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that feeling you get when fishing from a dock, having just casted out and brought taught to the line. Then for whatever reason, you just lay the rod down to mess with the stringer.. And in a hair of a second, your $170 reel/rod combo launches off the dock, torpedoes into the water and trails to a fade..

I know that feeling very well now, it kinda sux on more than one level.

Actually, no. I always keep one foot on it so that doesn't happen. I think you will too.

BB - Ya know...Wally World sells them clamp-on rod holders for a couple $$$.

You need to get a rod holder....or quit using that bait.

I'd just give up fishing completely, If I was you!

I had a buddy that got a little lazy one day and didn't strap his rods since he was just gonna run across the lake to another fishing spot. Well, in that short run he hit a wave and watched helplessly as 5 Loomis Rods with Shimano reels bounced right outta the boat!! Total loss = bout $1500.
That hadda hurt!!!!!!!!!!!!!

1. Thats why God gave you two hands. One to hang onto the rod and theother to mess with the stringer!...lol
2. Learn to swim. Fish can drag a $170 rod/reel only so fast.

Wolfman - You're nuts!! What the hell am I going to hold onto my beer with if I got one had on the fishing rod and one on the stringer?

If chimps can use their feet to eat with you ought to be able to use yours to hold your beer. That or get you one of them funny hats that hold two cans and has straws...lol

Nah .... the secret is rope. See you gots your people like fish who go buy some fancy clamp on rod holder. What good does that do? Oh sure, it keeps your rod from submarining. But if you use a short piece of rope, with just a little slack in it, it'll do the same thing AND set the hook for ya!! Then your hands are free for

Chit like this is why I believe in divine intervention... He made that happen just to see that look on my face

Goes to show you The Man has a sense of humor. Too bad you had to be the butt of his joke this time, Born Bad!! But I guess he figured I deserved a break!!

I have been the butt of many of his 'lil jokes, I guess I make it to easy for him 'rarely waist the time with getting mad about it anymore, I just grin and bare it.



Here's my sign.

I learned a long time ago to take things in stride and laugh at myself. I ain't had the best luck, but there's a lot of people out there that have it a lot rougher. It's all about perspective!! Like I tell my boy...in hillbilly-ese....be happy for what ya got and don't worry about what ya ain't got.

er what ya had and lost