A first....

Longun · Jun 12, 2013

So I'm trolling at Fontenelle last week the fish are biting, I'm trying to keep the boat on course with precise GPS coordinates and exact trolling speed... a 5 lb plus fish hits my rod on the back of the boat and launches it like a bungee jumper over snake river canyon...I thought about jumping in after it...for just a split second..Hypothermia would of set in a matter of seconds...then the fish rises with lure attached and I spin around the boat trying to snag the line..no avail.....a nice $100.00 rod and reel with a nice fish in 60 feet of water....any of you guys Scuba Dive????..."in the water"...

Went to Salt Lake yesterday..Cabelas has specials on Fish Poles..so I bought 2 this time...

Man this fishing can be stressful...

eelgrass · Jun 12, 2013

That's a bummer Mike.

Two years ago a buddy was out on the ocean salmon fishing. It was kinda slow so they decided to call it a day. As they were running back in at full speed, about a 20lb. King jumped clear out of the water, smashed his windshield to bits, and flopped back into the water and gone.

Sometimes the fish wins!

Eel

Gator · Jun 12, 2013

You need on of those treble hooks like they use for snagging gators. you might get luck and snag it off the bottom.

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nontypical · Jun 12, 2013

I'm glad you specified "in the water".I was about ready to volunteer.

sageadvice · Jun 12, 2013

I've broken more rods than i should have but haven't lost one to a fish, yet. I hear about it all the time though, local practice is to hang a weightless night crawler pole off the back of the boat while working the shore for smallies from up front. Sometimes the takes are big, certainly enough so that rods go over the side.

My thoughts were along the same as Gator's. I'd have tied on the heaviest kastmaster or crocodile lure i had, casting out and across, letting it sink way down, hoping to snag the line, fish, rod, and all...

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