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Old 11-15-2007, 08:24 AM   #1
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Thumbs down surfcaster dies

just heard it on the news should wore his korkers and fish with a buddy safety first

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Old 11-15-2007, 08:49 AM   #2
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very sad and an area near and dear to my heart. I fished those areas 1000 times and never thought it was dangerous. My thoughts and prayers to his family and another warning to all of us!

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Old 11-15-2007, 10:05 AM   #3
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very sad and an area near and dear to my heart. I fished those areas 1000 times and never thought it was dangerous. My thoughts and prayers to his family and another warning to all of us!
Same here Jim. Deep Hole and Carpenters were my go to spots when I was a member of the Club on the same road. Always fished both spots alone in the middle of the night. You need to be aware of where the drop off is and you must where Korkers.
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Old 11-15-2007, 08:51 AM   #4
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it was not that rough out last nite. was fishing the bar with no problems at all.
perhaps it was another factor involved in the poor man's demise. hate to lose another. thoughts do go out to his family.

put them back alive. i do have grandkids.
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Old 11-15-2007, 03:58 PM   #5
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Old 11-15-2007, 04:06 PM   #6
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certainly is a shame my thoughts go out to his family .
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Old 11-15-2007, 05:12 PM   #7
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Sad news indeed. Condolences.
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Old 11-15-2007, 08:17 PM   #8
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Turns out me and my buddy Vinny fished with,and talked to him last mon,and he bummed a smoke from me the Friday before.He was a nice enough guy.It's a real shame.
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Old 11-15-2007, 08:29 PM   #9
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My thoughts and prayers go out to him,family, and friends. May he RIP
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Old 11-15-2007, 09:20 AM   #10
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I just read another report and it said he "fell off a breakwater" ?
I wonder if he was climbing along the wall in the back or perhaps over by East Matunuck beach near the rockpile?

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Old 11-15-2007, 09:25 AM   #11
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Old 11-15-2007, 09:28 AM   #12
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Old 11-15-2007, 09:28 AM   #13
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Very sad. My sincerest thoughts and prayers go out to him and his family.

Years ago, a small crew of us used to fly fish the mouth of the Merrimack in Newburyport. The bottom is very fluid sand. Orvis used to make these manually inflatable PFD that had pockets for 4 large fly boxes. It was as standard gear as my waders. I have to admit, we put ourselves in some pretty dangerous circumstances. Eventually we stopped wearing the PFDs. That was our mistake. I am by no means even suggesting that this man made any mistakes. Just sharing my own experience.

Next time I don the waders, I shall revisit my korker studs and my PFD - especially on the breachways. A few surge waves into those rocks, even with others right there, could be VERY dangerous.

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Old 11-15-2007, 09:31 AM   #14
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Too sad. out for a good time and never comes home.

Every spot has something that could potentially get you. i think at deep hole its these roll around boulders that make it very hard to get firm footing. bumped by a wave , you have a hard time finding a spot to get you feet down firmly. Alos , if it was way out where the waves break at that extreme east bar at Deep Hole , you must be about 200 yards out sometimes. That's a long way back in if something does go wrong.

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Old 11-15-2007, 09:36 AM   #15
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Old 11-15-2007, 09:43 AM   #16
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RIP....sorry to hear that.
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Old 11-15-2007, 09:47 AM   #17
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A couple of SK firemen told me this morning that the guy who called 911 said he had to get back out and do some fishing.

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Old 11-15-2007, 09:52 AM   #18
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Old 11-15-2007, 09:52 AM   #19
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Old 11-15-2007, 09:54 AM   #20
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A couple of SK firemen told me this morning that the guy who called 911 said he had to get back out and do some fishing.
I could see that in a situation like this, some might choose to "salute" someone like that by getting back into the suds, others might choose to call it a night...

We should move specific discussion on safety at DH and the bars to another thread...

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Old 11-15-2007, 10:34 AM   #21
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Last report I read said he fell off the wall.

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Old 11-15-2007, 11:06 AM   #22
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Matunuck and Carpenters are pretty safe spots, if it starts to get deep, that means you are off the bar.
Unlike Hazard or Beavertail - spots that conspire to killl fishermen - at Matunuck, you have to get very unlucky or be stricken.

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Old 11-15-2007, 03:08 PM   #23
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It's a damn shame. My wifes friend did CPR on him last night when they foiund him. I already got the 'you be careful speach' this morning...

Saltheart, If thats the case, and he fell off the wall by the trailer park, it's a different story. Unless he had a heart attack or panic attack, and hyperventilated him self out, I am having a hard time figuring this one out. Like Jim and others have said, I have never felt unsafe there, EVEN in seriously big swells, even before I wore a wetsuit. You might get tossed, but properly suited up you should be able to eventually get your feet under you!


My other thought; if it was on the bar, and the other guy went for help, did he do so b/c he was unable to help him? I know PIemma and I have walked by guys at that spot and others to check on them. We even went to check on a guy who put his boat up on that bar one night, AND checked up on a pink fender ball that we thought was a fat guy floundering in the surf in Narragansett... Make sure we keep on an eye on eachother out there!

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Old 11-15-2007, 11:20 AM   #24
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Old 11-15-2007, 12:03 PM   #25
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Old 11-15-2007, 12:56 PM   #26
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He passed on doing something he loved.....thats good for him. My thoughts and prayers to his loved ones.

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Old 11-15-2007, 12:57 PM   #27
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Any spot you fish should always be thought of as dangerous...no matter how "safe" you might think it is......anything can happen at any time! Accidents can and do happen even in the safest of circumstances!

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Old 11-15-2007, 04:07 PM   #28
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Old 11-15-2007, 04:20 PM   #29
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thoughts and prayers. stay safe guys. if your in the water any accident can happen. No matter where your fishing.
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Old 11-15-2007, 04:32 PM   #30
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My condolences to his family and friends.

The story is in the ProJo. Any number of things could have happend to Mr. Martin, only he will know. No use speculating.
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