lucky to be alive

did you have a floatation suit on ? if not do you think one would have helped if the worst had happend ?? a lad i know is thinking of buying one after a similar thing happend (glad to hear your still with us :) )
 
didnt av 1 on.think a mite of deffo been pushed in then cos theres more bulk 4the water 2 push.but no doubt if i was in the water it would help.still dont think a floatation suit wil keep u safe in such conditions.
 
glad to hear your safe mate, we dont want more flowers on the railings, i have fished all over wales and the west coast, over here is the scariest water i have seen, hopefully some honest soul will hook or find your gear and it will be returned
 
Pleased your safe and well and writing this mate. Just makes me think twice about where i fish. Like Alan says it is a good reminder for everyone about how savage the sea can be. Once you are in you are very lucky if you get back out and i'm speaking from experience.

Unlucky on the gear though. With a bit of luck you will get some of it back but if not you can always try your house insurance as mine covers me for up to £4000 of stuff away from my home.
 
:eek: Jesus mate, I'm glad you're ok.

It's a real phobia of mine, falling into the sea, especially as I'm a really cack swimmer, in fact I'd say I'm a borderline non-swimmer.

I think something like that would put me off for life.
 
glad your safe and well scott ,lucky aswell as the north sea holds no prisoners!!!

and for the people who dont know.."pensioners corner" is a very open sea defence wall on the back of the sewage treatment plant and illegal to fish at any time and has many security cameras and frequent security patrols so scott more than likely had to climb barbed wire fences and dodge security cameras to get there so doubt you will ever see your fishing gear again.

just think about where you fish in these heavy sea's its really not worth the gamble there is many more safe places to fish rather than get arrested or risk losing your life !!!
 
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glad ya areet son wat wud a do with out me best bud and fishin mate :o i nearly shat me sell when ya phoned and told is i hope ya get all ya gear back
 
just walked the beach from tanks to south bay and rock wall and back , no sign :(

tide had turned already when i got there before 12 so could not get too much searching at tank end

whole beach is now just about all rock just bay before outfall pipe with sand so with those waves i guess they are back to powder now
 
honestly mate a carnt see him getting most back rod and reel is the best chance as a lot can be washed up ,rest can get pushed into rocks gaps etc ,but best of luck mate but dont go out spending daft money on new gear use what ya got at the moment or use daves and let him watch cos he doesnt catch nowt anyways lol
 
i neither can i he can lend me gear i dont mind its the takin part not the catchin that matters haha (what did U catch tonight again??)
 
jesus scott, you have been very lucky there, infact more than lucky, im hopefully down there 2nite if the conditions are ok, i'll give you a shout if i get any of your gear m8 or see any1 bringing any gear in
 
Glad your OK Mate. It's not a nice thing to write but it's odds on that an angler will be lost this season somewhere in the UK. Lets hope it's not one of us. The temptation will always there to get on a mark thats a bit risky or "one last cast" as the waves start coming over.
Before I go onto a mark I take couple of minutes to watch the sea, think about where I can get off and how long I've got before I need to get off, a few times it's made me change my mind & head somewhere else.
Hope this is the last close call we have on here this season.
 
Bloody hell mate!!! Glad your ok and hope you do get some of your gear back. At the end of the day tho' your still amongst us and that's more important than any fishing rod!!

Anyway once again glad your ok mate and stay safe.


Cheers
Tony
 
:eek: Glad to hear your ok mate, like its been said the sea is a powerful thing and it only takes a second or a bad chioce ...so please everyone THINK and take care
 
scott i had a good look down there 2nite and didnt see a thing m8, well apart from a inner ring on pensioners, coddy got 1 out 3.5lb and i saved the blank with a 1 1/4 lb codling, had a few chucks just rakeing the bottom for you but nee luck.
 
jesus scotty youve been well lucky i got washed off my feet at the beach once that was bad enough glad your still with us .
good luck on getting the gear back
if i see or hear of any washed up ect ill let you know
im fishing seaham beach on sunday night the swell washes that way so ill keep a look out for you bud
again pleased your still with us mate your one lucky geezer
 

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