Those zebra mussels are sharp. Bare feet on those things would not feel good.

6 hours ago, gimruis said:

Those zebra mussels are sharp. Bare feet on those things would not feel good.

yes and i have 2 toes that got cut and still cant put alot of pressure on them as they are still healing.?

I can  replace stuff but not my life. It would saddened me to lose something. 

On 10/3/2021 at 3:08 PM, 813basstard said:

In Florida with gators, snakes, amebas and other things I wouldn’t dive in after the wife. 
She’s 37. Should’ve learned to swim by then. 
 

User name checks out.... lol

I once had a Boron rod with a Zebco Cardinal 3 fall off the boat...but I didnt know exactly where.

Got to the next hole and it was gone.

 

However...I did witness a bass pull the rod and reel out of a guys hands...he dove in the water...got the rod and the fish!

At 83 I know much better about the pain I would cause family & friends by drowning.  Or becoming a speechless bed person.

I think almost everyone who has ever fished $100+ swimbaits has gone for a swim at some point.

I could see going swimming for something like a depth finder or cell phone, but realistically, the chances of finding it in any thing over 8ft. of water are slim.  If you fish alone as I often do, you then have to deal with the boat floating away while you do your search.  I've fallen overboard and had to chase down my boat to the point of exhaustion and, trust me, there isn't anything, including my boat that is worth taking a risk like that for.

I like the magnet idea. I've seen vids of people pulling all kinds of stuff out of the water, especially near docks. Might be fun to have.

Years ago I let a neighbor put his jetski ramp on my floating dock. He helped me install it but I knew he was not comfortable with using any type of tool. I used the drill to drill pilot holes for the lag bolts and I felt he was "safe" using a 1/2" ratchet to tighten the lag bolts. No more than 5 minutes in I hear the familiar sound of a socket caming off the bolt followed by a splash. I looked up and see my neighbor with a look of horror. Yep my socket & ratchet is now sitting in the bottom of the bay. Long story short, I used a hard drive magnet tied to a thin rope and dragged it over the bottom. Miraculously, I managed to pick up the socket. I should have bought a lottery ticket. My neighbor went home and got his snorkeling gear and was able to retrieve my ratchet.

 

Now, virtually everything that won't float is leashed to either me or my yak.