I should have stayed home last night!

**holdemplyer** · 10-11-2008, 08:45 AM

get to TR around 6 with hopes of big kitties dancing in my head. Get the float tube all set up, waders on, rods assembled and get in the water. Kevin and Justin are launching Kevin's small boat about the same time. I set one of my cat rods next to me on the tube to adjust the stripping apron and grab my ultra lite to catch a few gills.

"what the......!" i shout the cat rod I had set next to me is not in sight. Spend the next 40 minutes or so wading around looking for my rod. Only found two whole clams, many sticks peice of concrete, and some rebar. It gets dark, so i launch the tube hoping to salvage the night with some big cats. Fishing with the ultra lite while dragging some dogfood around, I head to shallow water to take care of some buisness.

"kevin, you are not going to believe this..... my freaking ultra lite just fell in!" spent the next few minutes wading around for that. But every single step yeilds a stick.

Spend the next few minutes just kinda floating around hoping again, that a cat will bite.

Finally I just head in, put the tube against a tree and take off the waders, place an extremly small treble hook and egg sinking on my one remaining rod. The best catch of the night? My other cat rod. in 26 years of fishing I've never lost a rod. Tonight, I did lose one and almost lost two!

Dang glad I was able to recover my other cat rod. Medium heavy Ugly Stik with Okuma baitfeeding reel.

At least one fish was caught last night, but I'll let Kevin start a new thread on that one.

fish66 · 10-11-2008, 09:01 AM

Yep, That would NOT be a good night

Maybe one of the other guy on here will find one of them and get it back you, you can hope anyways.

LundLover · 10-11-2008, 09:04 AM

Wow. At least you caught one back. What a crappy night. Sorry about that.

Hillbilly Fisher · 10-11-2008, 10:01 AM

This sounds like one of my fishing trips that I'd have. But, you still wasn't working!

Big Johnson · 10-11-2008, 10:57 AM

holdemplyer,

What about puttig a floaty on your pole like this guy? I seen this picture online and thought of you loosing your poles.

Phishful Thinking · 10-11-2008, 11:09 AM

glad you found at least one of the poles, and great story!

bassnbaseball · 10-11-2008, 11:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Big Johnson

holdemplyer,

What about puttig a floaty on your pole like this guy? I seen this picture online and thought of you loosing your poles.

That's pretty smart. I know I never would have thought of doing that.

Big Johnson · 10-11-2008, 10:41 PM

Have you seen these? Blakemore Rod Floaters It looks like they are $9.99 for a 3 pack...

GenericAngler · 10-11-2008, 11:50 PM

Alex,

I still miss my Fenwick that got dragged into the farm pond earlier this year when I was asleep at the wheel.....It sounds like some of my "good" luck must have washed off onto you.

Sorry for your loss.

P.S. -- Slimers are biting

Harold · 10-13-2008, 03:12 AM

Holdem, I have fished for "big cats" one week in my life. It's an EXPENSIVE sport!

I would GLADLY give up ANY of my ultralites for the outfit I fed to the fish on the FIRST DAY of "Catfish Week"!

Congrats on the successful "retrieve"!

Harold F.

10-11-2008, 08:45 AM	#1 (permalink)
holdemplyer Director Join Date: May 2007 Location: hunting for Kenzies MA gill!!! Certified Youth Fishing Instructor NEFGA Line Recycling Volunteer Posts: 2,412 Thanks: 105 Thanked 137 Times in 79 Posts	I should have stayed home last night! get to TR around 6 with hopes of big kitties dancing in my head. Get the float tube all set up, waders on, rods assembled and get in the water. Kevin and Justin are launching Kevin's small boat about the same time. I set one of my cat rods next to me on the tube to adjust the stripping apron and grab my ultra lite to catch a few gills. "what the......!" i shout the cat rod I had set next to me is not in sight. Spend the next 40 minutes or so wading around looking for my rod. Only found two whole clams, many sticks peice of concrete, and some rebar. It gets dark, so i launch the tube hoping to salvage the night with some big cats. Fishing with the ultra lite while dragging some dogfood around, I head to shallow water to take care of some buisness. "kevin, you are not going to believe this..... my freaking ultra lite just fell in!" spent the next few minutes wading around for that. But every single step yeilds a stick. Spend the next few minutes just kinda floating around hoping again, that a cat will bite. Finally I just head in, put the tube against a tree and take off the waders, place an extremly small treble hook and egg sinking on my one remaining rod. The best catch of the night? My other cat rod. in 26 years of fishing I've never lost a rod. Tonight, I did lose one and almost lost two! Dang glad I was able to recover my other cat rod. Medium heavy Ugly Stik with Okuma baitfeeding reel. At least one fish was caught last night, but I'll let Kevin start a new thread on that one. __________________ And one of the Disciples of the Float Tube said, Feb. 22nd, 2009, there shall be open water. So it was said, so it shall be.

10-11-2008, 09:04 AM	#3 (permalink)
LundLover Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Lincoln, NE Posts: 3,872 Thanks: 32 Thanked 17 Times in 16 Posts	Wow. At least you caught one back. What a crappy night. Sorry about that. __________________ I myself am made entirely of flaws, stitched together with good intentions. - Augusten Burroughs

10-11-2008, 10:01 AM	#4 (permalink)
Hillbilly Fisher Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Nebraska Posts: 99 Thanks: 4 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	This sounds like one of my fishing trips that I'd have. But, you still wasn't working! __________________ A bad day fish'in, still better than a good day at work!!:xCrazy:

10-11-2008, 10:57 AM	#5 (permalink)
Big Johnson Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Columbus Posts: 243 Thanks: 39 Thanked 47 Times in 23 Posts	holdemplyer, What about puttig a floaty on your pole like this guy? I seen this picture online and thought of you loosing your poles. __________________ Regards, Rob Johnson

10-11-2008, 11:09 AM	#6 (permalink)
Phishful Thinking Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Lincoln, NE Posts: 356 Thanks: 25 Thanked 16 Times in 12 Posts	glad you found at least one of the poles, and great story! __________________ Every working class citizen needs a Workingman on his side! Vote Workman '08 T-shirts and Bumper stickers available upon request...

10-11-2008, 09:01 AM	#2 (permalink)
fish66 Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Ashland NE Posts: 58 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 2 Posts	Yep, That would NOT be a good night Maybe one of the other guy on here will find one of them and get it back you, you can hope anyways.

10-11-2008, 10:41 PM	#8 (permalink)
Big Johnson Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Columbus Posts: 243 Thanks: 39 Thanked 47 Times in 23 Posts	Have you seen these? Blakemore Rod Floaters It looks like they are $9.99 for a 3 pack... __________________ Regards, Rob Johnson

10-11-2008, 11:50 PM	#9 (permalink)
GenericAngler Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: the Weeping Water Posts: 1,331 Thanks: 15 Thanked 9 Times in 5 Posts	Alex, I still miss my Fenwick that got dragged into the farm pond earlier this year when I was asleep at the wheel.....It sounds like some of my "good" luck must have washed off onto you. Sorry for your loss. P.S. -- Slimers are biting __________________ And the vision was of open water. And the date was the 22nd of Feb., in the year of 2009.

10-13-2008, 03:12 AM	#10 (permalink)
Harold 2008 Catch and Continue Finalist Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Kearney Certified Youth Fishing Instructor NEFGA Line Recycling Volunteer Posts: 741 Thanks: 174 Thanked 36 Times in 23 Posts	Holdem, I have fished for "big cats" one week in my life. It's an EXPENSIVE sport! I would GLADLY give up ANY of my ultralites for the outfit I fed to the fish on the FIRST DAY of "Catfish Week"! Congrats on the successful "retrieve"! Harold F. __________________ "Catching fish on a fly makes me giggle like a school girl. Probably because, when you think about it, it’s such an absurd thing to do." -OBG

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