Jetty nighmare!!!

[Dr. Jekyll - AKA MeL B]

John, i'm glad you're ok...

[alantani]

ouch!!!!

[Dominick]

An old friend of mine told me that he liked to wrap burlap bags around his tennis shoes and then duct tape around the ankles. Never tried it myself.

This sounds like it might work.  I usually use cleats when I fish in NJ.  Dominick

[broadway]

John,
   Just tell me you weren't on Breezy Pt.?! That jetty has dunked and drown more people than I care to think about.  I fish right off Breezy a lot and have actually seen people enjoying a beautiful day until high tide and a swell come in and off they go.  Stay safe out there and I hope you didn't break your coccyx because I know what that feels like.
As the AT crew has convinced me I will advise the same... go to the doc so you don't get infected.  See I can learn more than how to crack open reels.
Feel better bud,
Dom

[Capt Ahab]

Yeah get some Korkers or even better shoes with built in spikes.

I fish jetties and have a love / hate relationship with them.  Getting to old to feel that frisky but when you get to "the" spot you can really catch.

 

[Nuvole]

Time for you to invest on a lure retriever.

[OSIRIS631]

Thank you all, for the kind words....and I am lucky.  Had a friend of mine about 15yrs ago.  Who went off that same jetty problem was he had on waders.  He did not make it back to his family.  I think he was looking out for me.... Santiago where ever you are  "Tight lines mate"

[Norcal Pescador]

Ouch!

Only ouch if someone plants the bottom side on you.

They work! For fly fishing I had one pair of plain felt-soled wading boots and another with screws inserted into the soles for for the green snot-rocks. #6 x 1/4 inch long stainless steel hex-head sheet metal screws - 4 in the heel and 7 in the sole.

John, glad to hear you're okay after that.

[floating doc]

I'm glad you're home, and mostly in one piece. When I was a kid I would run flat out on jetty rocks.   . I lived at the beach whenever we were out of school, so I knew every step. Still, I'm lucky I didn't kill myself.

I have a pair of corkers, but found that i would slide on the dry rocks.

[Alto Mare]

This happened 3 1/2 month ago, does anybody know what happen to John (OSIRIS631) and if he's ok?
I haven't seen him around here lately .

[harryk3616]

qvc   used to sell something very similar to korkers, they slid on your shoes so you wouldn't slip on the ice, they might still stock them.

[harryk3616]

qvc      http://www.qvc.com/Due-North-Winter-Snow-&-Ice-All-Purpose-Traction-Spikes.product.F09440.html?sc=F09440-SRCH&cm_sp=VIEWPOSITION-_-1-_-F09440&catentryImage=http://images.qvc.com/is/image/f/40/f09440.001?$uslarge$          item  number  is   fo9440
       

[floating doc]

This happened 3 1/2 month ago, does anybody know what happen to John (OSIRIS631) and if he's ok?
I haven't seen him around here lately .

I hope he's doing okay. I didn't notice the original posting date when I replied earlier.