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Last Saturday morning got to my first fishing spot... lowered the jig down to the bottom got set, and something was on it reeled it up and caught me a Shimano Speedmaster with a lightning rod. That's the third rod I have tight lined up in 3 years ,2 on Caddo 1 on Cypress Lake. Alright guys let me know the weird or interesting things that y'all have caught
you gotta be kiddin!! That's awesome. Nothin as nice as a new rod & reel but I managed to bring up a 5lb rock once. I know that's nothing special but what are the odds of that hook snagging that tiny little notch or hole so perfectly in a smooth round rock good enough to reel it al the way in. as soon as it hit the floor of the boat the hook dropped right off it. Also - this was in Washington state...fishing for walleye in about 50ft of water. a long ride to the surface.
Wow that's crazy lucky. I've never caught anything interesting.
I was with a buddy trolling a big lake for walleye, and he hooked what we thought was a big heavy fish. Turns out it was a pillowcase, that by the looks of it had been on the bottom of the lake for a while. At first we were curious how it got there, then we decided we shouldn't ask any questions.
OOOOOH, SLEEPING WITH THE FISH:RoflQuote:
Originally Posted by Alboy79
It didn't look NICE:yikes til a work over with a brush and PB Blast. I took it apart blasted clean put in some white grease... can't wait to put a crank bait on it .., and complete the cycle:fingerdanceQuote:
Originally Posted by Progator135
I heard you ROCK! Now I know what it means :cheers2
You know for sure that you were fishing behind someone. I have been very lucky with my rods overboard. I have retrieved my own rod from a log jam in Red River the day after it went overboard. Also managed to find one that the wife let go in Cypress Lake. As soon as it hit the water I hit the waypoint marker on my little portable gps and went back a couple of days later with some snagging equipment and found it on the first cast. We also let one go overboard up at the bridge in Mooringsport and about one hour later some guy pulled it up and hollered out that he had found the rod. The wife had told everyone who was within earshot about her rod going over the side. I believe that the only reason I was able to get the rods back was that a lot of line was out and it was pretty easy to snag them. None of the rods were high dollar equipment just Zebco spincast equipment but it really feels good to get your equipment back after they go swimming.Quote:
Originally Posted by theygotaeat
yep....had to fish one of mine out once......had to backtrack to find it....
I did not catch this odd catch my 7 yr old son did. Story starts 1 yr earlier I was fishing a farm pond and nature called. I had no TP with me so I cut my under wear off to use. 1yr later same pond my boy hollers over at me from the other corner of the lake an low and behold he caought them off the bottom of the lake. Nedless to say I found it funnier than he did.
My brother caught an owl on Toledo Bend with a top water bait once and a friend caught a banded gull on Big Lake. I've never caught anything strange but did see a choupique catch a bullet in his teeth. I was running yo-yos on Dugdemona River long ago and had a choupique on one. I took out my .38 S&W and shot him in the back of the head when he was a few inches under water. As I pulled him up, it looked like he was grinning with something in his mouth. He caught the jacketed hollow point perfectly after it passed through his head. Anybody remember Davy Crockett (Fess Parker) doing that in a tavern?
A few years ago on Caddo Lake in Mooringsport the jig wizard and I were tightlining he has a bite sets the hook the drag sings he's battling it and its spiraling to the surface when it comes up its what's left of a two pound crappie that had been fileted
Hey TGTE,
I caught this reel in Lake Pontchartrain few years back. You can see the erosion of the aluminum body in the pics. I think I threw the rod away.
My youngest daughter hooked and brought up a Lew's bait caster in Bayou Sorrel over 20 years ago. She pulled it up and reeled the line in and a half dead bass was on a crawfish colored bandit tie on. She use to ask about her rod and reel from time to time. I'll have to ask her if she remembers it.
Caught an owl once on topwater bait fishing a night bass tournament on Black River Lake near Jonesville, La. under lights at a dock. Try to get the treble hooks out of those claws without getting bit or clawed. Caught a Mallard duck on the first National Fishing and Hunting Day while in the military on Lake Washington in Seattle in mid flight. Also caught a bullfrog on Rodemacher Lake (Cleco Lake) near Boyce,La. while fishing a bass tournament. I told them it was over 12" long but they said you ain't weighing that in! ~~<{{{{<<
Shoot, you're so lucky you can spit into the wind and not bat an eye.......
That was one hungry crappie rotflQuote:
Originally Posted by theygotaeat
Back then it seemed so easy to catch now it's hard just to catch a break!!! I think the fish are like me and having more trouble seeing! Maybe I need larger lures and brighter colors??? ~~<*{{{{<<
Yeah he was skin and bonesQuote:
Originally Posted by 20watt
Lots of weird things. When you spend as much time on water as some do you see it all
2 or 3 years ago I caught a shimano Calcutta and ugly stick on a crank bait near duck lake in spillway
As for others I caught a bullfrog on a plastic frog. And my dad who fly fished constantly caught many creatures on flys-popping bugs. Including. Couple frogs , birds, and a snake. Which we decided to give the bait too
I was throwing a crankbait in Henderson last year, felt a bite and set the hook. I didn't feel a fish, but the crank wasn't running right, finished reeling it in, and there was an XPS crankbait hanging from my treble hooks. It was chrome/black, just like the one I'd been throwing, what are the chances?
Caught this fishing bundicks in 2012. Whoever lost it had did some ole fashion rigging on it and had the butt end weighted down with some shot from shotgun shells, made it very balanced. Still like this rod!
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The one i caught last week had the lure hooked on rod like it wasn't in use...maybe they hit big wake and lost it
Thanks for telling your stories guys and posting the pics keep them coming:popcorn
Happens more often than you would think. I was fishing the marsh with a couple of buddies YEARS ago when we were running through a very tight trail when the reeds that were hanging over the trail caught one of the buddies rod and flipped it out of the boat! Out of the 3 of us, I was the only one that saw it flip out of the boat so I told them to stop and we were able to get the rod.Quote:
Originally Posted by theygotaeat
I have a family member that caught a live bird while fishing with my dad. As for me, I caught a small alligator on a fishing trip in south Louisiana. We stopped by some brackish canals along the road before we got to where we were gonna put the boat in. My dad was throwing his cast net getting some mullet for bait and I decided to bait up with a shrimp and a cork and throw it out in the canal. Caught a ladyfish(at least that's what dad said it was) and so I baited back up and threw back out. Gator grabbed my bright orange cork and I started reeling in thinking he would let go but instead he death rolled and wrapped all up in the line. He was only about 4.5-5 foot long and skinny so we easily pulled him in. Had 12 lb braid on and when we got him to the bank we noticed he had a metal tag near his toes from LDWF. On other trips we always stopped at the canals to castnet mullet and have had several other gators swim towards my cork, so for some reason they love bright orange lol
Never caught a rod or reel off the bottom but I do know where 2 nice anchors are in cane river. I had a boat that sat up a long time and the anchor rope was rotten but we didn't realize it. Lost first anchor and then moved further down and lost the other anchor 30 minutes later. I was mad but mostly at myself for letting the boat sit up for a couple years and using cheap rope. Lesson learned! I do have hopes of one day getting those anchors back. I thought about buying one of those 250 lb retrieving magnets from harbor freight for $16 and tying a rope on it and lowering it over the side of the boat in hopes of it attaching to the anchor and pulling it up to the boat. one anchor was a 15lb river anchor and the other was a 25lb river anchor. I know within 10 feet where both of them are but they been down there for a couple years now and probably covered in mud. Not sure if the magnet would actually be able to pull them up so that's why I continue to hesitate on buying one and trying.
Ain't never caught a rod and reel, but I did catch this on D'bone last march
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was bass fishing one morning with a white spinnerbait......an owl flew down, jumped in the water trying to get my bait with its feet.....I let the bait fall to the bottom so he would not get it but still felt his feet touching the line.....it was shallow water.....Didi took this picture as he was in the water.....we played around with him for 20 minutes.....
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Very cool picture thanks for postingQuote:
Originally Posted by prefers shiners
Very neat pic PS!!
I like that Bruce - thanks!
I have caught bass with those on them before at Caddo lake. Them some ugly crittersQuote:
Originally Posted by 20watt
I don't have a picture of it, but I actually caught a crappie several years ago. That is a strange thing for me to catch. LOL.
Thats a good one pastor:Rofl:Rofl:Rofl
We have alot in common.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pastor