saltycajun rescue

[speckdaddy]

omg fished grand isle friday with hellufied winds.found a guy out in the middle of the bay wearin a life jacket swingin a paddle.we stop n get him outta the water and he explains to us that his girlfriend and son are stranded on sum rocks.come ta find out,he bought his boat off the showroom floor thursday at 10 a.m. and put it in the water at 2 p.m. well he got lost and ran the sucker outta gas lookin fer his way back.they drifted since 5 p.m. when they hit the rocks at 3 a.m. then he took off in the water alone ta find help. we come around the islandanbd we find that bob had already located the boat and other two people and was callin in the coast guard.well he and his crew were saved by the coast guard and are livin proof that the coast guard kicks ***.just give all praise n glory ta god that these people were saved and not floatin out in the gulf.they launched their boat in myrtle grove and we estimated that they drifted over forty miles!!!! saltycajuns were respresentin in grand isle

[Reel Bender]

Good job!!! Glad everything worked out ok.

[shellman]

Great job........

[yak'em-n-stack'em]

remember what we said about survival of the fittest

[Loneshark]

Originally Posted by yak'em-n-stack'em

remember what we said about survival of the fittest

"then he took off in the water alone ta find help."

Glad you and Bob were able to rescue them.

[gasdad]

Why did he allow himself to drift that far??? Did he try throwing out the anchor, or fashioning some sort of drift sock with a bucket ???

[Marshrat]

Originally Posted by gasdad

Why did he allow himself to drift that far??? Did he try throwing out the anchor, or fashioning some sort of drift sock with a bucket ???

Why did he leave the boat also? It is easier to spot a boat than to spot a person in the water. Glad these people are OK, but I think he needs some education on boating.



Warren

[yak'em-n-stack'em]

Originally Posted by gasdad

Why did he allow himself to drift that far??? Did he try throwing out the anchor, or fashioning some sort of drift sock with a bucket ???

pretty sure it was the first time this guy has ever seen water

[Loneshark]

Originally Posted by gasdad

Why did he allow himself to drift that far??? Did he try throwing out the anchor, or fashioning some sort of drift sock with a bucket ???

He probably hadn't purchased an anchor or even a rope for that matter.

Speckdaddy,
What kind of boat was it?

[eman]

Originally Posted by speckdaddy

omg fished grand isle friday with hellufied winds.found a guy out in the middle of the bay wearin a life jacket swingin a paddle.we stop n get him outta the water and he explains to us that his girlfriend and son are stranded on sum rocks.come ta find out,he bought his boat off the showroom floor thursday at 10 a.m. and put it in the water at 2 p.m. well he got lost and ran the sucker outta gas lookin fer his way back.they drifted since 5 p.m. when they hit the rocks at 3 a.m. then he took off in the water alone ta find help. we come around the islandanbd we find that bob had already located the boat and other two people and was callin in the coast guard.well he and his crew were saved by the coast guard and are livin proof that the coast guard kicks ***.just give all praise n glory ta god that these people were saved and not floatin out in the gulf.they launched their boat in myrtle grove and we estimated that they drifted over forty miles!!!! saltycajuns were respresentin in grand isle

WTG SALTY CAJUNS!!!!
Now for the rest of the story,
Bet he didn't have GPS or VHF.
Had no clue where he was or where he was going.
Glad he and his family were rescued , BUT he never should have been out there in the first place.
Another fool w/ enough $$$ to buy a boat ,But not enough sense to learn about using one.

[duckman444]

well i know a feller that fished a tournament yesterday who had just bought a haynie boat not to long ago and on the way back to the landing ran out of gas and was stranded for a good while. i would never have thought it would happen to him because he lives and breaths on the water. *****

[BayBolt23]

Originally Posted by yak'em-n-stack'em

pretty sure it was the first time this guy has ever seen water

Sounds like it! X 10

[meaux fishing]

the boat is now sunk at a slip at sand dollar... i saw it today ill take a pic tomorrow and post it... the old man that sells bait said there was a hole in the bottom and they put a pump in it to keep it floating...but the guy was pissed and decided to go get drunk at the bar instead of taking care of the boat and it sank...

[meaux fishing]

Originally Posted by eman

WTG SALTY CAJUNS!!!!
Now for the rest of the story,
Bet he didn't have GPS or VHF.
Had no clue where he was or where he was going.
Glad he and his family were rescued , BUT he never should have been out there in the first place.
Another fool w/ enough $$$ to buy a boat ,But not enough sense to learn about using one.

yeah no gps or vhf, no anchor, never launched out of myrtle grove before, was more worried about the boat than his GF and her kid....guy was pretty much a complete moron

[Reel Bender]

Originally Posted by duckman444

well i know a feller that fished a tournament yesterday who had just bought a haynie boat not to long ago and on the way back to the landing ran out of gas and was stranded for a good while. i would never have thought it would happen to him because he lives and breaths on the water. *****

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[speck-chaser]

wow, nice going Jason, just not sure what to think about the guy and his boat.

[speckdaddy]

dude aint kiddin, he was clueless. he wasnt worried bout that gal n her son at all.that boat was more important. it was an aluminum hull with a walk through glass console. i cant believe he spent 28000 on a boat with no gps or nothin.then he goes n jumps in the darn water ta look fer help. guys i was totally upset about the guys attitude but i was just gladf that they were all safe.

[speck-chaser]

I think I could have found a cheaper way to dump my girlfriend than that.

[duckman444]

Originally Posted by Reel Bender

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whatever do you mean.

[trophytroutman]

glad everyone is safe.good job.