Great story!  I'm glad you followed your intuition!  I'm sure your feeling of accomplishment was greater than catching any fish!

 

It's always wise to have a plan and be prepared, including staying hydrated, and taking your meds.

 

I hope you make it back to the spot soon and catch lots of fish!

Again thanks a bunch guys for all the kind words. This whole experience has me rethinking how I go about things, as I am a hunter and I love to just go scouting. The only thing is I do a lot of these things alone and my wife's not always aware of where I am, but that is going to change. I also put together a small supply of meds that I need daily.

Oh and I did manage to catch 4 LM all around 2lbs with what time I had left. I also managed to find a lot of offshore structure that was holding fish, and got waypoints on my GPS. Now I just need to go and fish them, but they look really promising.

Great job!  That guy is very fortunate that you went fishing.

Nice work. The man put yoU on him! Prayers for a speedy recovery for him.

Great stuff. Good job investigating the sound. Some people might have ignored it and kept on going.

Great day both of you will never forget.

Truly outstanding story. Well done! If you're interested, Red Cross has a Lifesaver Award. Here is the link:

http://www.redcross.org/images/MEDIA_CustomProductCatalog/m9440178_Red_Cross_Lifesaver_Awards_Denver.pdf