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<blockquote data-quote="bobberboy" data-source="post: 435756" data-attributes="member: 1417"><p>When I was a kid we sometimes went with neighbors fishing on the Mississippi. We often fished below lock and dam #4, particularly near the lock entrance/exit. The turbulence created at the downstream end of the lock was good for fishing but could get very squirrely very quickly when the lock was emptying. Moving away for a few minutes generally took care of the safety concern but once the anchor caught in the rocks. The water came out so quickly that the front of the boat was actually being pulled down from the stuck anchor. Luckily there was a pocket knife handy to cut the rope. You could argue that as kids we might not have known better. The adult neighbors however should have. Scared the hell out of me and scares me still more than 50 years later. Rivers can be dangerous, particularly so in locations like below dams where currents can be strong.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bobberboy, post: 435756, member: 1417"] When I was a kid we sometimes went with neighbors fishing on the Mississippi. We often fished below lock and dam #4, particularly near the lock entrance/exit. The turbulence created at the downstream end of the lock was good for fishing but could get very squirrely very quickly when the lock was emptying. Moving away for a few minutes generally took care of the safety concern but once the anchor caught in the rocks. The water came out so quickly that the front of the boat was actually being pulled down from the stuck anchor. Luckily there was a pocket knife handy to cut the rope. You could argue that as kids we might not have known better. The adult neighbors however should have. Scared the hell out of me and scares me still more than 50 years later. Rivers can be dangerous, particularly so in locations like below dams where currents can be strong. [/QUOTE]
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