Hi, my name is Ken “
Big Foot “ Repine and I have the distinct honor of being the 1st
nominee of this year’s ” Hammer Award “
( I think it is going to be a long year . )
It all
started like this”
It’s 4:00 a. m. and my
truck has a dead battery. What a way to start the day. After a quick jump
start I am ready and on my way to the launch ramp. As I am driving along I
think to myself, “ things always come in 3’s, but
I am not superstitious. After launching in the pea soup fog that has set in
on the water, I eased my way to the dam to fish the moving water, but they
are not pulling water yet so I waited and waited and waited. Now what do I
do, they are not pulling any water. As I once again think to myself, things
always come in 3’s, but I am not superstitious. By now it is getting close
to weigh in time. I had managed to catch 3 fish to weigh in even though they
are still not pulling any water at the dam. Well, I thought, I am going to
beat the rush to get off the water. I pulled my boat to the bank and attempted
to step out of the boat and slipped, pushing the boat back off the bank when
one of my size 18 shoes stuck in the mud and the
other size 18 stuck under the trolling motor head. This caused me to loose
my balance and fall into the water. Now I am hanging upside down in the water
( life jacket on ). I tried to use my one hand to pull the
boat back to the bank, but the water movement was strong enough to prohibit
that. I did manage to hold on till John Stafford was able to get to me and
rescue me, freeing my
foot from under the trolling motor head. Once free I was able to stand up
and secure my boat. Only my left side was wet while my right side remained
dry. Then once again the thought came to me “ things
always come in 3’s “ Well perhaps I am superstitious “ or at least in this
case things did come in 3’s.