Rogue Waves
All,
Long time reader - first time writer...
I was at the point two weeks ago - alone and having a very, very good AM. (First time for both in a long time) Weather & ocean were rough, but not really rough - just a bit messy....
Soon, I was joined by a guy who looked like a LL Bean ad - he had way MORE STUFF THAN I DO - which is nearly impossible. - A quick nod and he took up 50 yards to my left. A little bummed that I was no longer owner of the rocks I offered very few smiles, well actually none, so I guess it became cold & rough.
A quick tug then slack line had me reeling in and re-baiting. With my head down & trying to hurry I lost sight of the water. A boom, crash, rush of water quickly brought me back to focus and a sprint to higher ground. Not wet, and with a quick laugh I walked back to try again. Turning to cast I noticed no LL, no rod, no reel, no huge tackle box, nothing... Uhmm, funny I didn't see him leave....
Just then I saw him, 60 yards down from where he was fishing, soaking wet, crawling up the seaweed, soaking wet, shaking... By the time I got to him he was blue, wearing only his T-shirt and ripped pants, everything had disappeared - EVERYTHING - I offered a hand and helped him to his car, said he was going home, did not want me to call 911 because it would upset the wife...
Well, I'm still upset
Been fishing, surfing, swimming this place forever from Hurricane swells to winter mackers & I thought I had all figured out = NO one goes down on my watch... Well... could have been me, never saw it...
Still upset...
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