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    Fox news is reporting that there was no damage to the boat according to an ODNR supervisor involved with inspecting the boat as part of the investigation. They will be checking the hard drive of the GPS for any clues to an erratic maneuver that could have caused the sinking.
    21ft Red Mirrocraft Open Bow w/ gray Evinrude 120 OB. Nicknamed "Sunny Daze".

    Channel 79, hit me up. Can be caught perch'n or drift'n around the islands when I make it out.

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    Hey B-CAN MAN, have you heard anything on if they are still looking for the other two missing? All I keep thinking about is the family sitting there in agony waiting for there loved ones to be returned. Had a good friend go threw the ice and it took four hours to find him. Waiting is very painfull and heart renching....

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    Coast Guard called off the search last night for the other two. Sheriff's Office was going to continue this morning until noon. Almost a guarantee now that it will be fellow fishermen to find them.

    Waiting and hoping anyone is found is agony. I lost two good friends to the lake in 2002 when they and two others were swept away trying to save a girl that was wading in the lake when she shouldn't have been. It took a day and a half for my second friend to be found.

    Pray that they are found soon and that there is an answer to why this has happened.
    21ft Red Mirrocraft Open Bow w/ gray Evinrude 120 OB. Nicknamed "Sunny Daze".

    Channel 79, hit me up. Can be caught perch'n or drift'n around the islands when I make it out.

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    Quote Originally Posted by B can man View Post
    Fox news is reporting that there was no damage to the boat according to an ODNR supervisor involved with inspecting the boat as part of the investigation. They will be checking the hard drive of the GPS for any clues to an erratic maneuver that could have caused the sinking.
    It was a somber day on the Lake yesterday with all the air traffic, and knowing what was going on. Sick feeling in my stomach as we headed out and kept "watching" the water. I did not know anyone involved, and yet it effected me a great deal. My heart is with those families.

    The fact that there was supposedly no damage to the boat makes you wonder if his anchor got thrown overboard and grabbed at high speed or something. Pure speculation on my part and just wondering out loud.

    -Matt

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    Still saddened by this tragic loss. I didn't know Bryan personally but feel like I did. Reading his Facebook page, I know he was a guy I wish I could have spent some time with. God speed Bryan to you and the others abord.
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    Quote Originally Posted by ReelTime View Post
    Still saddened by this tragic loss. I didn't know Bryan personally but feel like I did. Reading his Facebook page, I know he was a guy I wish I could have spent some time with. God speed Bryan to you and the others abord.
    The Western Basin of Lake Erie is a dangerous place. When wind and shallow waters meet, all bets are off. We all knows this.

    I do not not know these people, but I know their story. It has been played out every year in one way or another. It is terrible. It sucks. It is what we all know is possible.

    Yet, we launch our vessels...

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    Sorry guys, didn't read far enough down. Just preying they or someone finds them. Closure is a blessing no matter the out come.

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    Default thanks all for thoughts and concern

    I have been following this very sad and tragic story since the start and wanted to say what a great community we have here on walleye. Com the many comments , prayers, and thoughts for the family and friends of these missing boaters is very loving, I along with others have stated a sick to the stomach feeling over this tragedy. So please if you are a friend of these missing people please add my thoughts to the list of concerned fellow boaters and fisherman. I am sure all on this site when going out over the next few months will be thinking of these men and women. Please please please be extra careful out there mblmike

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    Thoughts and prayers from the east end, such a tragedy. Our thoughts are with all out west at this time!!!
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