Ever Lost A Rod?

[Eric Buck]

So yesterday I was throwing a red eye shad into a big school of white bass that were busting shad on the surface. I put down the red eye shad and had it dangling in the water as I switched to top water. As I casted I looked over to see a white bass had grabbed the red eye shad and drug my pole into the water. I quickly ripped off my glasses and dove in but managed to keep my legs in the boat so as to save my cell phone. Think god I have a skeet Reese rod because the yellow helped me see the rod and saved me $200. Word to the wise don't hang your baits in the water. Anyone have any similar stories?

[DILLY07]

Its happened to me to catfishing with a pal. I was on the jonboat with 90 hp on it. Didn't loose it but heck close call. 

 

 

I was looking other direction seeing this beautiful speedboat flying by us as that time, I was packing my can of chew tobacco and I put it in my lip. All the sudden, I see my rod hopping towards the current. I was like oh snap, chased after it. Smacked my knee on the edge of jon boat seats which are metal. I managed catching the 8 pound flathead.

[Nuffsaid23]

Fishing for catfish on a 30 foot peer in a private lake with huge catfish. I heard a huge splash and I saw my rod going under. It was about 15 feet where I was so I couldn't get it no matter what I tried. I was bass fishing the next day and felt a huge strike in my crank bait and I had hooked my rod and on the end of the rod was a 10 pound catfish. My pb catfish from a rod and reel

[iabass8]

I just got married so...yes.

[geo g]

If you fish a lot jt happens to everyone.  I have lost them and found them.  I was running the rim canal at Okeechobee wide opened and did not tie down my rods.  STUPID!!!!!!!   I watched a 200 dollar rod and reel go over the side.  I have also accidently kicked one over the side, in six feet of water in the reeds, but big gators were in the area.  Not worth the risk!  Came back a few days later with a big three hook gaff, but no luck . 

 

Then one day while  fishing I pulled in my line, and someone's line came in with it.  I kept pulling in about 200 yards of braid and a nice rod and Team Diawa reel came up at the end of the spool.  I was able to use the rod but the $250 reel was beyond help.  That was an expensive set up, I know someone was ticked!

[OntarioFishingGuy]

If you fish a lot jt happens to everyone.  I have lost them and found them.  I was running the rim canal at Okeechobee wide opened and did not tie down my rods.  STUPID!!!!!!!   I watched a 200 dollar rod and reel go over the side.  I have also accidently kicked one over the side, in six feet of water in the reeds, but big gators were in the area.  Not worth the risk!  Came back a few days later with a big three hook gaff, but no luck . 

 

Then one day while  fishing I pulled in my line, and someone's line came in with it.  I kept pulling in about 200 yards of braid and a nice rod and Team Diawa reel came up at the end of the spool.  I was able to use the rod but the $250 reel was beyond help.  That was an expensive set up, I know someone was ticked!

Lucky you, i once did that but i found an old Zebco with half a reel seat...

[Jtrout]

Last year I was fishing at a pond by my house and I was catfishing and bass fishjng at the same time. I had my old pole from when I was a kid baited in the water and walked 29 feet away making some casts with my bass rod and I heard a big splash and was like big fish jumped. So I run over and before I realized it I noticed the end of my pole being taken into the depths lol. Wish it wasn't that rod i had it a long time

[Snakehead Whisperer]

Capsized my boat while underway last year and lost 8 complete setups (St. Croix rods and Shimano/Abu reels.) Also lost a large tackle bag full of hard baits (no clue what the value was, and some of the lures were priceless to me.) 

 

It was a really hard blow, but I'm alive to tell the tale thanks to my life jacket and another boater who rescued my friend and I.

[Catch and Grease]

My grandpa cast my curado and it backlashed and he lost his grip and off it went rod and all!

[everythingthatswims]

Capsized my boat while underway last year and lost 8 complete setups (St. Croix rods and Shimano/Abu reels.) Also lost a large tackle bag full of hard baits (no clue what the value was, and some of the lures were priceless to me.) 

 

It was a really hard blow, but I'm alive to tell the tale thanks to my life jacket and another boater who rescued my friend and I.

How did you turn over/where? Good to hear that no one was injured.

[Daniel My Brother]

My first car was a 1972 Pontiac Catalina with big rust holes in the rear quarters. I must've cornered too fast coming home from a fishing trip, because when I got to my driveway all of my rods were either busted or had the tips grounded off. It was quite a sight seeing them dangling out of that rust hole.

[Kevin22]

Had it happen once while carp fishing with a doughball. Ripped that sucker right out of the rod holder. After a dozen or so casts I caught the line and brought the rod in. Reeled up to find the fish still attached. A 14-15" pacu. Yes I said pacu. Those fish are STRONG. He ripped that rod out of a rig that held up to several 20-25# carp. 

[Eric Buck]

Man I feel for you guys. I'm also curious how you sank your boat snakehead.

[Snakehead Whisperer]

How did you turn over/where? Good to hear that no one was injured.

Thanks. Was cruising beneath the 14th St. bridge here in Washington DC and hit a barge wake at over 30mph in a flat bottom boat. The boat didn't turn over until it was completely swamped. When I came to my senses, I realized that I was probably 100 feet from the boat. This happened last November and water temperatures were in the high 40's-low 50's, and the air was cold. I started to experience mild then moderate symptoms of hypothermia and probably would not have lasted very long out there if I had not been rescued. Now I drive much slower when it's cold. Promised my old lady that I would wear the life jacket, and it saved my life.

 

Despite the lost gear the boat and motor were fine after towing them to land. Just had to get the water out of the cylinders. 

 

There's a thread detailing the accident here.

 

edit: This also speaks volumes about level flotation in boats. I've made a lot of safety mods to this boat since the accident, and now it's back on the water and serves me well.

 

Man I feel for you guys. I'm also curious how you sank your boat snakehead.

Boat didn't sink (thankfully.) See above.

[Darren.]

When I was a kid, my Dad had a boat and we were fishing out on a lake. I was not paying attention to his brand new UL rod/reel and *zing* it was gone to the depths of Davy Jones' Locker. That is the only one I've lost so far!!!

[AK-Jax86]

Never lost a rod before but my girlfriend left one at a spot for a few hours and then we had to back track and finally found it at the last pond. It was a Pflueger Patriarch spinning reel with a St. Croix mojo bass 7' rod. We left the spot went to the mall, got something to eat, then were heading back to our side of town to hit ponds by us. We get there and noticed there was 2 rods not 3. Thank god it was sitting there right next to the water when we walked up. Grass was kind of high so I don't think if someone was walking by they would have noticed it unless they were by the water.

[ThatZX14Fella]

When I was a kid we used to always go catch catfish in my Uncle's pond to take home and fry. One time I wasn't paying attention and then my parents started yelling, I turned around in time to see my youth Zebco setup go into the water. I was pretty crushed that I couldn't fish any more. My parents bought me the same setup if I remember right and I didn't like it because it wasn't mine. Lol

[bassboy107]

Just a few weeks ago i was fishing in a very small johnboat with my friend. I was in the back with my three rods. I as casting a jig and i caught one of the guides on one of my other rods and flung the it into the water. we were in 20 feet of water in a river. I was lucky enough to jab and catch the 2nd to last guide with the rod i had in my hand. In the whole process, i only filled half the boat with water. That was the closest i have ever came to loosing a rod.

[EmersonFish]

I'm another one who didn't secure a rod. The lake was rough, and a Falcon Lowrider I hadn't even got to use yet bounced off the side. That was back when a rod like that, plus the Quantum reel on there, was a lot of money to me. It was ay Table Rock Lake in about 60' of water, so I just kept on trucking.

 

Knocked my spinning rod in the water stepping out of it at the dock a few weeks ago, but was able to fish it out.

 

Have almost lost a few rods bank fishing for catfish and not securing my rod very well.

[ATX]

I forgot a rod and reel at my house on the porch one morning. Fished all day then when I came back to the boat ramp a old man was fishing off the dock. I made small talk with him while my buddy fetched the truck. In about five minutes he managed to talk me into giving him all the big bream we caught when the bass bite was slow and out of a few beers. I did not mind because he looked like he did not have much. However; I noticed he had a rod and reel just like the one I left at my house. It was not until we got home an hour later that I learned my buddy saw the rod and reel on my porch and put it in the back of my truck. Needless to say, the old fart got my fish, beer, rod and reel!

[Jar11591]

Came VERY close to losing my favorite setup last night. I had a large Northern Pike go after a brush hog boat-side, so without thinking I dropped it back down. Well as soon as I did, that pike crushed the brush hog, and I wasn't ready. He pulled so hard that the trigger on my casting rod nearly broke my pinky finger, and of course I had my drag locked in with 40lb braid. Luckily the pike cut through the braid before my whole setup and pinky finger when down with him. My pinky is very sore today. Exciting though.

[Phelptwan]

Was setting up some dough balls and chicken livers on some big rods and sticking them in rod holders.  I flopped one out when another line started bobbing.  I went to pull the other line and when I came back to the rod I set down it was gone.  Never got it back.

[JellyMan]

Lost a Mojo Bass and a Revo STX. I was shuffling for my cranking rod after I spotted a school of huge bass smashing bait on open water. I must have dropped it in the shuffle. Pretty unfortunate.

[Delaware Valley Tackle]

I forgot a rod and reel at my house on the porch one morning. Fished all day then when I came back to the boat ramp a old man was fishing off the dock. I made small talk with him while my buddy fetched the truck. In about five minutes he managed to talk me into giving him all the big bream we caught when the bass bite was slow and out of a few beers. I did not mind because he looked like he did not have much. However; I noticed he had a rod and reel just like the one I left at my house. It was not until we got home an hour later that I learned my buddy saw the rod and reel on my porch and put it in the back of my truck. Needless to say, the old fart got my fish, beer, rod and reel!

That's a good story. Nice guys really do finish last don't they?

[KHOOKS]

My dad lost a Shimano fight rod and a shimano black magnum reel back in the mid 80's. We were fishing three people in the 19' astro glass fish and sky combo. My dad up front my uncle in the back and me in the middle. As my dad and I both went to cast my dad puased and the treble hook on his shad rap hooked into the end eye of the rod. Note my dad had lost his ring finger on his casing hand. As he went to make the cAst ther rod just rolled right out of his hand. I heard the spalsh right at the side of the boat and notice what had happened and I went in right behind it. Itouched the grip of the rod but at the same time my dad grabbed my by waist of my pants so I didn't go over borad as we where in a stump bed. I still think I could have caught that rod. But better safe than sorry. Needless to say my dad went and bought a exact mact rod and reel that night. We where at a family easter weekend trip at a rented lake house, we had brought the boat and gear from Atl. GA. and the lake was Lake Martin in Alabama.