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Phil Hackett The common Boastful Expert :-)
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Whilst fishing the river last night, which was carrying about .7 of metre over NSL, and reaching for the landing netto land yet another barbel. I knocked off the other rod from the rest. As I put the landing net in to net the fish, which powered away again, I notice a rather large part of a small tree passing me. Giving it no more thought until I was about to net the fish, I caught out of the corner of my eye the butt section of the rod leaving the bank for the river. Oh shit no what do I do now I shouted aloud!
A quick heave of the fish into the net and dropping everything on the bank in the vein hope of reaching the rodto retrieve it.The river by the way is about 5 ft deep under my feet and running fast, so no chance of jumping in to save it.
By the time I got to where it was, it’s was heading out at a 30 degree angle for the middle of the river like a rapier through the water, being dragged along by the part tree the line had become attached to. Not a catting hell’s chance of getting it back.
That image will haunt me for sometime to come I can assure you of that! Even more so, knowing it was my John Wilson, which I adored, and an Okuma Epix baitrunner. Total cost £140 of gear now residing somewhere between lower Ribchester and the Irish Sea.
Had the rod not dropped on the floor it would not have disengaged the baitrunner I’d clicked on whilst playing the fish and the lot wouldn’t have ended up in the drink. All it would have done is stripped line off the runner.
I suppose the hard lesion I’m trying to convey from my tail of woe, is make sure your baitrunners on, on your other rod when you’re playing a fish. Don’t drop your other rod to the ground when playing a fish just in case the runner disengages and you finish up losing the lot as I did.
watch out for logs, trees, and other objects coming down in the dark.
And believe me when I say, even the catching of a double didn’t make up for the loss of the rod and reel.
Bast***s! /forum/smilies/crying_smiley.gif/forum/smilies/crying_smiley.gif/forum/smilies/crying_smiley.gif/forum/smilies/crying_smiley.gif/forum/smilies/crying_smiley.gif
PS anyone finding the about Items. I’d like them back please!
A quick heave of the fish into the net and dropping everything on the bank in the vein hope of reaching the rodto retrieve it.The river by the way is about 5 ft deep under my feet and running fast, so no chance of jumping in to save it.
By the time I got to where it was, it’s was heading out at a 30 degree angle for the middle of the river like a rapier through the water, being dragged along by the part tree the line had become attached to. Not a catting hell’s chance of getting it back.
That image will haunt me for sometime to come I can assure you of that! Even more so, knowing it was my John Wilson, which I adored, and an Okuma Epix baitrunner. Total cost £140 of gear now residing somewhere between lower Ribchester and the Irish Sea.
Had the rod not dropped on the floor it would not have disengaged the baitrunner I’d clicked on whilst playing the fish and the lot wouldn’t have ended up in the drink. All it would have done is stripped line off the runner.
I suppose the hard lesion I’m trying to convey from my tail of woe, is make sure your baitrunners on, on your other rod when you’re playing a fish. Don’t drop your other rod to the ground when playing a fish just in case the runner disengages and you finish up losing the lot as I did.
watch out for logs, trees, and other objects coming down in the dark.
And believe me when I say, even the catching of a double didn’t make up for the loss of the rod and reel.
Bast***s! /forum/smilies/crying_smiley.gif/forum/smilies/crying_smiley.gif/forum/smilies/crying_smiley.gif/forum/smilies/crying_smiley.gif/forum/smilies/crying_smiley.gif
PS anyone finding the about Items. I’d like them back please!