He made a mistake, yes.
He paid the ultimate price, no real need for name calling at this point.

Any man willing to spend time outdoors with his children has my respect, but discretion is something this game does require, and even when exercised bad things happen.

From the Lake house we send our sincerest condolences and best wishes.

I think I am going to go drop some serious money on two good life jackets for my wife and I and be done with it. I might even go with the kind that pop when you hit water.

That's the kind I got. It is a LOT easier to put on over a heavy jacket.

That's the kind I got. It is a LOT easier to put on over a heavy jacket.

Let me know a brand and where to get them if you would please. That is it, we are going to do it as of as soon as the mail guy brings them. I have a life long friend whom I have hunted and fished with every year. We have a group that goes fishing in Port Mansfield for a week. On this trip I was not along. Another friend brought his son who got off in the channel and was not doing good at all. His dad went in to help him. Within minutes they were both in serious bad trouble. My best friend just happened to see them down the channel and thought they were having trouble. By the time he got to his boat and over there, (From the dad to my ears) he said he had one more shot at swimming under his son and pushing him up out of the water, he was going to give it up after that. His son was already unconscious. My bud got them on the boat and started CPR on the young man, my buddy couldn't speak he was so worn out. Other boats arrived and they lit a shuck to town while doing CPR. As they arrived in Port Mans they got the kid back. Being in the job that I do for as long as I have, I know the chance of saving someone with CPR is extremely low. So my friend (the life saver) makes his kids wear them on his boat and when they are wade fishing. Screw it, today is the day, the law is getting laid down on my boats.

This is so sad. My heart goes out to the 5 year old and his mother. So many "what if's" here but if the boy had no pfd on the dad messed up. Hell my wife would have never let me take any of our 3 boys when they were 5 knowing a storm like that was coming. I'd like to know were they in route to their spot...anchored in deeper water and waiting on shooting light? If they were on the water at 5:45 why did it take so long to get to their hunt area? Were they "scouting" for a spot to set up on when the storm hit? The dog made it...was it wearing a dog jacket? The boy had no chance I would imagine and I bet the dad lost his life trying to find his son in all that hell.

Just so senseless.

We have all done stupid things, especially at 25 years old.

A Go Fund Me page has been set up to help with arrangements

https://www.[censored]/8w-funeral-arrangements

I'm sorry Wal but putting a 5 year old kid in a 12' boat without a life jacket on, in the dark, with an oncoming storm is way more than "doing something stupid at 25."

He made a mistake, yes.
He paid the ultimate price, no real need for name calling at this point.

Any man willing to spend time outdoors with his children has my respect, but discretion is something this game does require, and even when exercised bad things happen.

From the Lake house we send our sincerest condolences and best wishes.

If 52" around the chest will work for ya, this is a good deal!
Cabela's inflatable PFD

I was gonna go out thinking that I would wait at the ramp until after the storm came through. When I got up and saw the radar I thought the timing wouldn't work so I didn't go. I NEVER go out without a PFD tho, I know how things can turn real quick for the worst.

I agree it was bad. I mean how can one argue with that, he is dead now so there is no arguing. I am just damn glad I had bad things happen that opened my eyes and didn't kill me. The biggest eye opener I got was the Darrel Lundsford video tape. He was an officer in East Texas that filmed his own murder. His family allowed the FBI to be released to Officers as a training aid. It woke me up and made me sick to my stomach. We really had no training like that back then. There is no doubt in my mind that tape saved lives.

They've already reached the goal. That's good.