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• duckmanJR Posts: 21,265 AG

  August 2016 #2

  That does not sound good....
  
  I did not see any choppers nor did I see any local rescue boats headed that way this AM....Normally I see / hear something....especially the CG Dauphene helicopter... It usually flies straight up the beach.

  There are many roads to travel
  Many things to do.
  Knots to be unraveled
  'fore the darkness falls on you

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• Lunch Money Surf Posts: 1,031 Officer

  August 2016 #3

  I've played through the scenario in my head, what I would do if I ever fell off the South Jetty... my answer is drop all my sh__ and float until the tide quit pushing me then swim to shore... but of course that tide could take you all the way to Monster Hole... if you could start heading south once past the tip you'd stand a chance but gawd does that water rip through there... with all your gear on and dodging all the lines it would certainly be challenging...

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• gandrfab Posts: 21,646 AG

  August 2016 #4

  I fell off the south side of the south jetty at Ponce.
  I got cut up but didn't need stitches.
  Never went back, beach or boats after that fall.

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• duckmanJR Posts: 21,265 AG

  August 2016 #5

  Lunch Money Surf wrote: »

  I've played through the scenario in my head, what I would do if I ever fell off the South Jetty... my answer is drop all my sh__ and float until the tide quit pushing me then swim to shore... but of course that tide could take you all the way to Monster Hole... if you could start heading south once past the tip you'd stand a chance but gawd does that water rip through there... with all your gear on and dodging all the lines it would certainly be challenging...

  
  Very scary...
  
  My son fell in ( was pushed actually) off the L dock... I was not there, my wife was there with a friend. He was like 4 or 5 years old...If it wasn't for some fisherman who waded out to his neck and grabbed him...it could have gone bad... outgoing can rip there...
  The FD does its "swift water rescue" training there... Oddly, My son is now a member of that team.... :grin
  
  In thinking about it...Maybe grab lines..... hope they don't hook you too bad.... :shrug

  There are many roads to travel
  Many things to do.
  Knots to be unraveled
  'fore the darkness falls on you

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• Soda Popinski Posts: 16,809 AG

  August 2016 #6

  duckmanJR wrote: »

  Very scary...
  
  My son fell in ( was pushed actually) off the L dock... I was not there, my wife was there with a friend. He was like 4 or 5 years old...If it wasn't for some fisherman who waded out to his neck and grabbed him...it could have gone bad... outgoing can rip there...
  The FD does its "swift water rescue" training there... Oddly, My son is now a member of that team.... :grin
  
  In thinking about it...Maybe grab lines..... hope they don't hook you too bad.... :shrug

  
  i'll take the hook in the hands and hope the guy is using strong line lol.

  You can't pet a dead dog back to life 

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• Lunch Money Surf Posts: 1,031 Officer

  August 2016 #7

  If anyone pushed my son off the L dock I don't think there would be an L dock left
  
  Ouch! on self hooking!
  
  I'd be more scared they'd think I was a boat and throw sinkers at me LOL

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• Lunch Money Surf Posts: 1,031 Officer

  August 2016 #8

  STAND DOWN (lol):
  
  http://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/local/2016/08/24/personnel-respond-possible-drowning-county-line/89311872/

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• Soda Popinski Posts: 16,809 AG

  August 2016 #9

  Lunch Money Surf wrote: »

  If anyone pushed my son off the L dock I don't think there would be an L dock left
  
  Ouch! on self hooking!
  
  I'd be more scared they'd think I was a boat and throw sinkers at me LOL

  
  of course if it was a circle hook, it'd never bite and i'd be swept out to sea to drown...stupid circle hooks.

  You can't pet a dead dog back to life 

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• duckmanJR Posts: 21,265 AG

  August 2016 #10

  Lunch Money Surf wrote: »

  If anyone pushed my son off the L dock I don't think there would be an L dock left
  

  
  Well, According to the wife...it was a 7 year old that did it...so....:grin

  There are many roads to travel
  Many things to do.
  Knots to be unraveled
  'fore the darkness falls on you

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