Adrift all night on the St. Johns River

[DREDIOCK]

Originally posted by AWMac
Gators in the St Johns flash Gang Signs.... you guys are lucky as Hell.

Makes one wonder how the 2X4's were on the small Island and who they belonged to prior to you finding them.

Gators are cruel.  I was fishing on a back in Jackson,MS and the lilly pads that I was always catching bass at had no hits... then something grabbed my Jitterbug.... I reeled it in and it was a baby gators gruntin and hissing, the bush I was sittin next to another baby gator jumped into the water gruntin and hissin...

I'm not a fool by no means I cut the line, grabbed my gear and was in the car in less than 5 seconds... Momma Gator had to be near by.

I also remember before sittin on the same bank and as the Sun was going down seeing logs drifting in closer and closer... then seeinf red dots on the ends of them.... eyes on the Gators... packed up and booked!!!

Gators are nasty.

Mac

where was this exactly?

When my daughter is old enough to have a boyfriend I wanna take him fishing:D

[rpm]

You're real lucky. You could have drifted out to sea.

[ASTAC]

Originally posted by rpm
You're real lucky. You could have drifted out to sea.

That was the only worry we had..though we had quite a few miles to go, and figured one of the early morning fishermen would spot us before we got that far.

Looking at the Map we didn't really go that far. The fact we had the anchors out for the first leg of it really slowed it down, that from about little more than halfway between the bridges until the end of the trip I think we were only going about 1/2-1 Knot.

[john9001]

you were dragging two "anchors", what were you using for "anchors"?

my last boat displaced 3 tons, you should have seen the anchors and line on that boat.

[Eagler]

back in the 70's exchange island was loaded with rattlesnakes, or so the story went...

you'll forget a lot of things in your life but you will not forget that night with your brother. I'll put a grin on your faces for the rest of your life everytime either of you think of it. I ran aground one night in a 24' inb/outb on the st johns up where the intercoastal waterway crosses it around the little jetties. tossed an anchor out and slept until the tide rose.

[ASTAC]

Originally posted by john9001
you were dragging two "anchors", what were you using for "anchors"?

my last boat displaced 3 tons, you should have seen the anchors and line on that boat.

They were just your standard mushroom anchors..one was probrably 20lbs the other 10-15...not big at all..They are just supposed to keep you still in a lake or small creek..That particular spot in the river the current really picks up until you get to the other side of the Hart Bridge.