Reply With QuoteOh man hate to hear that. Glad you are OK, sore I bet you will be in the morning and the next couple days. Like GA Tech dude said in the broken Iprimi rod thread, my rods ride in the cab….in a case at that for most trips.
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Broke my two favorite rods today
My 5’4” St Croix Panfish and 5’4” Trout Series rod were in the back of my old 2003 Tacoma Xtracab cradled with reels in a plastic basket .
I was coming home fro a short 45 minute fishing trip when a SUV in the right turning lane decided he wanted my lane .
Took out a Prius in the lane to my left , and spun me into the guardrail.
I’m ok , although I’m sure I’ll be sore in the morning but the old truck will most likely be totaled .
The wrecker driver pulled the front end ways from the tires enough to enable me to slowly drive home the four miles to the house .
I’m going to try to get the insurance to cover my St Croix rods .
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Oh man hate to hear that. Glad you are OK, sore I bet you will be in the morning and the next couple days. Like GA Tech dude said in the broken Iprimi rod thread, my rods ride in the cab….in a case at that for most trips.
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Man, it is in the air. Another person on here fell and broke one of his favorite rods. They say it comes in three's, I'm not touching anything until I see another broken rod post.
In all seriousness, Very glad you are not hurt and very sorry to hear about your truck.
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Like losing a good dog. Sorry to hear that and glad you’re ok. Material things can be replaced. Now you get tha thrill of looking for new ones.
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Yep, had that Tacoma for 19 years . Lot of good fishing trip memories using that truck .Originally Posted by skeetbum
I’m going to miss it .
I actually thought it would be my last vehicle . Now , I hope not .
It’ll probably take me a couple hours to remove all of the fishing tackle and shooting supplies I kept in that truck .
I had three take down UL spinning rods , and two flyrods in the xrtracab part of the cab . Along with a few reels and several tackle bags . All of it survived.
Everything that was in the bed was a scrambled mess up against the back of the cab . Shooting rests , hammers , target stands , stools , all kind of outdoor stuff .
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You be real sure about your health. Never hurts to see your doctor.
Maybe they will bite this one……
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Sorry to hear about the truck and the rods. Glad to here you are okay.
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Oh man, I’m real sorry to hear that @Gillchaser. Glad you were able to walk/drive away in one piece. I’m sure you’ll be pretty sore for the next few days…I feel it more today than when I fell on Tuesday. Good luck finding a new truck, that mig(t turn out to be the biggest hassle.
PS please be sure to see your doctor and get checked out as a precaution.
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Hate to hear of the accident but glad you're OK. As stated finding a truck might be a challenge nowadays. Hopefully insurance covers the rods as well. Good luck with it.
