1962TEXASMAID
Cadet
- Joined
- May 7, 2004
- Messages
- 8
I WAS FISHING ONE NIGHT UNDER A BRIDGE ON HARTWELL LAKE IN SOUTH CAROLINA. I HAD GOOD LUCK EARLY ON THEN THINGS GOT REAL SLOW AROUND 1AM SO I DECIDED TO TAKE A NAP. THE STRIPERS USUALLY START THEIR RUN AROUND 4AM. ANYWAY I WAS AWOKEN NOT BY MY DRAG RUNNING BUT BY THE LOUDEST RACKET I EVER HEARD ON THE WATER BEFORE. I FIRST HEARD A BIG BOOM THEN 3 BANGS. THEN A SNAP THAT SOUNDED LIKE A 22CAL RIFLE GOING OFF. NEXT TO MY SUPRISE A 22FT CENTER CONSOLE STRIPER BOAT LANDS LESS THAN 15FT FROM MY BOW. I JUST ABOUT JUMPED OUT OF MY BOAT. THEN I HEAR SOME GUYS CUSSING UP ON THE BRIDGE THEY WERE ARGUING OVER WHO WAS GOING TO MAKE THE 30FT DIVE TO GET THE BOAT. I'M STILL TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IS GOING ON WHEN HERE COMES THE LOSER TO THE ARGUMENT OVER THE SIDE. HE SWIMS OVER TO THE BOAT TURNS ON THE BILGE PUMPS AND CRANKS UP AND GOES DOWN THE LAKE. 45 MINUTES STILL NOT SURE IF I REALLY SAW WHAT I THINK I DID HERE COMES A 22 FOOT CENTER CONSOLE STRIPER BOAT. THE GUYS COME UP TO TALK AND ASK IF THEY COULD TIE UP NEXT TO ME. IN THE WRECK THEIR LANTERNS WERE SHATTERED THREE RODS WERE BROKE AND THE TROLLING MOTOR WAS MISSING ALL TOGETHER. THEY SAID THAT THE TRAILER TIRE BLEW THEN IT FISH TAILED HIT THE BRIDGE A FEW TIMES THEN BROKE THE WINCH ROPE. WE ALL HAD SOME GOOD LAUGHS THAT MORNING AND THE STRIPER RUN WAS A GOOD ONE. MY FATHER ALWAYS SAID TIE UP UNDER THE BRIDGE NEVER BESIDE IT!! NOW I KNOW WHY BECAUSE SOME TIMES IT DOES RAIN BOATS!!