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I hit SeaWolf at dawn. Tide was high and just starting to go out. I hooked my first 2 in less than 30 minutes as did
most the people fishing nearby. Nothing really big,,,,a 17 and 18". Many of the fish being caught were undersized.
I thought most of the non-keepers would be gone by now.
Used the same ol tandem rig with gulps.
I was fishing fairly close to the shoreline looking for some larger fish when right in front of me a man got in some
serious trouble. He was fishing about as deep as he could go without the chop getting him wet and a Giant wave
Totally covered him and you could only see his feet sticking out of the water. Now the wave is coming at me, so I
back up to the shore and 2 more waves are heading in. I can now see the man and he is trying to swim, but he
is getting nowhere. The big rush of water is now trying to pull him into deeper water. I start heading for him as fast
as I can walk and I can feel the water moving out with me. The guy is still holding on to his rod and trying as best
as he can to swim, but I am now close enough I can see his face. I could tell he was scared to death and really getting tired. As I got closer I shouted to him....Don't give up, I am almost there.
I grabbed him with my right hand and said " Your SAFE NOW..I GOT YOU"
I said that a couple more times to try and calm him down. He was gasping for air and I just kept telling him.
" Your ok....your ok. "
Next I told him to try and lower your feet to touch the ground. Once he did that, he started to feel better.
That look of panic in his face went away. He wasn't able to speak yet because he was still breathing to hard.
So I told him....We are just going to stay here a while so you can rest and we will let the water drop back down.
The first thing he said was ...Were did that wave come from....I had no warning and it was on top of me!!.
We talked a while before I slowly took him in. He told me he was 76 years old and had never been knocked down
like that.
I am just glad that he didn't swallow any water or this story would have ended differently for sure.
A couple of people that were sort of close thanked me and we all kept an eye on him. He Insisted that he was
going to keep fishing. He stayed close to the shoreline and seemed fine. I talked to him an hour or so later
and he was looking good.
I think I am going to order me one of those wading belts Plugger was talking about a couple of days ago.
That reminds me of one more thing. This man was wearing a wide wading belt that was pulled tight around his
waders. If he didn't have that, his waders would have filled with water. Lesson I always follow. Now I know why.
Here are my 2 fish.
most the people fishing nearby. Nothing really big,,,,a 17 and 18". Many of the fish being caught were undersized.
I thought most of the non-keepers would be gone by now.
Used the same ol tandem rig with gulps.
I was fishing fairly close to the shoreline looking for some larger fish when right in front of me a man got in some
serious trouble. He was fishing about as deep as he could go without the chop getting him wet and a Giant wave
Totally covered him and you could only see his feet sticking out of the water. Now the wave is coming at me, so I
back up to the shore and 2 more waves are heading in. I can now see the man and he is trying to swim, but he
is getting nowhere. The big rush of water is now trying to pull him into deeper water. I start heading for him as fast
as I can walk and I can feel the water moving out with me. The guy is still holding on to his rod and trying as best
as he can to swim, but I am now close enough I can see his face. I could tell he was scared to death and really getting tired. As I got closer I shouted to him....Don't give up, I am almost there.
I grabbed him with my right hand and said " Your SAFE NOW..I GOT YOU"
I said that a couple more times to try and calm him down. He was gasping for air and I just kept telling him.
" Your ok....your ok. "
Next I told him to try and lower your feet to touch the ground. Once he did that, he started to feel better.
That look of panic in his face went away. He wasn't able to speak yet because he was still breathing to hard.
So I told him....We are just going to stay here a while so you can rest and we will let the water drop back down.
The first thing he said was ...Were did that wave come from....I had no warning and it was on top of me!!.
We talked a while before I slowly took him in. He told me he was 76 years old and had never been knocked down
like that.
I am just glad that he didn't swallow any water or this story would have ended differently for sure.
A couple of people that were sort of close thanked me and we all kept an eye on him. He Insisted that he was
going to keep fishing. He stayed close to the shoreline and seemed fine. I talked to him an hour or so later
and he was looking good.
I think I am going to order me one of those wading belts Plugger was talking about a couple of days ago.
That reminds me of one more thing. This man was wearing a wide wading belt that was pulled tight around his
waders. If he didn't have that, his waders would have filled with water. Lesson I always follow. Now I know why.
Here are my 2 fish.
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