Sad day at Rock Cliffs, 7-9

[doggonefishin]

I hit Rock Cliffs in the tube yesterday morning. While I was there a guy drowned.

[url "http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,600147552,00.html"]http://deseretnews.com/...49,600147552,00.html[/url]

I fished past the boat this victim was on about 45 minutes before this happened. They were just fishing, there was no evidence of partying or reckless behavior. The next thing I saw was the patrol boat flying to where he went down. (when he went in, I was too far away to see that an incident had even occurred.) He and a buddy tried to swim to shore, but the area he got stuck in has a large number of submerged trees, and he got entwined in the branches. The divers had to untangle him to retrieve his body. He had no life vest. I guess the point is, be careful out there, and one quick lapse in judgment can have life altering consequences. Oh yeah, the fishing. It was fair, Rock Cliffs just got pounded with pressure yesterday, and the fish have moved from where they were the last time I hit it, but I got a few on the usual stuff.
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[bassfinder]

What a story. It puts a pit in my stomach.
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[kastmaster]

Saw this clip on the TV, gave me the willies also. Good to hear that the fishing was fair enough to keep it interesting. Could have joined you 'coz the plumbers was fully booked yesterday morning, but needed to stay home for honey-dos.
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[kokeking]

I feel bad for this man and his family,but its this kind of stupidy that will make it just this much easier for the goverment to make it mandantory to wear PFD'S.
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[Out4Trout]

Kastmaster, sorry to crack a joke in a thread like this one, but your drain wasn't plugged up again from fishguts, right?
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[ocean]

Sad to see someone die for not using common sense.[]
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[kastmaster]

Nope, not this time. I had a water heater go out on me Friday night so I was waiting for them to show up. Got a call from them saying that they can't come till Monday. I learned my lesson with the fish guts. I think my kitchen pass will be revoked for a long time if I plug up the pipes again with fish entrails.
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