I had a bad expereince once in the army..hold on for a canoe tale..
I was stationed at Fort Stewart GA..My best friend ..a brown belt in Karate..
these kind of freinds may come in handy someday.went and rented a canoe from the recreation department..In the service we only get to fish about once a year.GA was new to both of us.Joselph was from Ohio. There happened to be a bass tournament going on on this gator and moccassin filled stick marsh type of lake..I had an old metal tackle box with 10 trays filled will all kinds of stuff. I had bought the tackle box from a fellow soldier.I was wearing my new beaver skin cowboy hat and was set..Teh canoe felt weird but we got adjusted..We had to be real careful..For about 3 hours all was fine..The fish were not cooperating though and there were about 1o boats areound us bass fishing .We were not in the tournament..just fishin.. Joe..caught a really big bluegill.and put him on a stringer..Then we started fisihing again..I wanted to see that fish again so I leaned over and said ,"Joe , that is one big fish." And then at the same time he leans ove and says ,"It sure is," and since we were both leaning over at the same time.
Ga PLOP! The canoe flipped..All 10 boats strared at us as we started laughing from embarassment..My metal tackle box sunk with 90 % of the lures..only one rod floated..My beaver hat was very soggy..and it took us a while to get back in the canoe which was 1/2 way filled in water..fishing was over..I haven't been in one since..they can be tipsy.
PS Welcome to the HNI fishing forum.
