Best story I've heard on KZfaq, seriously.

Jon, Only people who own or have owned a boat, feel everything you went through!

Jon had a hairy day, and a good story to boot. Twas the effort of good hearted strangers that made this story possible. Let us all have the opportunity to show that we are good hearted strangers.

Dude, I wasn't the dude but that's a crazy assed story. I'm stoked that you got the boat back!!

Nothing like being taught the lesson of patience! Lol. I felt the panic.

For a Rogue River guide-looses-his-drift-boat-story this is incredibly tame, and has quite a happy ending, but like he said most of those stories are not ones you could ever tell a camera 😂. The stories I've heard on the decks of those guideshacks in the lower canyon are insane.

“Checked his mail”……… I literally started having a panic attack listening to this……..lol……classic

As soon as you mentioned beer my ass would've been in that river swimming

I hope he gave the old man a beer.

It can only happen on the Rogue River. Gives me flashbacks of my experiences.

Crazy story, glad you got your boat back!!!

Wow what an incredible story lol. Loved it.

great story!

Epic story!

the same thing happened to me but I sent swimming .Once I got to the boat it was hard to get into it

Sub number 200 here! Good job.

Hate to say it, but that story with the old man is one of the funniest things I've heard in a long time. Glad you got the boat back though.

Great Story

Moral of the story.....don't get hosed, dudes!

Amazing what people will do for alcohol.

I'm glad you got your boat back. For myself, I'd get rid of waders and swim with a PFD. I was on the Snake in high water back in '78 went through Lunch counter, 9'-10" waves. The kayak and I got knocked over on the eddy-line and the turbulence pulled me down. The river spit me into the eddy on river-left and my boat meandered down to the bank on river-right. There were a couple guys taking it all in not realizing how hard it would be for me to recover my kayak. As they mindlessly watched frustrated I yelled," Can ya get my fuck'in boat." Seemed like they woke up and saved me from chasing my boat to the "narrows" a few miles down river. I wish I'd had beer to offer them! I don't think it tops your story.

my dude

He was the idiot-not the old man!!!

Beer has great power

That's a no shit deal. If you've ever had a boat leave you. There's a story.

never heard of a driftboat?

As a seasoned river guide, I assume you do know how to swim, right? So...what happened to swimming out to your boat as soon as you know it has broken free of its anchor? That would have been my very first instinct. But, hey, I wasn't there, so maybe swimming was not an option. Days like that one are great learning devices, and I am sure Guide Hazlett remembers that day every single time he ties up his craft...and I'll bet he tends to the reason he could not swim out to his boat in the first place. Funny story, and you probably made that old man's day.

Go Beavs

Beer get things done.

So the guy was 80+.... show him some respect! He got your dumbass there, you got your boat back, and a great story that you could have told without the ridicule. Just remember we're all getting there and your closer than some.

Fisherman lies to tell story for more you tube cash. Wheres the video of the boat ?

Dooh

Moral of the story...... Don't be a googan guide and you won't have these issues... Googan. You had a dude as a client. Your client had a googan as a guide.

haha hope this doesn't happen to me

😂😂😂😂