Even though boat stories don't count, It was the hairest situation I had been in.
2 falls ago on my buddy's boat anchored up at the junction of the South and North Rivers driftin eels at night on a droppin tide. Was DARK as all hell, and about 3 in the mornin we both fell asleep. Woke up to my buddy yankin my line as our lines had gotten tangled. Turns out not only were they around each other, but also around the prop of the motor. Braid + prop = not good. The motor is mounted on a swim platform, so we raise the motor and I am trying to hang out to get the line from around the prop. Big motor so was quite a stretch. As I am workin at gettin the line off, suddenly we realize we have pulled the anchor and are about to smash into one of the big cans right at the triangle of the rivers. No power and we're gettin sucked out to sea backwards. My buddy runs up to the front to try and reset anchor and keep us from bangin off the big can. Suddnely the anchor set and it was like crackin the whip water skiin. Next thing I knew I was in the drink, quickly gettin sucked away from the boat. Dressed in full foul weather gear and boots with NO PFD.
. Don't know how, but somehow caught my fingers on the under lip of the swim platform while I was screamin man overboard and got back up on deck. Was standin there drippin and shakin when my buddy came back and asked why I was all wet. Told him I had just gone over board and had been screamin for help.
He asked if I got all the line off the motor
Was scared out of my wits. Thought I was gonna become another name on the memorial at the boat ramp to all the people that have died there. Learned my leasson about PFD's.
Only thing it cost me was my cell phone that was in my pocket. Lucky it wasn't my life.
As far as surf, I try not to put myself in any dangerous situations.
