It's real.
How in the world did this boat/trailer disaster happen?
- Thread starter Josh
- Start date
Still shocked you’re not seeing any damage to the truck. Obviously with two angles I believe it, I’m just surprised.
As a multiple RAM owner... I say built Ram Tough!
Beat me to it , yup Ram tough .
FinLuver
Native Oregonian…1846
Unless you are on a motorcycle…
Not sure if its the same outfitter guide (it is the same name?) but damn....
www.oregonlive.com
Fishing guide’s death prompts huge outpouring of financial support for family
Michael Shufeldt, 26, drowned in the Columbia River.
www.oregonlive.com
Bad year for Reel Deal. First incident we can laugh off, second not so much. I was fishing about twenty miles down stream (had Bonneville dam and the lower gorge between us) when this went down. I saw the coast guard helicopter go that way.Not sure if its the same outfitter guide (it is the same name?) but damn....
Fishing guide’s death prompts huge outpouring of financial support for family
Michael Shufeldt, 26, drowned in the Columbia River.
Just another reminder how quickly things can go wrong even when you're confident you know what you're doing.
When I was a young adult, my roommate had a crazy friend. He looked just like Ted Bundy the serial killer, so we called him Theo. Anyway, Theo was driving his ski boat up over Shattuck Road in Cedar Hills, Oregon, didn't realize he had to take a sharp right hand turn just after the top of the hill, and his boat slid off the trailer, blocking traffic in both directions. We had to help him winch the damaged boat back onto the trailer quickly, so as to not irritate the drivers. We were angry that the cop who eventually dropped by, didn't even give Theo a ticket.
Okay, to pile on, Theo took that ski boat out on the Columbia, was jumping barge wakes, came down pointing straight down and augured straight into the river; only the tip of the boat (with Theo perched on top) was left; some kind souls towed him back to the boat ramp.
AND, he had a nice classic Bronco. One day, he was in too much of a hurry to bolt all the dozens of bolts that attach the top to the body, took off to visit a friend in NoPo, and the top blew off while he was going over the Fremont Bridge, landing on some old lady's Cadillac.
Many apologies for the hijack. Tie Your Boat Down!
Okay, to pile on, Theo took that ski boat out on the Columbia, was jumping barge wakes, came down pointing straight down and augured straight into the river; only the tip of the boat (with Theo perched on top) was left; some kind souls towed him back to the boat ramp.
AND, he had a nice classic Bronco. One day, he was in too much of a hurry to bolt all the dozens of bolts that attach the top to the body, took off to visit a friend in NoPo, and the top blew off while he was going over the Fremont Bridge, landing on some old lady's Cadillac.
Many apologies for the hijack. Tie Your Boat Down!
Yes I believe it is the same, I went and look at the picture as soon as I heard the boat went down with the same name.Not sure if its the same outfitter guide (it is the same name?) but damn....
Fishing guide’s death prompts huge outpouring of financial support for family
Michael Shufeldt, 26, drowned in the Columbia River.
We had friends from Redmond Oregon up and they had made it across the river and up to Madras when they were hit with huge winds and massive dust storm. The gorge can be brutal, we have gotten off the river several times just shaking our heads at how fast the bad weather sets in!
Always be alert and better safe than sorry!
Wall of sand blowing...
Very tragic accident.
Captain wasn't wearing a PFD....and neither were his clients when the wave swamped the stern. He spent his time helping them don their PFDs as the craft sunk.
A close friend in Alaska has two adult sons who own fishing charter boats...it drives them crazy that neither of them wear PFDs while afloat.
Last edited:
Tragic event, and whereas the young guide gave his life helping his clients to the very end, frankly mind boggling a licensed guide would not require passengers to put on inflatable PDF's from the moment they stepped on the boat.
I fish these Columbia fisheries daily - never once seen a guide boat with anyone wearing a PFD. Not saying they aren't out there, but I've always found it baffling a guide wouldn't require it.
Absolutely drives me nuts. This is awful and I feel terrible for this man's family and all those affected, but this simply did NOT have to happen. There is absolutely zero reason to not wear a PFD. The inflatable ones these days are comfortable enough that you put them on and forget they are there until you need it. Just infuriates me that so many people refuse to wear one for whatever reason.
Ive had both deckhands and customers get frustrated with me because I insist life jackets are worn. I've gone over myself and know first hand that it doesn't matter how experienced one is on the water, or how sure footed you are, when it happens it's usually just one wrong move at the wrong time.
Wear a god damned PFD
closest I ever came to capsizing was at a river mouth, fighting a big salmon alone in my Magnum, not realizing the outgoing tide was sucking me out to the breakers...looked up, saw an overhead set of waves approaching fast, threw the rod down, spun the boat and gunned for the mouth, made it in with a wall of whitewater nipping at my heels...the whole time my inflatable PFD hanging on the back of my seat...beached the boat just inside the mouth and sat there thinking what an idiot I had been, then realized the rod was banging against the sides because the salmon was still on the line...pulled in a nice fish that could have cost me my life, and went home knowing getting older doesn't always make one smarter.
