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Fishing the other day, and knocked out one of my favorite rods out of the rod holder. Man I hate that it was a expensive rod, and man you could really the light bites on it, anyway has anyone ever used a pool noodle cut to make a rod float if it falls over? Any suggestions? Thanks in advance.
Have tried the foam that Velcro to rod ok but messy casting. They only slowed the sink. Have made some that slip over butt out of pool noodles tested in pool to make sure float. Preform ok but in my way. Just ordered some of these will post results
$11.00
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Toss out a marker buoy, grab a heavy snagging hook, try to use your electronics and work that hook through the area. Sometimes it works.
Sure hate to lose a rod
I knocked one of mine off and was able to hook it using another rod. Got lucky. I have read in another forum that some fishermen on Chickamauga have used a local diver to retrieve valuable items.
Hate you lost a rod.
Dont beat yourself up over things like that.
When your out and about doing things stuff like that will occasionally happen.
A few years back the lake i was fishing regularly was very low.
Garcia, for those who might be curious.
And there was one place you couldnt get thru unless you had the boat up on plane.
So i had my 90 horse Yamaha on the 17’ Key West running flat out when i got there.
I hit an underwater stump so hard its amazing i still had a transom in the boat.
The motor flew up and i immediately noticed a different sound to it.
When i turned around and looked i noticed the motor cowling was gone and no where in sight.
All of that only took a few seconds, yet there was no cowling in sight.
I immediately went back to the ramp and loaded the boat on the trailer and inspected the transom area for cracks, but found none.
And there was no damage to the engine other than the loss of the cowling.
So i went back home which is only about 18 miles and got a heavy salt water conventional rod with a 6/0 Penn reel on it and tied a big treble grapple hook on it.
I was back to the spot in less than 2 hours and spent the next 2 hours trying to snag that cowling.
I finally gave up without finding it.
I went on line and found a nice used one down in Stuart.
Next day i went down there and handed the guy $300 for it.
Be aware that the latches holding that cowling in place can work loose when driving on unpaved roads, like the one going back to Stickmarsh.
And its something that can be unseen if you dont look for it.
Anyway as Forrest Gump said, **** happens, but only to those that are actually out doing things.
Sorry to hear this. It’s always a concern of mine..
Found these…
https://youtu.be/NChALrOGON8
https://youtu.be/-Qu52as0tJQ
I lost a rod overboard recently myself. Fortunately for me I was in fairly shallow water about 5 foot deep. Now the reason for such a loss was my own fault. Rod was loose in the boat, and someone (I) was trying to throw a casting net. Well, it caught my rod and in the water it went. As I stood there with the villainess net in my totally incapable hands I thought why not. I tossed said net in the spot I last seen my rod. As unlikely as it may seem, when I pulled up the net, there was my rod and reel. :biggrin. Fate was averted for a short time. I later lost it again. Broke it when a door shut on it. :yikes Now a 6'6" Crappie Max rod is not what is considered expensive, but it was a very good crappie catching rod. It will eventually be replaced, if and when they are available again. It is heartbreaking to lose our goodest equipment and the money it cost for replacement. Such is life at times. Don't beat yourself up over it for too long. Grab another rod and keep fishing! :fish
Find someone local who does magnet fishing. It’s popular on YouTube. I do it some around here. It’s essentially a strong magnet on a rope. You drop it in the water and see what you find. People love to do that at popular fishing spots for this exact reason. It’s worth a shot
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I use B&M 10' jig poles and they float.
I lost this rod in 54 feet deep, don’t know if it will work but I will try. I put a waypoint on my dads gps when I lost it.
You don’t want to try swimming for it? :RoflQuote:
Originally Posted by Danny Lang
Never hurts to try to get it but that deep it’s probably gone. Good luck
I never lost a rod but I did lose a anchor. My son will tell you that I will go off if you lay your rod down to talk on the cell phone.
I use the black foam insulation tubes on all my planer board rods now. I use a piece about a foot long from handle to 4-5 inches from first guide. So far has saved me 2 rodsQuote:
Originally Posted by Grainraiser
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don’t think I can hold my breath that long, and couldn’t see when or if I got down there.Quote:
Originally Posted by SuperDave336
I put a quick disconnect leash on every rod that's ever been in my kayak. It is kind of a p.i.t.a. at first, but I've never lost a rod. You're limited to how far it can travel (which you get accustomed to), but the quick disconnect makes it easy to switch rods into different rod holders. Had a few big cats try to snatch the rods out of the holders & make off with the rod, but they didn't get away with any.
Jim
Davy Jones has that one!Quote:
Originally Posted by Danny Lang
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54 feet of water makes it likely gone for good , they rarely go straight down and who knows what direction it might have decided to sink . Sorry for your loss , a lanyard on your wrist and or a tether in the rod holder is probably a train of thought you should consider , anything permanently attached like foam or a noodle , aint gunna help much in the ketchn dept. for sure , just saying .
Need a good friend that free dives to get that one. That is deep.Quote:
Originally Posted by SuperDave336
I have rescued on of mine with a metal fish stringer. Just open all the clasps and make circles in the area
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Good idea. Maybe one of the magnet fishing setups
Yup, it's a thing, if you invest enough time fishing you're going to lose gear.
in about 2004 was drifting a river on my Fishcat 9 DLX with a custom rod built for me by an acquaintance, as I rounded a bend the line snagged, I quickly placed the rod between my knees and started rowing upstream to to try and unhook, should have just cut the line, instead I tightened the drag, yup you guessed it, the mono stretched far enough then overcame my resistance and to this day that rod sits at the bottom of the Deschutes River.
It's a learning curve.
Wow, 54’ is deep and with it sliding down and more than likely not straight down, it could be in a larger area to search.
I lost on out of a rod holder from a fish and made an gps mark to return a week later. It was only 17’ but still took me 30min to find with my hook. I made something at work to return to the area and drag the bottom. I was lucky it grabbed the line on a retrieve and got my rod back. Good luck to ya.
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