying your wife is ok.

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Glad you got the boat back. Pray your wife is okay.


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Thanks in behalf of my wife for the prayers.

Wow, bad day. I hope your wife is OK.

A few years ago my boat was tied up and the wave action on the lake made the knot come loose. The next morning the boat was gone! A lady had found it about 1/4 mile down with no one in it and called the game wardens. They checked all the launches and had no one missing. So she tied it up on their pier. my brother in law and I found it and contacted the game wardens about it to let them know everything was alright. Since then I have the line braided or spliced to keep that from happening again.

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Wow, bad day. I hope your wife is OK.

A few years ago my boat was tied up and the wave action on the lake made the knot come loose.
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Yep we check all our mechanical stuff regularly, but sometimes it's something simple like a knot that leads to problems.

Hope your wife is okay. I also fish alone and use the rope trick. Never had it come loose but I have had my truck slip out of gear and roll off the ramp (many years ago).

Merm...Please promise you will never do that again!!!
Call me...or someone...we’ll come help you get your boat!
Hope your wife is ok!


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