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 .

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.

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.

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.

Sorry to hear this.

Regards


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Originally Posted by skeetbum

Like losing a good dog. .

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Yep, had that Tacoma for 19 years . Lot of good fishing trip memories using that truck .
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 .

You be real sure about your health. Never hurts to see your doctor.

Sorry to hear about the truck and the rods. Glad to here you are okay.

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.

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.

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Originally Posted by gillchaser999

Yep, had that Tacoma for 19 years . Lot of good fishing trip memories using that truck .
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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Very sorry to hear of this but happy to hear that you look to be in good shape. Yes, many times day two and three is when the soreness really kicks in. By all means check in with your Doc if you think something needs to get checked out. A new truck will open up new adventures.
Bob

What a total bummer , hopefully you have good insurance and or the person responsible does .
Glad you didn’t get injured , man this post makes me unhappy , right when the ketchn is about to get good .
Pm me if you need anything I might have , will send it your way :highfive

Glad you are OK, and sorry about the rods. Best get checked out by a Dr. if you are sore at all.

Man, that's bummer, Gillchaser! I'm glad you are ok though, that's what important!

Sorry to hear about the accident. Makes me think about all the fishing stuff in the trunk of my car. That said, it's just stuff and you are ok. Take care.

The rods can be replaced, you can't. Glad your OK...

Got news from the insurance company yesterday , they are covering the loss of my two St. Croix rods .
The check is in the mail, so to speak.
And the replacement rods have been ordered!
YES !

A nice piece of news, gill! Good deal!
Bob