Great you made it what a story.

Scary story. Glad you're still kicking though.

Scary stuff. Imagine if you had been in the cabin sleeping. Great job on keeping your wits. Glad you're OK.

Glad you are still with us Bruce. Nothing else really matters.

Hi Salty-Mike,
The National Guard delivered the rod you made me yesterday. Needs a new tiptop and butt , however, rod looks great.
Thanks for the kind words. My phone has been ringing off the hook

Parker -

Amazing story, glad you are still with us. I am speechless...

holy crap!!!

This is amazing. I keep thinking of my Chief in the Navy saying,

Prior Proper Planning Prevents a Piss Poor Performance.
You were prepared and now here to talk about. We all can learn from this.
Parker, give yourself a big pat on the back, very impressive coming away from that in one piece.

Jesus, Mary and Joseph, Bruce
 

Glad to hear you made it - the will to survive makes all the difference in situations like that. You did all the right things and that isn't always easy when the sh*t hits the fan - it goes downhill in a hurry.

I would also guess you got to see what I call The Big Movie, too - when your life from start to finish literally flashes before your eyes in a microsecond. It's a real moment of clarity but I don't recommend it - I've gone through it 3 times.

And at 60 years old, that's good enough for me - I really don't care to see it again.:hs:

I lost a good friend in a very similar situation on Washington Ledge and the loss still scars family and friends almost 20 years later. I've come close to losing four others the same way on Brenton Reef to a rogue wave.

Give thanks to whomever you feel was watching over you.

Wow... It is no accident you made it.

Reads like a movie script. Happy your O.K. Your ordering the same boat and engine my brother-in-law has.

Wow, you are some lucky to survive that. The knife thing was real good pro active thinking on your part.

Riddle me this though... why would you have 2000 bucks in cash and a gold/silver submariner Rolex on your bost in a knapsack?

Glad you made it but I am curious.

Rogue waves have a way of happening on that stretch of caost. Weren't too long ago someone was washed off Black Rock on Block by one if I remember correctly. In the early 80's it was.

That one on Block was a boat with two guys that got flipped near Black Rock/Split Rock Cove - only one guy made it in alive. Rod and Reel commercials - experienced guys.
Glad you made it in alive Bruce - SRI will extend to you a 10% "surviors discount" on replacement tackle.

someone was watching over your shoulder. Glad your able to be here and share your near death experience. you are one lucky guy.

watch /cash
 

I always have alot of cash. I never know when i might come across a deal. Last year I bought a printing press on a trip to the keys. Met the guy at a bar and started to chat about oyr industry. He needed cash badly and I bought a $300,000 press for 18000 cash money. Some people only deal in cash... I owned a $40,000 wact for 23 hours a few weeks ago. I returned it and tore up the card, the cards limit is $500k. Way too dangerous for a recovering junky

The watch is my good luck charm. It is on my peron orin my boat at all times.

wow.....your lucky 2 b alive............

Glad you made i out alive!!

I was hit by a 10 foot wave last year that filled my boat and I was sure I was going down! Thank God we didn't !!
I also came home and sold the 20' Wellcraft after a few repairs, and bought a bigger boat!!

Good Luck!!

bruce, joe, you are the lucky ones! I remember that story from a while back.

bruce, sounds like you are a quick thinker and work well under pressure. Thanks for posting that, I will be buying some new gear in the future for the "just in case" moments. supposedly you can fill my boat full of water and it will still float. I don't ever want to get there.

glad your ok man.

wow

Anyone care to start the "boat fishing is easier" argument again?

Any type of fishing you do in the ocean has risks associated with it but I think those of us that chase Bass at night, in lousy weather, push the envelope.
Bruse had 3 things going for him

GOD

His wits

A lot of luck!!!

goes to show that quick thinking and being prepared can make the difference in any situation...glad you're ok.

what is a wact

BFDC - there, I said it.

Let the games begin :fishslap:








Just kidding, Paul - you're right, there's a higher risk factor in all of it than we'd like to admit. Boat or shore, it ought to make us ALL stop and reflect on it.

A good scare will always teach you a hell of a lot more than good advice. And if you were lucky or blessed enough to have made it out of the last one, be wary of the next one.

Life loves irony :smokin:

Man was that ever a story ... thank god you are okay and have a good point of view about it. Count our blessings.

I have been in a few scary situations myself over the years ... boat flipped in the everglades 30 miles from anywhere ... another time my cousin was at the helm and not paying attention while I was fighting a fish in the white water, fortunately I saw the wave that was about to carry us into the rocks and had time to get us out of harms way ...

... one can never, never take the ocean for granted is what your story confirms for us time and time again ... as we never know how a turn, wave or unforseen situation will turn out.