Scott Favors
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| Re: Have you ever fallen overboard? (VBeach CruZer) » | 1:51 PM 6/3/2005 |
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Let me clarify something first, I didn't really fall overboard, but I will count it as such. I was on the front of my buddies boat as he was pullin up to the dock to catch the boat. He was pullin into a slip with docks on both sides, he was heading to the left side, as I started to step off the boat to catch it, he turned to the right side. He says he didn't see me stepping off, yeah right!! He said I looked like one of the lizards that walk on water!!  , did manage to only get wet from the waist down though, still was in February!  
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| Re: Have you ever fallen overboard? (VBeach CruZer) » | 2:53 PM 6/3/2005 |
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Haven't yet, but it would be the kiss of death if I said never.R. C. R. C.
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| Re: Have you ever fallen overboard? (R C Day) » | 9:57 PM 6/3/2005 |
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Mine was pretty embarrassing. First club tournament, first time in my new boat (well new to me) I draw the starter boat duties, I am sitting at the dock with everybody waiting on me and my boat won't start, so I jump up front to put the trolling motor in. My right foot slips on the fiberglass and I did the splits  didn't hurt the jewels, but it hurt enough that I rolled into the water instead of staying in the boat. It was only waist deep, but it was still cold. The club president motors over (with a straight face) and asks me for $5 for the launch fee. Needless to say the starting list was wet along with my wallet, cell phone, and my car alarm key chain I ended up having a loose wire on the ignition. 
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adchunts
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| Re: Have you ever fallen overboard? (VBeach CruZer) » | 11:20 PM 6/5/2005 |
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Been overboard twice. Once on Lake Fork and once on Grand Lake (OK). The Fork thing wasn't my fault. The Old Lady got hung up and I trolled back to get it loose. Saw two stumps and went between them. Didn't see the third. Just tall enough to catch the trolling motor. Boat stopped, I didn't. Of course, it had to be March and cold. Froze my butt off on the ride back to the ramp. The Grand Lake thing I guess I'll take the blame. Fishing the Grand Challenge, and it was windy and cold (50 deg). Got bit, set the hook, rod pops out. Bounced once on the deck and into the drink. Now, this is my brand new Falcon Cara with a Shimano Curado. So I go after it. So, technically, I didn't fall in. Grab the rod, hand it to my partner, who lands the fish. The only bite I had all day, and its a DRUM .
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| Re: Have you ever fallen overboard? (adchunts) » | 5:13 PM 6/8/2005 |
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it's one of the reasons i got a larger boat.....i think my ears aren't lined up or something....when i get on a deck my balance goes
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FishinSwabbie
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| Re: Have you ever fallen overboard? (VBeach CruZer) » | 7:04 PM 6/8/2005 |
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I'm assuming being pushed overboard by your wife while an 8 foot gator is swimming by doesn't count!
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| Re: Have you ever fallen overboard? (VBeach CruZer) » | 4:24 PM 6/9/2005 |
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not yet at least  http://www.cookstackle.com/store/?aid=TR5L9G5ILACX
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| Re: Have you ever fallen overboard? (VBeach CruZer) » | 9:10 AM 6/12/2005 |
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While fishing a tournament, my partner hit the troller and I wasn't paying attention. I lost balance and fell off the front deck into a muddy hydrilla mat. Very embarassing and my partner never let me live it down
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StevenFromTexas
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| Re: Have you ever fallen overboard? » | 10:11 PM 6/12/2005 |
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If you haven't ever fell out of your boat, your lake must have a lack of trees to snag lures. Or you never cast close to trees, anyway. Or you cast better than me.  
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| Re: Have you ever fallen overboard? (StevenFromTexas) » | 5:50 AM 6/13/2005 |
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i hadn't until this past weekend at our norfer rally... with Al in the back of my boat 
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| Re: Have you ever fallen overboard? (VBeach CruZer) » | 9:05 AM 6/13/2005 |
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Fallen Overboard 3 times
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RoFromMo
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| Re: Have you ever fallen overboard? (VBeach CruZer) » | 6:49 PM 6/13/2005 |
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Did the same thing you did, adchunts. Hands were wet, got a bite, set the hook, fish pulled back, rod popped right out of my hands and into the drink. Saw it sinking and thought I could reach it......reached too far........went in and no rod. Ron Hogrebe-Fenton,MO
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| Re: Have you ever fallen overboard? (RoFromMo) » | 8:29 AM 6/15/2005 |
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Been in twice. Both within a half hour. Fishing in April on Truamn in a buddies fish and ski both of us filpping on the front deck. He bumped a tree and over I went. Went and changed clothes since it was COLD and then not fifty from the first spot he bumped a tree again and over I went. I found I can't swim a lick when I have heavy clothes on so I latched onto the tree in a bear hug. He just looked at me and kept casting. For years I accused him of pushing me. Bet I can figure out is for years and years when bumping a tree in timber I just brought my foot up and caught my balqance on the side of the boat. That fish and ski has sides that are about 4 inches higher than any of the other boars either of us had owned it had cushions built in. So when we bumped a tree I buried my toes into the cushion and launched myself overboard. Both times it looked like I just jumped overboard.Since then I stand farther from the edge so I can get my foot back onto the deck.
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| Re: Have you ever fallen overboard? (wolflb2) » | 10:47 PM 6/19/2005 |
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Hooked a monster stump on Santee; broke pedestal mount and went over. Got back in without getting wet....you know there's damn big snakes in there!!!
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| Re: Have you ever fallen overboard? (north40) » | 7:41 PM 6/20/2005 |
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| Re: Have you ever fallen overboard? (VBeach CruZer) » | 7:50 PM 6/20/2005 |
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Knock on wood I have never went in but one time I should have I had a pack of my best bait on the deck some how it went in the water I made my best football dive to the deck and reached out and got them back. with 2 cracked ribs on the gunrail and no air in my lungs. sould have jumped in!
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| Re: Have you ever fallen overboard? (VBeach CruZer) » | 2:47 PM 6/21/2005 |
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My dad went over in a tournament in Ohio in April. Was a rainy, drizzly day and I was in a different boat. He went to get his bait which was stuck and slipped right off the waxed deck. Happened about 45 minutes into the tournament and he fished the rest of the day. I didn't find out about it until the end of the day. Didn't catch a fish that day either. He never let me forget about my need to wax the whole boat as being a bad thing, in his estimation."Old fisherman never die, they just smell that way"
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| Re: Have you ever fallen overboard? (Scott Favors) » | 10:30 PM 6/28/2005 |
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I have fell over a few times. I get caught up in fishing and dont pay attention to my feet.
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| Re: Have you ever fallen overboard? (VBeach CruZer) » | 1:29 PM 6/30/2005 |
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My first boat, about 15 years ago. 1990 Nitro 175 FS. I was trying to walk the gunnel around the console because my daughter was laying on the floor.
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| Re: Have you ever fallen overboard? (Hydrilla Gorilla) » | 1:51 PM 6/30/2005 |
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luckily no, i've never fallen out of the boat.
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| Re: Have you ever fallen overboard? (whitetailbasser) » | 4:19 PM 7/12/2005 |
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Are you guys kiddin me ? OK, just once. With Loe and Al fer witnesses 
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| Re: Have you ever fallen overboard? (Jazz) » | 4:49 PM 7/12/2005 |
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I have only fallen out twice. Both on the same day while taking my ex girlfriend fishing and trying to impress her. She was not impressed. 
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| Re: Have you ever fallen overboard? (VBeach CruZer) » | 11:11 AM 7/17/2005 |
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well sorta pushed once
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| Re: Have you ever fallen overboard? (VBeach CruZer) » | 1:28 PM 7/22/2005 |
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Well, I have come close a bunch, but never quite gone for the swim. I fish with Rangerman often, especially in the winger, and I am glad he has been ejected, because now he slows down if it gets to choppy.
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