[Re-Bait]

Well blinking f'ing cheap rod holders. Lost a 10 Tica Surf rod with Shimanno 6500 live liner to a big striper over the weekend. It was near where Johnny D lost his Cape Fear. If anybody finds it, it's yours. Salvage rigths, finders' keepers' or whatever, my fault for trusting that set up.
Here I was, sitting in the observation chair, minding my own business

 

[Re-Bait]

Had the rods like this..

Looked fine than OOPPPPSSSSS

[ 06-26-2005, 03:03 PM: Message edited by: Re-Bait ]

 

[Re-Bait]

Here's what was left ....

Actually the fish ripped the rod out from right in front of me, 15 seconds after setting the bait. As I tended to the rod on the rod on the left, a striper slammed the rod directly in front of my face and stole it completely in 1/10 of a second. All I could do was watch, as I was holding the other rod. It moved so fast there was nothing I could do, much less dive for it.

 

[Re-Bait]

And I HAD been thinking about buying another Tica rod and 6500 shimanno, so I would have 3 set-ups. Than I realized I needed to buy another just to have 2 As I was saying, bleeping cheap rod holders. Whether I like them or not, I might have to upgrade all of them to Lee's.

Also got me thinking about how much I wanted to spend on boat tackle,if i'm constantly losing,breaking, abusing them to go striper fishing. I guess the rod holders were never designed to hold a 10 foot pole under stress!

I could zip tie, hose clamp, and or duck tape the other 3 on.

[ 06-26-2005, 07:41 PM: Message edited by: Re-Bait ]

 

[eddy]

Do we get to keep the fish too?

I bet it was a 79 pound striper too.

[ 06-26-2005, 06:04 PM: Message edited by: eddy ]

 

[Re-Bait]

Originally posted by eddy:
Do we get to keep the fish too?

Depends on who's hook is in the deepest!

 

[KeysKid]

That sucks, Whats up with a 10 footer in the boat?!?

 

[CSStriper]

Originally posted by KeysKid:
That sucks, Whats up with a 10 footer in the boat?!?

 

[Brian E. Mullaney]

Originally posted by KeysKid:
That sucks, Whats up with a 10 footer in the boat?!?

my thoughts exactly??

 

[odin]

if you didn't have a cigar in one hand & a sandwich in the other you could have grabbed the rod................

 

[singlescrew]

He had his hand on something and I bet it wasn't the rod !

 

[Re-Bait]

Originally posted by KeysKid:
That sucks, Whats up with a 10 footer in the boat?!?

Striper Fishing, that's what's up!

Odin I quit cigars in February

Mike, 10 foot or 10 inch...whats the difference

 

[Re-Bait]

Originally posted by singlescrew:
He had his hand on something and I bet it wasn't the rod !

Mike did I ever tell you what I was doing when I caught my 1st 30lber? You know me whatever it takes, I'll probably do it. And I tend to be very superstitious

 

[singlescrew]

Dave you must be doing somthing right , I heard about the twins this weekend . Way to go dude !

 

[loanfish]

If your asking about a ten footer then you haven't been in the south inlet of LBI

 

[loanfish]

ReBait, Is that a Wahoo your on?? Imay have been out w/you several years ago at the hot dog

 

[loanfish]

ReBait, Is that a Wahoo your on?? Imay have been out w/you several years ago at the hot dog

 

[Re-Bait]

Yeah that's a '78 Pacemaker Wahoo. Furtherest south we ever gone is the 19 lump, maybe we saw each other there.

And for all you lurkers out there, I just got the word that AOK Browne bumped me today with a 48 pounder. Must be nice to be able to drop the tool belt, walk off the job site, and go fishing ON A WEEK DAY

 

[loanfish]

Yes, thats the boat. I was actually on your boat with the other Dave. I thought we were at at the hot dog. We went for tuna a few years (3-4) back. It was my first time on a Wahoo. I still want one!!

 

[loanfish]

Buy the way, let me know if you ever need a "guy for gas"!!!