Tred Barta

[JoeBass]

Love his show. He's a true sportsman.

[FishermanTim]

Here is what they say about prognosis of this injury:

Spinal cord ischemia (and its irreversible tissue injury of infarction) is a myelopathy, generally associated with substantial motor, sensory, and bladder and/or bowel dysfunction. The short-term mortality rate is 20-25% over the first month following onset of symptoms. The overall life expectancy is diminished because of the vascular, infectious, and other medical complications. The striking improvement in medical care and rehabilitation has led to an improvement in quality of life for patients with spinal cord strokes since World War II.
Because the extent of damage is less than that sustained in most traumatic cord injuries, and the potential for recovery is greater because ischemia is reversible in part, these patients may have better function than patients with traumatic cord injuries though the prognosis for substantial motor recovery should be guarded

So although he may never be the same, there is possible hope for him.

While I find his approach a little over-the-top, I do admire his honesty.
How many of the "so-called sports greats have ever admitted when they failed, ON TV to boot? I hope he makes as complete a recovery as possible.

[cableguy]

WOW.....I had no idea....best wished Tred...

[Andy D]

An injury of this kind to a man with as much zest and passion for the outdoors is worse than death. I pray for a complete recovery for Tred . Saw him kill a wild Boar with a Bowie knife . The man definatley had some cast iron balls.

[Mr. Sandman]

I hate to see something like that happen do an active sportsman. It is doubly painful. He has an in-your-face attitude but I thought his shows were very entertaining, even when he was a little annoying.

My great uncle use to harpoon swordfish off of Montauk to Nomans area (back in the day) and was the most active guy in the world, could fix/build anything and was a hoot to be around. I watched him slowly die of Lou Gehrig's disease (ALS) and it was horrific, esp for him. I hope Tred recovers and preaches his Carpe Diam style of life once again.

Prayers to him and his family.

[FishermanTim]

He did get a chance to have his son on his show, and it was an episode where he openly admitted that there was something he wasn't experienced with. He made sure his son got in on the action and learned from the experience.

I believe is was the "Striped bass off Long Island after dark" episode.

[Raven]

yep his son learned to set the hook

and Tred learned about boat positioning
over the exact spot