Surfcaster Dies

[bloocrab]

Man down in Matunick?????

Someone pronounced dead in waders/// 8PM??........

Surf/fisherman swept off sand bar??


God Bless and Guide him home.

[BigFish]

Oh boy. That is a shame.

[shadow]

just saw this on the news myself.scary thing is it can happen to anyone.

[JohnR]

Deephole? Carpenters? Where on the news?

[JohnR]

My wife said that they released a name of Paul Martin, from Longmeadow, Mass. That name rings a bell but I'm not sure if it is from fishing or something else

T&P to this anglers friends and family.

[In The Surf]

Just reported on the 11:00 news.

Surfcaster Paul Martin of Longmeadow, MA drowned at Deep Hole/Carpenters Bar this evening. A fellow surfcaster saw/heard him in distress and called for help. It took the coast guard/search and rescue approximately an hour and a half to recover the body located several feet off shore and around 100 yards from where he was last seen.

Not the best spot to fish alone especially if you are unfamiliar with the area.

Be careful out there!

[Skitterpop]

May God be with you Paul.

RIP

[Gunpowder]

keepin him in my prayers

[spence]

I remember once wading out at Deep Hole and getting my feet all tangled in a bunch of fishing line under water that just about dunked me.

What a shame. My thoughts for his family.

-spence

[Nebe]

RIP..

[Clammer]

RIP ><><>

[BassDawg]

Verrrry sad, and unfortunate!

My family's thoughts and prayers will go out to him and his.
We can, ALL, never be too careful. got baptized a coupla times meself this year through mnissteps and rogue waveage.

No Trophy is worth our lives and how that loss would effect our loved ones. I always try to have a viable exit stategy, and try not to position myself so precariously that if and when something freaky does happen me noggin doesn't get bashed in, or there isn't a safe place to swim to.

Deep hole is no bargain under the wrong conditions, seems docile and can be somewhat hypnotic..........................

Rest in Peace, Paul, and God's Speed for you and His Peace and Comfort for your family.

[STREETFIGHT]

rip paul

[luds]

[EricM]

Oh no

[Brother Brian]

Bummer . Condolences to his family.

[Rick Ackley]

Alone at Deep Hole, terrible, and from my neck of the woods, about 2 towns away. RIP Paul, may God bless you and your family.

[Rappin Mikey]

Geeze. He was from my neck of the woods. RIP, and prayers to the family.

[Odizza]

SO SAD TO SEE SOMEONE LOST.. THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS TO HIS FAMILY AND FRIENDS

[Andy D]

Condolences to his family ! R.I.P Paul

[BassDawg]

Agreed, Nebe.............

Never felt that Hazard and The Tail are nearly as dangerous as say working the mouth of the Narrow and DH. What's illusive about DH and Carpenter's is that both spots present themselves as doable and more docile than they actually are.

In other words, at first glance they appear to be "easy", whereas with names like Hazard and the very nature of the rocks at The Tail your guard and senses are already "UP", so to speak. It's the sneaky rip, rogue wave, hidden pocket/bowl while wading that often places us in harm's way.

We can NEVER take too many precautions and it doesn't hurt to feesh with a partner, or in lieu of a partner in places like the aforementioned spots a PFD is a MUST when going solo. Just my thoughts................

[Nebe]

I was thinking about this, many say that hazard ave and beavertail are so dangerous, but I always feel safer at those places over places like deep hole- deep wading on bowling ball sized rocks with a sweeping current can be sketchy if you are not careful.

[Vogt]

Thoughts and prayers sent. A real eye opener......

[fishpoopoo]

T&P to the man's family.

One reason why I try to get some swimming in during the off-season.

[1dozenraw]

Originally Posted by Slick Moedee

Thoughts go out to him and his family/friends.

For those of us that do not wade all that often, could some one shed a little light how this occurs and what you do to minimize the risks. Is it more often than not the inability to stand up once dunked? Now I am not a complete newbie, wader belts, avoid going solo, knowing hte area, etc., but as I expand my horizons from the rock points of the Northshore I would like to tap into the experience of those that have been there and done that.

Just a thought. You might want to start a new thread so that we can just focus on the loss here. My concern is that we might assume that he was doing something wrong when that might not be at all true. Seems like almost every year someone dies doing what we do. Sobering thought... again condolences. Bad things happen to good people and bad things usually happen fast when you do what we do.

[Bill L]

Despite what has been said above, it is not really a dangerous place to fish. There is no real "drop off ", and the currents are not that strong where you can get "swept" away (excluding hurricane surf). While the footing is tricky, you can usually just get back up if you take a spill. I am guessing there was some physical issue (heart attack, etc) involved, unless he really pushed the wading envelope and tried to swim to some fish

[RIJIMMY]

Originally Posted by toonoc

Despite what has been said above, it is not really a dangerous place to fish. There is no real "drop off ", and the currents are not that strong where you can get "swept" away (excluding hurricane surf). While the footing is tricky, you can usually just get back up if you take a spill. I am guessing there was some physical issue (heart attack, etc) involved, unless he really pushed the wading envelope and tried to swim to some fish

good to see your post, and I agree 100%. You were the first person I thought of when i read the initial post and thought it might be you

[The Iceman 6]

RIP, thoughts and prayers to family and friends.....

[Skitterpop]

Fisherman Dies in Local Waters
Updated: Nov 15, 2007 07:50 AM EST
Fisherman dies off local waters



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The search for a missing fisherman in South Kingstown comes to an end. We now know the man who was somehow swept out to sea has died.
The 59 year old victim was in the water for about 45 minutes before rescue crews were able to find him. He was about 30 yards off shore.
The call came into South Kingstown Police around 6:30 last night- Fisherman in distress off Deep Hole in Matunick.
The search was intense, after 45 minutes, a man identified as Paul Martin of Longmeadow, Massachusetts was pulled into shore. He was rushed to South County Hospital where he was later pronounced dead. Police tell us Martin was wearing waders in the water while fishing, and somehow got swept out.
Jack Linton is a fisherman who says he didn't know the victim, but he knows how scary the water can be. He's been in a similar situation, when the tide takes you out, you feel helpless!
Linton: "What happens is once the waders fill up your feet go up, then you get into trouble."
We're told another fisherman in the area made the call to 911- but Martin, the victim was fishing alone.

[ilovetwofish]

RIP, thoughts and prayers to family and friends.