Watch: 2 Men Caught in Tornado While Fishing in Texas

Two Texas men are lucky to be alive after getting caught in a tornado while fishing. 

I love to fish. For me, it’s more about relaxing than actually catching fish. I like to joke that I may not even put any bait on the hook. 

So no, I’m not a hardcore fisherman in the least bit. But the old boys in the video below are the very definition of hardcore fishermen.

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I’ve always heard that one of the best times to go fishing is right before a storm hits. But there’s no way I would tempt fate like that. I grew up in Tornado Alley, so I know just how unpredictable tornadoes are. 

Speaking of growing up in Tornado Alley, I witnessed the tornado that struck Vernon, Texas on April 10, 1979. From where I was standing it looked like a cloud that was churning in the distance.  

It was what is known as a wedge tornado, which doesn’t look like what you expect a tornado to look like. Wedge tornadoes look like a cloud that has dipped down and touched the ground. 

So, I can see how the fishermen didn’t realize it was a tornado until it was too late. Thankfully, they lived to tell the story.