Well it happened! Good thing for PFD's

[Jrp267]

Was out Friday on a bigger lake. I run a 1648 with a 25 hp NCS mod v. My brother, my son, the dog, and myself. Adding up the weights we were about 100 under the total limit. But that was without the rain water that accumulated in the morning. We hunted till about 11. A friend of my brothers texted and said the wind is picking up and be careful. Those words would haunt us. We were well sheltered by the island we were set up by. With the snow and sleet you couldn't even see the waves out about 400 yards. We started to pack up after receiving the text. When we hit the open portion of the lake I knew we were in trouble. We hit the first set of big waves, the 25 could barely push us up over the crest. We skated down the back side. As we continued across the lake the waves got bigger. We were headed south with a north wind. About a hundred yards further and still a mile or so to the launch, we took water over the bow. The 25 just couldn't get us up the wave after that. The nose of the boat plunged into the next wave. And another rolled over the back.
No one panicked, we were swamped. As the next wave rolled by my waders filled. I was in the back and it sunk considerably further. I immediately told my son to call 911. The motor still running I tried to maneuver. It was futile. I killed the motor so if we ended up in the water no one would be hit by the prop. 911 dispatches rescue. For 30 minutes we floated right side up with water rolling easily 3 to 4 feet over the gunnels in back and 1 to 2 in front. I was standing, my brother up front sitting. At this point I am the only one wet inside the waders. About a 1/4 mile from shore a wave hits at an odd angle and we capsize. My son immediately makes it aboard the bottom of the boat. I am relieved slightly. I however have become tangled in the long lines and am tied to the underside of the boat but able to hang onto the ribs. My brother was unable to get himself up either. All are wet. The phone heads to the bottom as deputies arrive. Still no one panics.
They launch the rescue boat and after about 15 to 30 more minutes in the water we are on the rescue boat. This story isn't over. The rescue boat prop tangled in my bowline as it pulled away. Next wave comes over the bow the rescue boat. Immediately we redistribute weight and bilges are started. We arrive at shore. I was unable to stand due to hypothermia and the shear weight of the water inside my waders. After a bit of warm up time in the ambulances all were safe. The dog, well he thought it was just another day at the office. He kept going out and retrieving the dead ducks as they floated away. That was until they got gasoline on them. All in all we lost some gear. No guns lost, and most importantly no lives. Those life jackets paid off. I am buying a bigger deep v with a 60 on it. They should have it rigged by Friday. Hope the wind blows for next weekend.
In hindsight, I made several mistakes that endangered people I love. I should have left earlier. I should have hugged the shore. I should have left gear behind. Or possibly stayed the night on the island. Maybe a different choice of location? I will have 2 bilge pumps in the new boat. Be careful, it happens quick. But never do I think I should have stayed home. Mother Nature showed her power to me on Saturday, and I dodged the reaper.

[h2ofwlr]

I'm glad you all are OK.
I was thinking yesterday, I hope no one looses their life with the predicted 50MPH winds....

Question - did that happen today or yesterday (Friday with high winds) ? The reason that I ask is the winds were gradually dying down today... And yesterday it was raining with the wind picking up, not today...

NWS Chanhassen
Date/Time Temp Dew Point Relative Humidity Pressure Visibility Ceiling Wind Gust Weather
7:53 PM, Sat
19 November 2016 26° 17° 69% 30.42in 10mi Unl WNW
8mph NA Clear
6:53 PM, Sat
19 November 2016 27° 16° 63% 30.43in 10mi Unl NW
10mph NA Clear
5:53 PM, Sat
19 November 2016 27° 16° 63% 30.41in 10mi Unl NW
12mph NA Clear
4:53 PM, Sat
19 November 2016 28° 16° 61% 30.4in 10mi Unl NNW
12mph NA Few Clouds
3:53 PM, Sat
19 November 2016 30° 17° 59% 30.41in 10mi 3200ft NW
10mph 20mph Overcast
2:53 PM, Sat
19 November 2016 30° 16° 56% 30.39in 10mi 3400ft NNW
16mph 22mph Overcast
1:53 PM, Sat
19 November 2016 30° 17° 59% 30.38in 10mi 3300ft NW
17mph 24mph Overcast
12:53 PM, Sat
19 November 2016 30° 18° 61% 30.37in 10mi 3600ft NW
16mph NA Overcast

12 Noon Sat
11:53 AM, Sat
19 November 2016 31° 19° 61% 30.35in 10mi 3000ft NNW
18mph 24mph Broken Clouds
10:53 AM, Sat
19 November 2016 31° 18° 59% 30.36in 10mi 3000ft NW
18mph 29mph Broken Clouds
9:53 AM, Sat
19 November 2016 29° 18° 64% 30.34in 10mi 4500ft NNW
15mph 26mph Overcast
8:53 AM, Sat
19 November 2016 30° 19° 64% 30.32in 10mi 4200ft NW
15mph 25mph Overcast
7:53 AM, Sat
19 November 2016 29° 19° 67% 30.3in 10mi 4700ft NW
14mph 29mph Overcast
6:53 AM, Sat
19 November 2016 30° 17° 59% 30.27in 10mi 3600ft NW
21mph 38mph Overcast

6 AM Sat
5:53 AM, Sat
19 November 2016 30° 20° 66% 30.24in 10mi 3200ft NNW
23mph 28mph Overcast
4:53 AM, Sat
19 November 2016 31° 21° 67% 30.22in 10mi 3000ft NW
18mph 30mph Overcast
4:44 AM, Sat
19 November 2016 31° 20° 64% 30.21in 10mi 3000ft NW
24mph 32mph Overcast
4:34 AM, Sat
19 November 2016 31° 21° 67% 30.21in 10mi 2900ft NW
23mph 31mph Overcast
4:19 AM, Sat
19 November 2016 31° 21° 67% 30.21in 10mi 3000ft NNW
15mph 33mph Overcast
3:53 AM, Sat
19 November 2016 31° 20° 64% 30.19in 10mi 2900ft NNW
29mph 37mph Overcast
3:19 AM, Sat
19 November 2016 32° 21° 64% 30.19in 10mi 2900ft NW
15mph 31mph Overcast
2:53 AM, Sat
19 November 2016 32° 21° 64% 30.17in 10mi 3200ft NW
26mph 41mph Overcast
1:53 AM, Sat
19 November 2016 32° 22° 66% 30.15in 10mi 3600ft NW
18mph 28mph Overcast
12:53 AM, Sat
19 November 2016 32° 23° 69% 30.11in 10mi 3300ft NW
24mph 36mph Overcast
12:04 AM, Sat
19 November 2016 32° 23° 69% 30.08in 10mi 3000ft NW
24mph 33mph Overcast

12 Midnight
11:53 PM, Fri
18 November 2016 32° 23° 69% 30.08in 10mi 2900ft NW
17mph 37mph Overcast
10:53 PM, Fri
18 November 2016 33° 24° 70% 30.04in 10mi 2600ft NW
21mph 36mph Overcast
9:53 PM, Fri
18 November 2016 33° 25° 72% 30.01in 10mi 2500ft NW
26mph 38mph Overcast
8:53 PM, Fri
18 November 2016 33° 27° 78% 29.96in 9mi 1800ft NW
28mph 36mph Overcast
7:53 PM, Fri
18 November 2016 34° 28° 79% 29.9in 10mi 2200ft NW
28mph 41mph Overcast
6:53 PM, Fri
18 November 2016 34° 28° 79% 29.85in 7mi 2100ft NW
24mph 35mph Overcast

6PM Fri
5:53 PM, Fri
18 November 2016 34° 29° 82% 29.8in 8mi 1800ft NW
21mph 41mph Overcast
5:36 PM, Fri
18 November 2016 34° 30° 85% 29.77in 4mi 1500ft NW
22mph 38mph Overcast
5:26 PM, Fri
18 November 2016 34° 30° 85% 29.77in 2.5mi 1500ft NW
26mph 37mph Overcast
4:53 PM, Fri
18 November 2016 34° 30° 85% 29.72in 3mi 1900ft NNW
26mph 40mph Overcast
4:36 PM, Fri
18 November 2016 34° 30° 85% 29.72in 3mi 1400ft NW
20mph 38mph Overcast
4:00 PM, Fri
18 November 2016 34° 30° 85% 29.67in 1.7mi 1400ft NNW
30mph 44mph Overcast
3:53 PM, Fri
18 November 2016 34° 30° 85% 29.64in 3mi 1400ft NNW
26mph 48mph Overcast
3:44 PM, Fri
18 November 2016 34° 30° 85% 29.62in 3mi 1400ft NNW
38mph 48mph Overcast
3:21 PM, Fri
18 November 2016 34° 31° 89% 29.61in 1mi 1000ft NW
28mph 41mph Overcast
3:20 PM, Fri
18 November 2016 34° 31° 89% 29.61in 0.5mi 1000ft NW
28mph 41mph Overcast
3:04 PM, Fri
18 November 2016 34° 31° 89% 29.58in 0.25mi 800ft NNW
32mph 51mph Overcast
2:53 PM, Fri
18 November 2016 34° 31° 89% 29.57in 0.25mi 1000ft NNW
31mph 44mph Overcast
1:53 PM, Fri
18 November 2016 34° 31° 89% 29.51in 0.5mi 1000ft NW
25mph 35mph Overcast
1:46 PM, Fri
18 November 2016 34° 31° 89% 29.51in 0.5mi 1000ft NW
25mph 35mph Overcast
1:34 PM, Fri
18 November 2016 35° 32° 89% 29.5in 1.7mi 1200ft NW
24mph 31mph Overcast
1:25 PM, Fri
18 November 2016 36° 33° 89% 29.49in 3mi 1200ft NW
23mph 35mph Overcast
1:14 PM, Fri
18 November 2016 36° 33° 89% 29.46in 2.5mi 1200ft NNW
22mph 35mph Overcast
1:00 PM, Fri
18 November 2016 37° 34° 89% 29.45in 1.7mi 1200ft NNW
23mph 33mph Overcast
12:53 PM, Fri
18 November 2016 37° 34° 89% 29.45in 1.5mi 800ft NNW
22mph 33mph Overcast
12:12 PM, Fri
18 November 2016 39° 36° 89% 29.42in 1.7mi 800ft NNW
23mph 31mph Overcast
12:11 PM, Fri
18 November 2016 39° 36° 89% 29.42in 1.7mi 1000ft NNW
24mph 31mph Overcast
12:07 PM, Fri
18 November 2016 41° 37° 86% 29.42in 3mi 1000ft NNW
20mph 28mph Overcast

12 noon Fri
11:53 AM, Fri
18 November 2016 41° 37° 86% 29.41in 9mi 900ft N
21mph 26mph Overcast
10:53 AM, Fri
18 November 2016 43° 39° 86% 29.42in 10mi 800ft N
18mph 26mph Overcast
10:45 AM, Fri
18 November 2016 43° 40° 89% 29.41in 10mi 800ft N
17mph 26mph Overcast
10:33 AM, Fri
18 November 2016 44° 40° 85% 29.43in 10mi 1000ft N
16mph 25mph Overcast
9:53 AM, Fri
18 November 2016 45° 42° 90% 29.46in 2.5mi 700ft N
12mph NA Overcast
9:29 AM, Fri
18 November 2016 45° 43° 93% 29.45in 3mi 700ft N
14mph NA Overcast
9:19 AM, Fri
18 November 2016 45° 43° 93% 29.44in 2mi 700ft N
14mph NA Overcast
9:01 AM, Fri
18 November 2016 45° 42° 90% 29.47in 1.7mi 800ft N
8mph NA Overcast
8:53 AM, Fri
18 November 2016 45° 43° 93% 29.47in 5mi 800ft N
9mph NA Overcast
8:45 AM, Fri
18 November 2016 45° 42° 90% 29.44in 3mi 800ft NNE
13mph NA Overcast
8:30 AM, Fri
18 November 2016 46° 43° 89% 29.48in 1.5mi 800ft NNE
12mph 17mph Overcast
8:25 AM, Fri
18 November 2016 47° 44° 90% 29.51in 6mi 800ft NE
8mph 17mph Overcast
8:16 AM, Fri
18 November 2016 47° 43° 86% 29.46in 7mi 800ft NNE
16mph 24mph Overcast
7:59 AM, Fri
18 November 2016 47° 44° 90% 29.47in 4mi 900ft NNE
13mph NA Overcast
7:53 AM, Fri
18 November 2016 47° 44° 90% 29.49in 2.5mi 900ft NNE
10mph NA Overcast
7:46 AM, Fri
18 November 2016 47° 43° 86% 29.5in 2.5mi 1000ft NNE
10mph NA Overcast
6:53 AM, Fri
18 November 2016 48° 42° 80% 29.53in 10mi 1000ft NE
15mph NA Overcast

6AM Fri
5:53 AM, Fri
18 November 2016 48° 42° 80% 29.58in 10mi 1100ft NNE
15mph NA Overcast
4:53 AM, Fri
18 November 2016 47° 42° 83% 29.61in 10mi 1100ft NNE
14mph NA
3:53 AM, Fri
18 November 2016 47° 42° 83% 29.62in 10mi 1100ft NNE
10mph NA Overcast
2:53 AM, Fri
18 November 2016 48° 42° 80% 29.64in 10mi 1200ft NNE
14mph 22mph Overcast
2:24 AM, Fri
18 November 2016 48° 41° 77% 29.65in 10mi 1300ft NNE
13mph 21mph Overcast
1:53 AM, Fri
18 November 2016 48° 41° 77% 29.65in 10mi 1500ft N
12mph 20mph Overcast
12:53 AM, Fri
18 November 2016 48° 41° 77% 29.67in 10mi 2100ft N
16mph 22mph Overcast
12:46 AM, Fri
18 November 2016 48° 41° 77% 29.67in 10mi 2300ft N
13mph 20mph Overcast

12 Midnight Thurs
11:53 PM, Thu
17 November 2016 48° 40° 74% 29.67in 10mi 6000ft N
14mph NA Broken Clouds
10:53 PM, Thu
17 November 2016 48° 39° 71% 29.65in 10mi Unl N
10mph NA Clear
9:53 PM, Thu
17 November 2016 50° 40° 68% 29.65in 10mi Unl NNE
9mph NA Clear
8:53 PM, Thu
17 November 2016 50° 40° 68% 29.65in 10mi Unl NE
15mph 25mph Clear

[Jrp267]

Yes it was yesterday. I was confused as I took the day off. Fixed it.

[h2ofwlr]

Just imagine if the cell didn't connect, or it got wet and was not usable...
I bet you have been doing a bit of soul searching and are grateful too, especially with your family. I have a feeling this Thursday will be more humbling than usual for you and what you are giving thanks for....

On the bright side, your son will have one hell of a "show and tell' on Monday at school..

I am surprised you or your brother did not grab onto a bag of decoys.

BTW, were you using floating gun cases, or do you have gun locker in the boat?

In rough weather I've taken a rope through the case handles and gear boxes handles and tied it off as a "just for in case" before I've run the gauntlet.

Now that I'm older, I just don't tempt Mother Nature any more... as no walleye or duck is worth it. As the next time could very well be my last... just too many close calls for me over the years with lightning strikes, in a tornado, high wind storms, to white out snow storms all while on the water H or F.

[Jrp267]

By the time rescue arrived, my brother could feel the bottom except at the highest point of the wave. We would have made it. I had my long lines in bags that don't have tops. It was a shit show of ropes and leads tangled everywhere. We stayed together and with the boat. I really felt that was our best option. Guns were in floating cases and in a box.

[h2ofwlr]

Did the Sheriffs get your boat to the landing then yesterday? That had to be a hell of a thing to get it right side up in that wind and then get it on the trailer with water in it yet.

[Bullet21XD]

Glad everything turned out positive.

Where did this happen?

[Bailey]

Just imagine if the cell didn't connect, or it got wet and was not usable...
I bet you have been doing a bit of soul searching and are grateful too, especially with your family. I have a feeling this Thursday will be more humbling than usual for you and what you are giving thanks for....

On the bright side, your son will have one hell of a "show and tell' on Monday at school..

I am surprised you or your brother did not grab onto a bag of decoys.

BTW, were you using floating gun cases, or do you have gun locker in the boat?

In rough weather I've taken a rope through the case handles and gear boxes handles and tied it off as a "just for in case" before I've run the gauntlet.

Now that I'm older, I just don't tempt Mother Nature any more... as no walleye or duck is worth it. As the next time could very well be my last... just too many close calls for me over the years with lightning strikes, in a tornado, high wind storms, to white out snow storms all while on the water H or F.

I'm with you. I had an experience wigh winds and snow in a john boat 20 years ago. I was in a shallow slough so if I was flipped I could of still walked to shore but my hands were so cold and wet I thought I had frost bite. The row in was hell and nobody was around. I made it to shore and left the boat so I could get to the warmth of the car. I dug the boat out of 5 inches of snow the next day. I'm 44 now and simply won't hunt in weather like friday anymore no matter how big of motor I have. Knowing not much migrates through Minnesota anyway on these fronts only makes it easier. Glad your ok.








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[cstemig]

I'm glad to hear that everyone came out of that event okay. Kudos to you for keeping your cool during a very stressful time.

[9manfan]

wow. scary to say the least, glad your all OK.......