Missing boater in Farrington.......

[acabtp]

Originally Posted by Eskimo

They described the boat as a "very small plastic boat". I wonder if it was one of those ridiculous Coleman Crawdads I occasionally see out on the water.

He was not wearing a life preserver, according to Lt. Stephen Jones of the New Jersey State Police.

unfortunately, this is a common attribute of these fatal on-the water accidents :/

[Gatto1227]

It probably had to do more with the fact that he's 80 and not the plastic boat. I fish from a Coleman crawdad and the thing is stable as can be and wouldn't want anything else

[Cuz]

Originally Posted by Gatto1227

It probably had to do more with the fact that he's 80 and not the plastic boat. I fish from a Coleman crawdad and the thing is stable as can be and wouldn't want anything else

Try baling a big wave out of it by hand before the next one comes in the boat. Hope you have a real big GPH bilge pump. Even that sometimes can't empty the boat fast enough before it starts sinking.

[catfishonthelake]

Originally Posted by Cuz

Try baling a big wave out of it by hand before the next one comes in the boat. Hope you have a real big GPH bilge pump. Even that sometimes can't empty the boat fast enough before it starts sinking.

Unless you launch on Hopatcong during a 'Nor Easter, I don't think you have too worry much about big waves. I fish the same lakes that Gatto fishes and I've fished them in 30 mph winds and haven't seen any "waves." I think it's a matter of knowing the limits of your craft. I have a 14-foot V-hull that's built like a tank and has a bilge. I have it rigged for electric only though and I stay on electric only lakes. Yet there are people who will launch a kayak in Round Valley in rough conditions. I doubt there were any waves on Farrington and as mentioned, I think this tragedy probably has much more to do with either the fact that he was 80 years old or not wearing a life-preserver.

[Wilson]

Originally Posted by catfishonthelake

Unless you launch on Hopatcong during a 'Nor Easter, I don't think you have too worry much about big waves. I fish the same lakes that Gatto fishes and I've fished them in 30 mph winds and haven't seen any "waves." I think it's a matter of knowing the limits of your craft. I have a 14-foot V-hull that's built like a tank and has a bilge. I have it rigged for electric only though and I stay on electric only lakes. Yet there are people who will launch a kayak in Round Valley in rough conditions. I doubt there were any waves on Farrington and as mentioned, I think this tragedy probably has much more to do with either the fact that he was 80 years old or not wearing a life-preserver.

Well put Mark.

Live each day like it's your last because one day it will be.

[Gatto1227]

Originally Posted by Cuz

Try baling a big wave out of it by hand before the next one comes in the boat. Hope you have a real big GPH bilge pump. Even that sometimes can't empty the boat fast enough before it starts sinking.

Yea I could see that being a problem but like catfish said I don't fish anywhere where i have to worry about big waves. Or any waves at all for that matter. I stick to the smaller lakes and rivers like the Passaic , millstone and raritan. Been on Farrington countless times even in very high winds and never had a problem. I've wanted to get onto LH and GWL but I know the limits of my craft.

[bigfishy]

R.I.P.

Whether his own fault or not, still a sad day for a guy just tryin to enjoy a day of fishing...Could happen to any one of us, on any given day