I have been on record about my feelings about fisher guys that tie up to markers, fish in the center of the channel, fish in front of my boat at my slip, etc.,
Well they still amaze me. I have a sales rep that works for me who is an avid (amateur) fisherman. He will take is Mazda car (not a company car) out on Lake Simcoe for ice fishing and drive it over pressure cracks et al as an example.
Last week I find out he had to be rescued by the Coast Guard when his engine broke down on his 16 foot fishing boat.
He ended up floating for 10 hours after calling on a cell phone waiting for the coast guard (who were busy on more life threating calls I assume and who are also not a tow service (who he should have called in the first place)) who finally showed up at 10 PM at night. He ended up back at the dock at around 5 AM.
Here's the kicker. He was 13 miles (!!!) off shore in Lake Erie in that 16 foot aluminum boat with a friend and his 2 year old on board fishing.
I asked him if the Coast Guard ripped him a new one and try as I might, he couldn't understand given the vessel he was in that this was a/plain stupid and b/ about as unsafe as it gets, both for him and his 2 year old ie: for those who know boating in Lake Erie, it can wipe up pretty good without too much warning.
His idea of being safe was he had life jackets on board.
Go figure.....
Well they still amaze me. I have a sales rep that works for me who is an avid (amateur) fisherman. He will take is Mazda car (not a company car) out on Lake Simcoe for ice fishing and drive it over pressure cracks et al as an example.
Last week I find out he had to be rescued by the Coast Guard when his engine broke down on his 16 foot fishing boat.
He ended up floating for 10 hours after calling on a cell phone waiting for the coast guard (who were busy on more life threating calls I assume and who are also not a tow service (who he should have called in the first place)) who finally showed up at 10 PM at night. He ended up back at the dock at around 5 AM.
Here's the kicker. He was 13 miles (!!!) off shore in Lake Erie in that 16 foot aluminum boat with a friend and his 2 year old on board fishing.
I asked him if the Coast Guard ripped him a new one and try as I might, he couldn't understand given the vessel he was in that this was a/plain stupid and b/ about as unsafe as it gets, both for him and his 2 year old ie: for those who know boating in Lake Erie, it can wipe up pretty good without too much warning.
His idea of being safe was he had life jackets on board.
Go figure.....