04-09-2009, 06:55 PM
Thanks for the word of warning and a great story...because he lived through it.
I float several sections of the rivers around Rexburg. Even the tamest ones can become dangerous quick if you are not paying attention.
About ten years ago I was floating from the Parker Salem bridge down to the Hibbard bridge. Usually this is a very calm float with no real problems as long as the water is down from the runoff. On this particular float I broke off a fly so I was lazily leaning back in my seat and tying on a new size two sculpin pattern. When I was done tying on the fly I looked up but it was too late. A giant tree had fallen across the river the current swept me against the tree and pinned me there with my neck barely out of the water. I tried to hold onto my rod because I had just built it and I had $250 worth of parts into it. Suddenly branches broke and I was going under. The rod was ripped out of my hand but not before a size two sculpin hook found its way through my thumb. The rod broke off and was never seen again. Anyone find a custom rod made for Lucas Ingram?
I broke free and picked up the pontoon and oars down stream. I had to oar out with a sculpin hook in my thumb.
Windriver
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I float several sections of the rivers around Rexburg. Even the tamest ones can become dangerous quick if you are not paying attention.
About ten years ago I was floating from the Parker Salem bridge down to the Hibbard bridge. Usually this is a very calm float with no real problems as long as the water is down from the runoff. On this particular float I broke off a fly so I was lazily leaning back in my seat and tying on a new size two sculpin pattern. When I was done tying on the fly I looked up but it was too late. A giant tree had fallen across the river the current swept me against the tree and pinned me there with my neck barely out of the water. I tried to hold onto my rod because I had just built it and I had $250 worth of parts into it. Suddenly branches broke and I was going under. The rod was ripped out of my hand but not before a size two sculpin hook found its way through my thumb. The rod broke off and was never seen again. Anyone find a custom rod made for Lucas Ingram?
I broke free and picked up the pontoon and oars down stream. I had to oar out with a sculpin hook in my thumb.
Windriver
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