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Sweetieface · 07-26-2002, 10:31 AM

What a great bunch you all are already. Thanks.

John R, he was fishing alone. It was the morning after a big storm, there were 4-6 ft. swells. He was apparently on an upper rock, and would climb lower to bring the fish in. The lower rocks must have been slippery, the fish on his line was described as very large, and/or a wave came and took him. We do not have the actual cause of death yet.

There were witnesses up the hill a little bit away. They said he had the best fishing morning of his life, he was reeling huge stripers in and throwing them back. The couple watched him for hours on and off, and when the woman who watched returned from the restroom, she said he was in the water, struggling to get out. They called 911 and tried desperately to save him, but the water was too bad, and it took the rescue team 10 minutes to pull him from the water. My Carl was already gone.

It was in a way a safety issue. I have to believe it was his time, (cannot imagine why, he was one of those people everyone loves), and if it was his time, it would be the way he would have chosen to go above all others.

PLEASE never go fishing alone in bad waters, no matter how good the fish are. Please call someone, bring a friend. Think of those you may leave behind. No 30lb. fish is worth not seeing those you love again. Respect the water. Carl loved it, and it took him.

Sorry to ramble on. But always err on the side of caution. No matter how strong a swimmer you are, how much a fighter, the water is stronger and more fierce, and much less forgiving. I fish in the water he last fished in, in much calmer conditions. But I can only imagine the area in 4-6 ft. swells. Not a place I would want to be.

Just think of those you love when you see rough waters.

07-26-2002, 10:31 AM	#16
Sweetieface Registered User iTrader: (0) Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: North Shore, MA Posts: 669	What a great bunch you all are already. Thanks. John R, he was fishing alone. It was the morning after a big storm, there were 4-6 ft. swells. He was apparently on an upper rock, and would climb lower to bring the fish in. The lower rocks must have been slippery, the fish on his line was described as very large, and/or a wave came and took him. We do not have the actual cause of death yet. There were witnesses up the hill a little bit away. They said he had the best fishing morning of his life, he was reeling huge stripers in and throwing them back. The couple watched him for hours on and off, and when the woman who watched returned from the restroom, she said he was in the water, struggling to get out. They called 911 and tried desperately to save him, but the water was too bad, and it took the rescue team 10 minutes to pull him from the water. My Carl was already gone. It was in a way a safety issue. I have to believe it was his time, (cannot imagine why, he was one of those people everyone loves), and if it was his time, it would be the way he would have chosen to go above all others. PLEASE never go fishing alone in bad waters, no matter how good the fish are. Please call someone, bring a friend. Think of those you may leave behind. No 30lb. fish is worth not seeing those you love again. Respect the water. Carl loved it, and it took him. Sorry to ramble on. But always err on the side of caution. No matter how strong a swimmer you are, how much a fighter, the water is stronger and more fierce, and much less forgiving. I fish in the water he last fished in, in much calmer conditions. But I can only imagine the area in 4-6 ft. swells. Not a place I would want to be. Just think of those you love when you see rough waters.