jetty safety, jetty tips

[jigfreak]

"No fish is worth your life" Ain't that the truth. A 38 is something great to hunt for but not if he shows up on the news the next morning floating face up. Anyone we know, dark?

[DarkSkies]

^^ Not from NJ, Jigfreak....SS of LI....
Thanks for the words, Monty.....

The reason I know these rules is because I have screwed up many times in life. I thank God for giving me more chances to come back...but wonder how lucky I can be....I made those guidelines for me as a safeguard to help keep my enthusiasm, and insanity ...in check when I know the fish should be there, but the conditions are dangerous......

I'm not judging anyone here, and I don't think it's productive for us to judge him either.

John S, the kayaker and author, recently got into trouble in Montauk and almost died. The amount of guys judging him for his mistake, saddens me.
Maybe because of who he is, some feel he should have been more aware of his surroundings. I'll agree with that.










However, we all make mistakes.
I have made plenty of them in my life....and I will continue to make them.
(Hopefully not the same ones).

The only perfect being out there is God.
Other than that, we are all flawed,,,and I must confess to having many flaws....
If someone learns from a bad experience, then maybe it was meant to be....it's one thing to learn from a book, but IMO nothing can substitute for a real life scare, until you realize how precious life truly is.....












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Anyone else who has something to add, feel free.....
You just might end up helping someone to save their lives one night out there...

[UrbanFishingMan]

two people in the last two days have been swept off the breezy point jeddy!
todays dude was picked up by a center console boat fishing near by. IDK how Saturdays
fisherman is. Big storm swell & new moon this past monday combined for treacherous surf all the way from breezy to MTK
.

[cowherder]

Wow, like they said no fish is worth your life. Be careful out there.

[CharlieTuna]

Do not get to close to the edge during hurricane season or rough surf. Mike Laptew documented this recent rescue.
http://www.abc6.com/story/36425241/p...t-point-judith

[ledhead36]

Lucky that other guy was there to grab him.

[hookedonbass]

Wow, quick thinking def saved the dudes life.