BassKing813 Posted November 13, 2006 Share Posted November 13, 2006 I went fishing today with my dad and the creepiest thing happened. We were trolling for crappie and had just hit a huge school, so the action was incredibly fast and exciting. We were trolling with the wind and I don't know how much time passed by but the action started to slow, so we decided to do a 180 and head past the area so we could troll back through it with the wind again. When we first started the troll earlier, we went past the boat ramp and started. This time however, after we did the 180, the boat ramp was nowhere to be found. It was really weird. Both of us suddenly lost all sense of direction and we had no conception of time at all. We were essentially lost and I got kind of scared because it was starting to get dark. We found another fisherman and motored over to him to ask where the ramp was. Here is the really weird part. When I asked him where the main Orange Lake boat ramp was, he said no boat ramp existed on this side of the lake, in fact, he said this wasn't even Orange Lake :-/. After hearing him say that while I was already disoriented and had no sense of direction or concept of time, I got kind of freaked out. We turned around again and started heading back to where we thought the ramp was and this time found it. When I turned around to see where that guy was, I no longer could see his boat and never heard him motor somewhere else . The whole thing was very eerie and it felt like some strange Twilight Zone episode. Imagine how scary it would be to be fishing somewhere and then find you are on a completely different body of water than you thought. Just thought I'd share this story with you all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BASS fisherman Posted November 13, 2006 Share Posted November 13, 2006 Do you remember what the guys boat looked like? What kind of clothes did the guy have on? What about the ramp, how did you loose track of it now that you can think back? Was it where you looked for it the second time? Were you indeed on Orange Lake? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest avid Posted November 13, 2006 Share Posted November 13, 2006 I was going to make a joke, but this is really not funny. I have a little gadget that I got at walmart for a couple of bucks. It's a combination whistle, thermometer, and compass. I am a great believer in compasses. They are outstanding instruments. and in fact are lifesavers. Funny but even a cracker jacks toy compass works. The key is to take a bearing before you depart. get a fix on a general heading, and point the directional indicator on the course needed to get home. I have been in deep woods situations. You look around and everything looks the same. Every instinct in your body says go "that way", but your compass says go "that way". You must have already established trust in the compass BEFORE venturing forth. any doubts about it's accuracy will haunt you in this moment. But TRUST YOUR INSTRUMENTS. Your instincts are probably wrong, your compass is not. By the way that was me in that boat. I was just messin with ya' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Bass Posted November 13, 2006 Share Posted November 13, 2006 I agree with Avid. I would like to add that if a compass is all that you have a decent map helps tremendously along with some reference points that you can visually locate as well as locate on the map. I have used this method and it works. Now, I go nowhere on the water or in the country without my GPS, with extra batteries, and I always have maps for backup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxumBass Posted November 13, 2006 Share Posted November 13, 2006 Orange Lake is'nt near Burmuda is it? ;D Just kidding, actually I am wanting a compass for my boat. My brother and I constantly argue about what direction is what when it comes to wind and such. It will save a lot of arguements. Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Low_Budget_Hooker Posted November 13, 2006 Share Posted November 13, 2006 And stop experimenting with illegal narcotics. You are too young for that crap! Geez,...kids these days..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User SPEEDBEAD. Posted November 13, 2006 Super User Share Posted November 13, 2006 Did your orange juice taste a little funny before you went out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plastik Posted November 13, 2006 Share Posted November 13, 2006 . Your instincts are probably wrong, your compass is not. By the way that was me in that boat. I was just messin with ya' Ill bite. Was that really you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest avid Posted November 13, 2006 Share Posted November 13, 2006 . Your instincts are probably wrong, your compass is not. By the way that was me in that boat. I was just messin with ya' Ill bite. Was that really you? No, absolutely not. As you can tell I like to joke around. But I do not like practical jokes, or anything that could lead to someone getting scared, lost, or otherwise in jeopardy. Not to mention that my current injuries prevent from even THINKING about boating for at least another month. But thanks for asking. For some bizarre reason I feel flattered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User senile1 Posted November 13, 2006 Super User Share Posted November 13, 2006 Yeah, Avid wasn't the guy in the boat. He's the guy up in the parking lot with the hunchback, the wicked limp, the patch over one eye, and drool dripping from his lips, telling you he'll eat your children. But seriously, that's a weird story. As LBH intimated, I wouldn't suppose narcotics were involved? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troutfisher Posted November 13, 2006 Share Posted November 13, 2006 That is freaky! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BucketmouthAngler13 Posted November 13, 2006 Share Posted November 13, 2006 If the guy was wearing a trench coat and large, dark sun glasses, then it was Avid. lol just kidding with you avid Sounds to me that you should take avids advice. Sometimes when you "180" it turns out to be a 270, then your in trouble. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RatONaStick Posted November 13, 2006 Share Posted November 13, 2006 Interesting story I did a little searching for lake maps of Orange lake and came up with a couple maps and a contour map on the net. It looks like Orange lake and Lochloosa lake are connected by a creek. Is it possible you had made a wrong turn and ended up in Lochloosa lake?? Here's the links to the maps, it might make navigating the lake a little easier. http://www.grandlakeresort.com/images/map.jpg http://www.floridaconservation.org/Fishing/offices/NE-maps/orangelk.gif http://lakewatch.ifas.ufl.edu/olakesfolder/omaps/OrangeAmap.gif Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassKing813 Posted November 14, 2006 Author Share Posted November 14, 2006 Do you remember what the guys boat looked like? What kind of clothes did the guy have on? What about the ramp, how did you loose track of it now that you can think back? Was it where you looked for it the second time? Were you indeed on Orange Lake? BASS fisherman, the guy's boat was some kind of a center console saltwater boat, possibly a bay one, around 18-20ft long. I don't remember what kind of clothes the guy had one, just that it was shorts and a t-shirt. I don't know how I lost track of the ramp. I guess I had trolled with the wind a lot further than I thought so when I turned around to head back to the ramp I didn't go far enough. It was where I looked for it the second time, and yes, I was on Orange Lake. Why do you ask? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassKing813 Posted November 14, 2006 Author Share Posted November 14, 2006 Just to clear this up, I was not under the influence of narcotics or any other types of drugs, and yes, I am certain I was on Orange Lake and not Lochloosa. I also know that the two connect but I wasn't near the creek that connects the two lakes. I think the guy I asked for help didn't know where he was because he didn't seem to be familiar with the lake. My guess is that he put in at another ramp and motored over to the side I was on, so he wouldn't know there was a ramp over there, which is why he said no ramp existed on that side of the lake. And the reason why he told me this wasn't Orange Lake? Either he was messing with me or he thought he was on Lochloosa. At any rate, I found the ramp again but it was still kinda scary, especially since I've fished this lake many times before and never gotten lost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User senile1 Posted November 14, 2006 Super User Share Posted November 14, 2006 No needed to clear anything up, pinkfloydrules210. Nobody here thinks you were on narcotics. That's why when I posted I put the winking smiley at the end. And I think it was obvious that everyone else was joking as well. And, no, I don't think Avid eats children either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest avid Posted November 14, 2006 Share Posted November 14, 2006 And, no, I don't think Avid eats children either. Chicken si children no Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteMike1018 Posted November 14, 2006 Share Posted November 14, 2006 That is a cool story, you guys are halarious with the feedback .lmao Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BASS fisherman Posted November 14, 2006 Share Posted November 14, 2006 I was thinking maybe you were abducted by avid, ah I mean aliens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User cart7t Posted November 14, 2006 Super User Share Posted November 14, 2006 Now, now PinkFloyd. See what happens when you give in and go to one of those high school parties and start drinkin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Bass Posted November 14, 2006 Share Posted November 14, 2006 Sorry Guys. Edited my second post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User senile1 Posted November 14, 2006 Super User Share Posted November 14, 2006 Tom Bass, You're alright in my book. You're just looking out for these younger people. I read your post in the Everything Else forum regarding Valascus and his layoff. Good post. No hard feelings whatsoever. Pinkfloydrules, it's still weird that you turned around and didn't see the other boater after you spoke to him. Do you think that because it was getting dark you just lost him in the shadows, or behind some standing timber? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassKing813 Posted November 14, 2006 Author Share Posted November 14, 2006 Tom Bass, You're alright in my book. You're just looking out for these younger people. I read your post in the Everything Else forum regarding Valascus and his layoff. Good post. No hard feelings whatsoever. Pinkfloydrules, it's still weird that you turned around and didn't see the other boater after you spoke to him. Do you think that because it was getting dark you just lost him in the shadows, or behind some standing timber? Most likely he just moved behind the point of land sticking out, or motored away while I had my outboard running. At the time it was really weird, like he was a ghost or something, but thoughts such as this are always heightened when you are scared about something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Bass Posted November 14, 2006 Share Posted November 14, 2006 Thank you Senile1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troutfisher Posted November 14, 2006 Share Posted November 14, 2006 I deleted my second post Tom. No hard feelings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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