Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunter's Campfire 3 separate drownings in 36 hours- WTF?

Yep....

I've seen the lifeguards out here do rescues by jumping into the rip since it is the fastest way out. Looked crazy to me but was effective. It was amazing to see how fast the boats and watercraft responded and were on scene.

Had one on the local river last week....

And as a kid, me and my buds beat that mofo river. Swimming every summer, diving off cliffs.....
Stupid [bleep] I would do I won’t allow my kids to do.

3 in the something the size of Lake Michigan? Not really a wtf event.

We have 2-3 a day in the reservoirs and Cumberland river aroubd Nashville. Mostly rockfish and mexicans. With some white people crashing into bridge pillars on wave runners.

had a black friend, use to fish bob hall back in the day when we ran baits on surf boards. asked how come you never run baits, him, chit man black folk sink.

I read about two drownings in Huron Ohio on lake Erie within the past month or so, they shut that beach down for now. And there was one at Conneaut Ohio a few weeks ago, a 14 yo boy. They were jumping off the platform at the light house, they think he hit his head on a rock or something. Had been seeing a lot of kids doing the same thing there before this happened, none since.

what if you just avoid panicking, ride along with the rip current without fighting it, then at the end of the course, remain calm and work your way back shore...would that work?

this is they thing, i'm the type of person who won't panic in any situation. but a lot of folks can't do that. i've been in a couple situations where i could of drowned, but i didn't panic and figured out how to get myself out of it.

I was taught to swim across a rip and then swim back to shore. We heard that surfers would sometimes ride the rip out then "catch a wave" back in.

I have heard of some rips running several miles away from shore.

Back when I was a WSSI (water safety survival instructor) in the Marine Corps, our instructor told us drowning was 90% mental.

And 100% permanent.
According to the US Navy.

Ever see how that current runs north to Sable Point, takes a left turn and heads west? Doesn't take long to be in 300' of water up there...

It is when it's on every major news outlet and social media that it's red conditions out there and to stay out of the water. We're only talking about a 50 mile or so stretch of beach, not the whole lake. I think LM has has 23 drownings since summer began. Worst single day was a few years ago with 10. Just need to pay attention and heed the warnings. Pretty simple.

Truth.

Red conditions, people don't look at signs or heed reasonable advice.

But then again, we abhor the "nanny state" right?

Take "hurricane parties" for example. Hey let's get shîtfaced, a cat-3 is coming. The 2nd floor should be good enough.

not familiar with it, but can see how the bottom contour could shape the flow

Float, face up. Nuff said.

We've caught a lot of Kings up there. Once the sun comes up and the boats leave we'd put the outside balls down about 90'. The shelf bottom is sand, head east until the balls crash the shelf. Always good for a few more kings. Also put the dipseys (on fireline) back about 220'. Same effect when they scratch sand. Fish On!!!

We're over 20 here in Colorado this year. Big runoff year.

Brings back some great memories. Was probably 25 years ago, but the experience (and technique!) was the same. Some incredible sunrises out there, and quality time spent with my dad ... until the lead line got tangled with the dipsey line and ... 😬