pmmpete:
I was snorkeling and speargunning for pike, and a friend who is a kayak angler paddled by and said hello. A minute later he knocked his rod off his kayak into the water. I swam over, and could see it lying on the bottom. I was able to recover it by discharging my spear gun, and then lowering the spear and hooking the rod with the spear's barb.
hdpwipmonkey:
What an "edge of the seat" story Wilfite. Thank you for sharing. I'm glad everyone got out safely. You are right about about prepare for the worst. You never know when tragedy will strike. No matter if it's a 40ft boat or a 12ft kayak things can go very bad very quickly. That's why I try to never go out alone and always be prepared.
Dark Tuna:
One week-old bass rod & reel. I'd not yet installed a float. I wonder what's next.
Almost lost a 2-person Sea-Doo with a passenger from taking on water near Tampa. Made it back to shore after I realized *more power* would cause the water to drain from the missing plug. The drama came in the no-wake zone. And I lost myself and / or my passenger (lol!) off that boat more times than I'll ever recall...