nickcalderone Posted March 13, 2008 Report Share Posted March 13, 2008 Get this... A local guy was out on a lake here called "Big Creek Lake". He was using Humminbirds new sidescan sonar unit. Anyway, he came across an aircraft in about 30 feet of water perfectly intact! He called the local Sheriff's department and at first they didn't believe him! They sent a few divers out and sure enough, there is a plane at the bottom of the lake! The pictures that the Humminbird showed were almost like a photograph...I was really impressed. Anyway, come to find out, they think the plane belonged to a man whose plane went missing in 1982 while on a flight to Mississippi. I wonder how many times I passed over that plane with my old LCD and never noticed anything? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KcKid Posted March 13, 2008 Report Share Posted March 13, 2008 Wow! That's crazy! Sure would like to get one of them Humminbirds but they sure are xxpensive! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beezerbassman Posted March 13, 2008 Report Share Posted March 13, 2008 I really think that is one unit that would improve your fishing. I have been trying to talk the boss lady into letting me get on for the last year. still no luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nova Posted March 13, 2008 Report Share Posted March 13, 2008 Was the guy in the plane? www.novalures.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vodkaman Posted March 13, 2008 Report Share Posted March 13, 2008 Naw, probbly realised the engine was flooded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickcalderone Posted March 13, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2008 Naw, probbly realised the engine was flooded. No...there was no one inside the plane. I will try to find out the rest of the info as soon as they release it. They have not yet brought the aircraft up from the bottom of the lake...yet. The fact that the Humminbird sonar was able to produce a picture of the aircraft so clearly at 30 feet was absolutely astonishing! Like I said, that aircraft has been there since 1982. I have passed over it dozens of times and never noticed a thing. This guy passes over it ONE TIME with this unit and BOOM! I really want one of these things now! This is a prime example of how much we are missing with regular LCD's. So much is lost in interpretation...but not with the Humminbird. Living here on the coast, I wonder what treasures are sitting right off the shoreline waiting to be discovered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassfishing06 Posted March 13, 2008 Report Share Posted March 13, 2008 Does a man have to have a boat to use one of these things..i am stuck to the bank for a while..LOL:eek: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike-A-Pike Posted March 13, 2008 Report Share Posted March 13, 2008 I still remember went guys were sitting by their flashers and thinking that was the end all and be all, then the sonars, then color sonars, side scanning sonar, and the video systems... All we need now is a robot to go fishing for us. There are still a few places left that I like to fish without electronics, although you can't beat 'em for new water. There are a few flowages in WI that are small enough, I still like fishing them without sonar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LooksLikeSinbad Posted March 13, 2008 Report Share Posted March 13, 2008 That's wild. Are the photos from the humminbird online? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickcalderone Posted March 14, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2008 UPDATE! Okay, here is the scoop. The aircraft belonged to a flight instructor, Doug Flint, who lived here in Mobile. In 1982, he flew from Mobile to Texas to pick up his son-in-law. They both flew from Texas to Mississippi to see Doug's daughter who was in the hospital there. Doug left Mississippi alone bound for Mobile but for some reason did not refuel before leaving. I guess with him being a flight instructor, he figured he had enough fuel left to make the trip home? Anyway, he was just a few miles from the airport here in Mobile when, apparently, he ran out of fuel. It was very dark and foggy that night, so visibility was probably near zero. I guess he tried to set the plane down in the lake? Anyway, the lake sits in a very secluded area and apparently no one heard the plane go into the water. The crazy thing is, according to accounts, Doug and his plane were missing for nearly two weeks...he and the plane had just "vanished". It was like he took off from Mississippi and just vanished into thin air. I guess none of the authorities thought to look in the lake? After a couple of weeks, a body washed up on the shoreline. It was later identified as Doug Flint, but it was unclear how he wound up in Big Creek Lake. And still, NO ONE SEARCHED THE LAKE??? I guess back in 1982, they didn't really have the technology? Especially here...we are WAAAAY behind anyway. :lol:So, long story short, a guy goes fishing on Tuesday and decides to try out his new toy...and what do ya know! PRESTO! Mystery solved! After some red tape and lots of financial responsibility debates, the local officials have decided NOT to remove the aircraft from the lake.... The pictures from the Humminbird are on the website of a local news station. I am not sure if I am allowed to post their web address here, so, PM me if you want to take a look at the pics and watch the video footage. I wonder if anyone has tried one of these units in the Bermuda Triangle? Loch Ness? Bimini? Anybody want to search for Atlantis? I will buy the snacks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LooksLikeSinbad Posted March 14, 2008 Report Share Posted March 14, 2008 That's a wild story. Yes, you can post the link. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beezerbassman Posted March 14, 2008 Report Share Posted March 14, 2008 That was unreal. I still can not believe how clear the imagine is. I talked the hummingbird rep and he said it will do that in any water color. Wow is all I can say Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickcalderone Posted March 14, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2008 Doesn't it just make ya wanna go out and buy one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outdooradvantage Posted March 16, 2008 Report Share Posted March 16, 2008 What a story,have to check into one of those... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
