Anybody ever take a dunking with waders on?

[RIJIMMY]

how did you get knocked over by a dead shark?

[riverrat2]

WHen I got a hook through my finger the fish dragged me around a bit and i think i went completely under. Thanks to my aquaskinz I was completely dry.

[Slingah]

Originally Posted by riverrat2

WHen I got a hook through my finger the fish dragged me around a bit and i think i went completely under. Thanks to my aquaskinz I was completely dry.

I was watching....saying to myself..."what the ^$@# is he doing???"

[ThrowingTimber]

I remembered what winch told me about water not being able to hurt me. Soooo I let em fill and I made my way (swam) to the nearest rock pile. Then I took em off flipped them upside down to drain, put them back on and put my dry top on

[TwitchellCreek]

I was working as a roofer years ago. Any roofer knows that the only time you fish during the week is on rain days. If it was raining, I was taking casts for trout, largemouth, etc., as this was before I discovered surf fishing. We used to fish this outlet for rainbows. A cast with a spoon w/ a leader and worm retrieved slowly would produce nice rainbows, bass, pickeral and an occasional catfish. Well, this one rain day was a total washout, and several inches of rain had fallen. A buddy and I had decided to try our luck, We got there and noticed the outlet was double in size and roaring, some brush was submerged in water already. We decided to give it a try anyway. Well, the fish were not around and we were soaked and decided to call it. I was fully clothed and had tackle and gear in hand, heavy boots, and a jacket, and the outlet had grown quite a bit since we'd arrived. At this point, small trees were barely visible in some spots, and the outlet had grown from 10 to about 40 feet wide. We were attempting to wade across the inlet to get out of there, and I stepped in a pocket and was up to my neck in water. Shortly after, the current got the best of me, and I was dragged out. My buddy extended his fishing pole, which I grabbed in desparation and managed to pull myself in. I'm not sure that my life was in danger, but was thankful to get out of there without having to shed my clothes and lose my gear. Thanks Matt.

[Brother Brian]

Originally Posted by RIJIMMY

how did you get knocked over by a dead shark?

It was in Montauk. Here's a post about it on another sites "Montauk thread";

Again, I am remiss in not saying that ALL my fishing is/was at night. That's what I meant by having the 'nerve'. It's one thing to wade or crawl to a rock in the day with some surf. It is much different at night. A true story; One night during a rainy new moon in the fall, I am by myself and, up to my chest when the waves heave, close to North bar. The fishing is OK with a pick of small fish with a nice one every now and then. The wind is out of the NE and the tide is on the way out. The fish are hitting on the swing to my right and the waves are hitting me on my left so my attention is focused to my right with an occasional peak to my left. As usual, every once in a while a larger wave will show up and one did. But I saw it coming and so I stopped my retrieve and jumped up in the air with arms raised. The usual move. At the peak of my jump as the wave is passing, I am struck in the side by something very heavy that knocks me backwards and I go under. No big deal, I touch bottom and start to get up and am knocked down again by this 'thing'. Now I'm like WTF ? And I am looking while turning on my light. It takes me about 2 seconds to see the underwater outline of about a 6-7 foot shark. I FREAK while scrambling/crab walking backward through the surf and rocks dragging my rod and screaming like an 8 year old girl (I am in tears laughing while I type this !). I finally get back to near the waters edge and I am scanning the water while checking myself for some 'horrible' wound. After looking frantically at the water (my horrible wound search turned up nothing) I spy the shark rolling around in the wash. It is a blue shark that has been 'finned' and it's as dead as Terrel Owens is to the Eagles. I damn near died at first with fear and then laughter but I have to say I was PRETTY skittish the rest of the night ! Stuff happens.

[Joe]

Stepped into what I guess was a clam diggers hole at Stinky Beach - it was more like a pit. Went from waist deep to eyeball deep in one step. I jumped out real quick - but it was last time I put all my weight on my lead foot while wading.
Old-timers always adivise to "pick your way out" I found out what they meant that day.
Interesting how most everybody has been lucky in one way or another with their close calls - makes you wonder why more people have not been killed.

[Thom]

There isn't a brook or river in Western Mass that I have n't taken a swim in. the best one was a brook never my house I was about 13 at the time slipped and fell backwards floated down the brook about a 100 feet or so before I could get my feet under me filled up my wader to about mid thigh waddled out to the bank layed down and let the water run out the way it ran in. THomT