Shot at on Big Lake

[Fishaholic247]

I'm sorry this is long but worth the read. It has taken me a while to be able to post this publicly because it has affected me more than I realized. Two years ago on August 11, 2012, I went on an afternoon/night fish on Big Lake. I have a friend that works offshore and his teenage son loves to fish so I called him and set up the trip because Dad was working. Getting my boat ready I had this weird feeling like I didn't want to go so I sent a text and said that I would reschedule our trip. About 30 minutes later I couldn't resist and went out by myself. I launched at Hebert's with some daylight left fished the pocket till dark and headed toward the launch hoping to find a few camp lights on with no one fishing off the docks. I found just that, two camps north of the launch with light on and the docks looked like a ghost town. I am always considerate of any dock fishing and move on. This is a shallow area and it was already a falling tide so I trolled in and anchored because of the wind. I heard a bullet pass by my head and at first thought it may have been kids and a bottle rocket but it wasn't. This was coming from a dock that I couldn't cast to if I wanted to. The second bullet passed by my head and I went into panic status. While turning around to see who/what was going on I saw two bullets enter the water about 2 feet from my starboard gunwale. I immediately pulled anchor and another shot passed close enough to my head to make me loose balance and fall over the bow. I am barefoot most of the time in my boat and when I hit the bottom I kicked off to get back in the boat (oyster reef). I never realized I sliced up my feet with the adrenaline. I gunned my boat in the shallows scraping the prop and the hull on the reef. Once I got out of the light into the darkness I started to think that if I didn't find out who this was I would never get my boat fixed. So...I gunned it straight at the dock (can't explain this action!).....when I arrived he was waiting for me at the edge telling me that I am going to drown tonight. He swung at me a few times to no avail and I slung my dock rope on a cleat and jumped up on the dock. He ran into a doorway on the dock and I told myself I may have just made my last mistake so I ran to the door and waited outside. He came out unarmed and I dropped him and hit him two more times to make sure he was out. I jumped in my boat and gunned it for the launch hoping he was alone. On the way to the launch I look down and my boat floor is covered in blood and I think "Oh God ..he got me"... Then I remembered my feet getting cut up. I made it back to the launch and called 911 and loaded up my boat and wouldn't you know the drunk guy showed up at the launch with a pistol in hand just as Cameron Parish was pulling into the launch. He was charged with DWI and Felony assault with a firearm. I got my boat damage paid for but I am more thankful that I did not take that young man fishing with me that night because he would have hit one of us. Fishing for me is a retreat and a total relaxation from everyday life and he almost took that from me. I have just now started to enjoy fishing again with a reclaimed passion. Needless to say I am packing every time my boat leaves the launch. Next person that shoots at me will be leaking! Sorry for the long post but I needed to share with my fellow fishermen and get it off my chest. Thanks.

[Bdub]

Wow that sounds like an intense fishing trip...thank god you didn't bring the kid I could not imagine how things would have went if there was a child involved.

[Goooh]

Unreal

[pricecb]

Did they convict him? Was it his camp or just staying there?

[Fishaholic247]

He was from Lafayette just staying there.

[jlincecum]

you better than me Mike cuz he'd a been a dead SOB if I got my hands on him

[Fishaholic247]

I have my 9mm holster on a RAM mount now under console. IF I had that then he would have been a dead SOB for sure. I would like to beat his A@@ one more time!

["W"]

I remember that ,, it was the psycho that has the brown camp !

Can't believe he don't not get charged with attempted murder

[Fishaholic247]

The deputy told me that if he would have hit my boat or "me" he could charge him with attempted murder. When a cop is shot at and "missed" it is still attempted murder!
I was pissed!

[wishin i was fishin]

Wow! glad you are OK. jez...

[meaux fishing]

thats crazy

[Clampy]

Wow

[LPfishnTIM]

wow that is a crazy situation!

[Top Dawg]

That is crazy. Glad u survived to tell about it.

[Clampy]

I love the part where you knocked him out.

[Mako19]

For you to drive your boat up to him while he is shooting at you that is either very brave or very Dumb. Thank God he had put his gun away when you tied up and knocked him out.

[ckinchen]

Originally Posted by Mako19

For you to drive your boat up to him while he is shooting at you that is either very brave or very Dumb. Thank God he had put his gun away when you tied up and knocked him out.

X2, glad you made it back alive to tell us this.

[Fishaholic247]

Originally Posted by ckinchen

X2, glad you made it back alive to tell us this.

That should warrant some kind of Salty Cajun T-shirt in a Large size perhaps....

[Fishaholic247]

I mean.... I came..... I saw.... I kicked A@@....
I got this T-shirt!!

[tojoe]

It would have to say salt life somewhere on the shirt though!