Boat Capsizes Out of North East

It was nasty out there yesterday. These guys are lucky to have survived.

NORTH EAST BOATERS RESCUED

Boy did the weather man miss that one or what? On Fri. it was going to be 2ft. or less.
 
So we sat in the bay and drank beer.

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Yep, the forecast was off a bit yesterday. I read it in the morning, said 1-3's. I know it was surely 3-5's by 10 AM.
 
Definately sad news about the kids.

Pretty sure I saw the Lund you speak of if it was a red 18'er, they were heading out with us.

We were out in a 19'er and we had absolutely no business being out there. It was still building when we got off around noon, I know this because at 6'3" standing on the deck I was looking up at the tops of some of the waves . It was enough to make me say I don't think I will be fishing the lake again until I can afford a 22'+ boat...

ORIGINAL: Esox_Hunter

Pretty sure I saw the Lund you speak of if it was a red 18'er, they were heading out with us.

We were out in a 19'er and we had absolutely no business being out there. It was still building when we got off around noon, I know this because at 6'3" standing on the deck I was looking up at the tops of some of the waves . It was enough to make me say I don't think I will be fishing the lake again until I can afford a 22'+ boat...

We need to talk, I might be able to help you out with that bigger boat, sadly.

ORIGINAL: bulldog1

ORIGINAL: Esox_Hunter

Pretty sure I saw the Lund you speak of if it was a red 18'er, they were heading out with us.

We were out in a 19'er and we had absolutely no business being out there. It was still building when we got off around noon, I know this because at 6'3" standing on the deck I was looking up at the tops of some of the waves . It was enough to make me say I don't think I will be fishing the lake again until I can afford a 22'+ boat...

We need to talk, I might be able to help you out with that bigger boat, sadly.

 
Wassup with that?

Noooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And now your going to "give" it to me right

I was out there sunday and decided to call it a day when the prop ate my drift sock! I seen a 18 foot open bow looked like a nice pymy boat out in 74 feet of water with maybe a 25 or 40 horsepower on it and actuallt took a picture and sent it to friends with the word ***holes attached to the pictures. Now we were in a 24 footer and it was borderline safe to be out there! fishing was great 4 eyes boated and 4 lost at the back of the boat and another 2 we never seen were lost bringing them in in less than an hour! Oh ya then the steely we got after the eyes. On my way in I heard at least two different distress calls one being the boat at northeast. The coast guard starting talking and another coast guard from New York came right over him and I couldn't understand what they were trying to transmit. I actually called them back on the radio and ask them to repeat what they said and they gave me a land line number to call which I did and found out they were looking for the boat out of northeast. Then another call from a boat called overtime and as the Erie Coast guard was trying to communicate another Coast guard staion out of I think NY was again transmitting a scheduled whatever they were trying to say and walking all over the Erie Coast guard again. I adjusted my squelch which helped a little but still couldn't understand Erie CG when they were both talking. Has anyone else had that happen?
 
It's great that those guys were seen and rescued and my prayers go out to them for quick recovery.
 
As I said before there are certain boats that should never be on that lake and I believe this was another perfect example. ESOX pm or call me I have a boat that is cheap that I think would work great for you! Crestliner Sabre 22 G/L which is the great lakes model. It is only 22 but very deep and very stable.