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re: 2 missing duck hunters on Mississippi River
Posted on 12/15/20 at 7:53 am to Jack Daniel
Posted on 12/15/20 at 7:53 am to Jack Daniel
I do too. Next time you see me at the launch say hello I will offer you a beer.
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Posted on 12/15/20 at 8:11 am to Gtmodawg
As I have gotten older I have finally got in the habit of wearing my life jacket and kill Switch attached ALWAYS while running. Only exception is offshore boat but should probably start doing that. Very sad about these boys we have all done some very dumb things and got away with it. Life can be taken away in an instant one bad decision can change it forever and it not to be taken for granted. Hopefully many will think twice when rolling out this saturday morning for the second split opener.
Posted on 12/15/20 at 8:13 am to arczr2
So what is the UPDATE? Did I miss it on the OP, Heading back to page 1 dangit
Posted on 12/15/20 at 8:14 am to arczr2
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Very sad about these boys we have all done some very dumb things and got away with it
True, we were blessed with the opportunity to learn from our mistakes, not all are
Posted on 12/15/20 at 10:09 am to georgia
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Me too. My kid is 19, an avid duck hunter, stories like this terrify me
This
Mine is 19 also.
Loves to land hunt but, his real passion is spearfishing, which ups the ante.
He made his first trip in the gulf this year without me.
I was nervous as a whore in church that day.
You have to let them venture on their own at some point.
God bless all involved and affected by this terrible situation.
Posted on 12/15/20 at 10:50 am to CootKilla
Thanks. And I’ll give you all the buffalo and carp I catch 
Posted on 12/15/20 at 1:48 pm to choupiquesushi
I'll take your word for it, as I know you have much more experience with lost souls than I, but I'd be willing to bet that percentage wise, the younger lads perish at a higher rate.
As you say, the older ones should know better, they made it through the careless, reckless stage. I get that they don't have the physical tools to survive those situations, but they are better at avoiding them.
As you say, the older ones should know better, they made it through the careless, reckless stage. I get that they don't have the physical tools to survive those situations, but they are better at avoiding them.
Posted on 1/4/21 at 8:49 pm to TTU97NI
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Update for 01-04-2021
Via Kim Palmer
Search continues tomorrow, please keep all volunteers and agencies in your prayers, as the river continues to rise and become more dangerous from debris.
Many thanks for your support and prayers, as we pray for you too
Ecclesiastes 11:9
"You are who young, be happy while you are young, and let your heart give you joy in the days of your youth."
From the GFM link today.
Posted on 1/4/21 at 9:11 pm to wahoocs
I’ve never been on the miss.
Is it eddies, currents or barge wake that causes the most trouble?
Is it eddies, currents or barge wake that causes the most trouble?
Posted on 1/4/21 at 9:16 pm to dstone12
Man I seen big trees pop up out of the water in the Atchafalya River when it is high.
I hate to see what operating a small boat on that part of the Mississippi River is like.
I hate to see what operating a small boat on that part of the Mississippi River is like.
Posted on 1/4/21 at 9:20 pm to Dissident Aggressor
Stories like this terrify me too. My son is a teenager and all he wants to do is duck hunt. Every couple of years there is a death on Catahoula Lake when the water is up. You only have a few minutes in cold weather before hypothermia gets you if you didn’t drown when you get thrown out of your boat. My dad fell out of his boat while running trot lines by himself. He was able to pull himself back into the boat and get to the bank.
It can happen quickly.
It can happen quickly.
Posted on 1/4/21 at 9:23 pm to johnnyrocket
I will say that I have been on some swamp rivers in SC.
Lynches and Edisto (North edisto).
The edisto was absolutely crazy at 4 feet over flood stage.
The sweepers and strainers we crazy in the thin parts. You had 10 feet to stay in middle or you’d get swept.
That trip a man in a Jon boat was fishing and we saw him get stuck right when we got to him. Our canoes were going too fast to get back.
He got out bit that was freaky seeing it happen in real life.
Lynches and Edisto (North edisto).
The edisto was absolutely crazy at 4 feet over flood stage.
The sweepers and strainers we crazy in the thin parts. You had 10 feet to stay in middle or you’d get swept.
That trip a man in a Jon boat was fishing and we saw him get stuck right when we got to him. Our canoes were going too fast to get back.
He got out bit that was freaky seeing it happen in real life.
This post was edited on 1/4/21 at 9:24 pm
Posted on 1/4/21 at 9:44 pm to dstone12
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s it eddies, currents or barge wake that causes the most trouble
All of them. The scariest thing to me is seeing a huge uprooted tree pop up and then have the current pull it under.
I’ve duck hunted on the river one time and that was enough for me. A friend and his dad took me for an afternoon hunt in a 16x60 jonboat. At sunset fog started rolling in and we couldn’t see the light on the grain elevator which was by the landing. We managed to get to the landing and my fiends dad, who grew up hunting the MS, said “that was the worst I’ve seen.” That was my first and last trip.
Posted on 1/5/21 at 4:44 am to dstone12
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I’ve never been on the miss. Is it eddies, currents or barge wake that causes the most trouble?
The Mississippi River can be very rough, but many of the stories about it are exaggerated and over blown. Of all the years I've worked on it, I've never seen the huge trees get sucked down or shoot up either. It does not pull jonboats under. It does not have catfish the size of Volkswagens. Hell, at normal river stages you can swim in it.
Posted on 1/5/21 at 11:27 am to upgrade
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Hell, at normal river stages you can swim in it.
Definitely wouldn't recommend this...
Posted on 1/5/21 at 11:36 am to upgrade
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Hell, at normal river stages you can swim in it.
I haven’t in the Mississippi, but have swam and skied the Atchafalaya since I was 5 or 6 years old. Mainly in the summer when the river stage is low and most of the sand bars are out.
Posted on 1/5/21 at 2:05 pm to upgrade
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It does not have catfish the size of Volkswagens.
My friend’s uncle does bridge repair and was working on the Vicksburg bridge underwater in scuba gear. A catfish the size of a VW beetle bumped into him, then turned around and bitchslapped him with its tail.
ETA for all of the dumbasses who are down voting this- I made this story up, but I have heard a similar story from multiple people wherever a bridge crosses the MS River. It’s amazing the catfish is always the size of a VW no matter where the story is told.
This post was edited on 1/5/21 at 9:36 pm
Posted on 1/5/21 at 3:56 pm to PT24-7
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Man this is gut wrenching
Yeah, and I can't imagine how much anguish these two families have been in for over a month now awaiting news of their loved ones.
I'm sure they've accepted the fact they are long gone by now, but just want to get them home and get closure on the situation.
I know it would eat at me every moment of every day if I were in their shoes----not knowing if today is the day they are found.
Posted on 1/5/21 at 6:24 pm to Tear It Up
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My friend’s uncle does bridge repair and was working on the Vicksburg bridge underwater in scuba gear. A catfish the size of a VW beetle bumped into him, then turned around and bitchslapped him with its tail.
I've heard similar stories about cats near the dam at Toledo Bend.
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