Eek!! Would you have left that rod?

[cantevencatchacold]

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-08-17/ ... /100382508

Glad he got away with it. Well done to the caravan park owner and the lads who helped get to the fisho.

Please take care and be safe

[denis barden]

Silly Sausage

[4liters]

At least tether yourself to the boat

[Sebb]

Oh wow... He was lucky.
Wonder what rod it was.

[Andrews]

Very lucky to be alive.

[Kenle]

No rods worth losing your life over. But we make silly mistakes in the moment, glad his ok

[Fishbref]

Was the rod ok?

[re-tyred]

The guy is not a genius.

[Kimtown]

Am I the only one who's a bit surprised that he couldn't swim back to his boat...?

It's possible, but unlikely that his boat was anchored in 60m of water, if there was any current - which would be little if anything - he and his boat would both be drifting at somewhat similar speeds, how could he not swim back to it? What am I missing...?

[4liters]

Am I the only one who's a bit surprised that he couldn't swim back to his boat...?

It's possible, but unlikely that his boat was anchored in 60m of water, if there was any current - which would be little if anything - he and his boat would both be drifting at somewhat similar speeds, how could he not swim back to it? What am I missing...?

The boat would be affected by the wind whereas a swimmer wouldn’t.

He would have jumped out in fairly shallow water too, you wouldn’t be able to reach the rod in more than 10m or so.