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farmingfisherman

farmingfisherman

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curious2garden said:
Outch, did you consider diving in after it? I still remember the slow motion, sinking.
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I saw it happen from about 2o yards away. We were fishing in a small cove at the base of a dam so I was kind of across from it. The fish I had hooked was attempting to spool my reel so I was moving with the my fish to avoid it so didn't have much chance to nor would I considering the current at the time. For the record, fish I caught was 41 pounds.. Almost made it worth it.
 
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StonedGardener

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curious2garden said:
Yeah, I had toddlers and we visited a friend. I had two poles and reels of my own I took for my kids and I borrowed my dad's nice Abu Garcia setup for myself. He loved that rig and never allowed me to touch it as a kid. But young family and broke so he allowed me to take it. One of my kids got a fish and I hurriedly set my dad's rod and reel down on the pier to go help them set and reel it. No sooner did I do that then I got a strike and I watched my dad's beloved rod and reel fall into the lake.

But for our friend stopping me I would have dove into the lake after it. I still regret the fact I didn't. I have my mom's brand new identical, unused set stored in my garage but it's not the same. My dad was so disappointed in me. To top it all off I was so distracted by that loss I lost the fucking fish and the toddler had a f'n fit. After that I restricted myself to chasing fireflies.
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"A stick in the eye everyday" , I tell my kids............that's a shit-fuck deal if I ever heard one.........I lost my old man's hunting boots once.......a happy camper he wasn't.......he just told me to go back into the woods and find them...period.
 
GreatwhiteNorth

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curious2garden said:
Yeah, I had toddlers and we visited a friend. I had two poles and reels of my own I took for my kids and I borrowed my dad's nice Abu Garcia setup for myself. He loved that rig and never allowed me to touch it as a kid. But young family and broke so he allowed me to take it. One of my kids got a fish and I hurriedly set my dad's rod and reel down on the pier to go help them set and reel it. No sooner did I do that then I got a strike and I watched my dad's beloved rod and reel fall into the lake.

But for our friend stopping me I would have dove into the lake after it. I still regret the fact I didn't. I have my mom's brand new identical, unused set stored in my garage but it's not the same. My dad was so disappointed in me. To top it all off I was so distracted by that loss I lost the fucking fish and the toddler had a f'n fit. After that I restricted myself to chasing fireflies.
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The Mrs. came back to AK years ago after being away for over a year dealing with our son's TBI & we went Halibut fishing the next day. Right off the bat she got on one that went about 120 & was beyond excited. Brought it up to the boat & I shot it in the head but somehow hit the leader too so we watched the fish slowly drifting down (100+ ft), I pitched the pistol & dove in and got it about 15-20' down. It was a really cold/wet ride home for me but she was ecstatic so it was worth it.
 
Grandpapy

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GreatwhiteNorth said:
The Mrs. came back to AK years ago after being away for over a year dealing with our son's TBI & we went Halibut fishing the next day. Right off the bat she got on one that went about 120 & was beyond excited. Brought it up to the boat & I shot it in the head but somehow hit the leader too so we watched the fish slowly drifting down (100+ ft), I pitched the pistol & dove in and got it about 15-20' down. It was a really cold/wet ride home for me but she was ecstatic so it was worth it.
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Now that's Love. I'm just not sure for the fish or the wife. :lol:
 
curious2garden

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GreatwhiteNorth said:
The Mrs. came back to AK years ago after being away for over a year dealing with our son's TBI & we went Halibut fishing the next day. Right off the bat she got on one that went about 120 & was beyond excited. Brought it up to the boat & I shot it in the head but somehow hit the leader too so we watched the fish slowly drifting down (100+ ft), I pitched the pistol & dove in and got it about 15-20' down. It was a really cold/wet ride home for me but she was ecstatic so it was worth it.
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Now that's a gentleman's maneuver!
 
Aeroknow

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farmingfisherman said:
Wife's family reunion this afternoon. Felt good and still felt strange to be around more than a small group of people.
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We just had a huge family get together yesterday at my sisters. Many of us there lost our homes in the Camp Fire. Allot of us hadn’t seen each other since before the fire. It’s been hectic for all of us for a minute. It was weird but felt really good. We all decided we need to get back to doing this more often.
 
Aeroknow

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Oh, and i finally visited and pulled out my boat from storage friday. It’s totally covered in ash from the last huge fire we had around here. But no new ember burns :hump:
Gotta clean the fuck out of it. Siphoned out the old gas. Need 2 new deep cycle batteries. I’m sure i’ll find some other things i gotta fix too.
We are partying down on the lake this thursday. Got a house boat. I like driving my boat out to meet them.
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i prob won’t be doing much fishing on the lakes this summer. There won’t be any water here soon. Shit’s dropping fast :-(
The rivers are gonna suck too. Super low flows of hot water. The salmon aren’t going to like that.
 
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farmingfisherman

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Aeroknow said:
Oh, and i finally visited and pulled out my boat from storage friday. It’s totally covered in ash from the last huge fire we had around here. But no new ember burns :hump:
Gotta clean the fuck out of it. Siphoned out the old gas. Need 2 new deep cycle batteries. I’m sure i’ll find some other things i gotta fix too.
We are partying down on the lake this thursday. Got a house boat. I like driving my boat out to meet them.
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i prob won’t be doing much fishing on the lakes this summer. There won’t be any water here soon. Shit’s dropping fast :-(
The rivers are gonna suck too. Super low flows of hot water. The salmon aren’t going to like that.
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Nice sled!
 
farmingfisherman

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Aeroknow said:
On todays list of items i have to list that i lost for insurance is the fishing gear. Fuck my life. This is the main category i’ve been dreading doing the most. I’ve made it my goal to finally have that shit rapped up this week so i can get back building.
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New quiver of rods and reels is only the start, then you have to outfit the new boxes/bags with the tackle. Good luck!
 
farmingfisherman

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Aeroknow said:
Thx bro!
I had to have a new canopy made and all new upholstery because it all got fucked up. I still need to do the floor but that can wait. I was super afraid to finally go check it out. The last big fire was last fall lol. But i’m glad i did. I feared the worst but it looks like i’m good.
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What is that? 15 feet?
 
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