I've been in 2 hair raising trips .

1st time was on a backwater lake of the IL. River and a tornado came through. Talk about a surprise, IT was supposed to be a beautiful day, Freak Storm I reckon, We watched it pass us by about 1/2 mile. Scared the snot out of me.

2nd time was on the Mississippi River. My Grandparents had a cabin by Ft. Madison, IA and we were fishing a protected creek. When we came out the white caps were huge! Watched a bass boat running wide open literally flip over in front of us. No one was hurt thankfully, and thank god Gramps kept us close to the bank and running safely.

Was that the tornado that hit Utica? We were fishing the vermillion when it hit. We heard the rumble but couldnt see anything. We walked up the large hill and there were trees and debris everywhere. I wasnt very scared during the storm because i didnt know there was a tornado going on, but when i got up on the hill it hit me on how lucky i was to still be alive.

I went down to the Potomac for a tournament a few years back and got to the ramp to pre fish. I looked out and thought, man that looks bad but just drove 3 to 4 hours to get here I am going! Got out there in my 20 foot ranger and soon realized I should not be! Luckily I was able to get back quickly and without hurting anything. Now if it looks bad I just go and grab a bite to eat!

It's always better to be on the shore wishing you were on the water than to be on the water wishing you were on the shore. Be safe out there....CoBass

i was running 50 mph through thick fog and missed a guy who was anchored in the channel by about 4 feet.

i really hope you learned your lesson after that. you put your life and the lives of others in danger, and there is no excuse for pure stupidity. theres so many other dangers on the water to worry about than having to deal with people being idiots too. sorry, dont mean to sound like im calling names, but one would think that you would realize now that running through thick fog at 50mph was a pretty stupid thing to do. you might be a smart person overall, but your actions at the time are inexcusable in my eyes...

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