Funniest Fishing Stories

[Gundog]

I'll tell a story on myself, one I don't repeat because of ego issues. I was fishing with a friend in what use to be my 12' jon boat (that I had sold to him). My friend is not a great fisherman but he is ok with a spinning reel. I was trying to convince him that he should learn to use a baitcaster. Telling him how great it is and how much longer you can cast with it and to prove my point I rear back and throw what would have been a very long cast if the spool hadn't engaged. The 3/8 ounce weight on the line swung back at me and connected right in my nether regions. I dropped the rod and reel and clutched the area and my friend burst out into uncontrollable laughter. Every time I get to full of myself he brings that day up. 

[N Florida Mike]

The story above reminded me of a fishing pier story when I was 10 or so. This woman hooked something real big and was struggling to reel it in. As luck would have it , her husband had gone off the pier to the bait store . The woman continued to desperately fight her " fish".

At about that time , it came up , flat , and about the size of a small car hood. And it was flapping. Immediately , she began to yell at the top of her lungs  " A FLOUNDA !! IT'S A FLOUNDA ! Her husband was just making it back to the pier when he heard the commotion and began running out on the pier with his bag of supplies. The whole time he was running she continued yelling the same " A FLOUNDA !!.

The husband gets to her , panting , looks over the side and says disgustedly " Its NOT a FLOUNDA , Its a STINGERAY."

Everyone on the pier was either laughing or trying hard not to.

My dad shook his head and muttered something about" those yankees."

 

[the reel ess]

Beyond the usual launching the boat without the plug...

 

My fish &ski didn't run for 6 months because I had the kill switch pulled and didn't know. My dad and I worked on it weekends for months before he finally called me up and asked if I'd checked the switch. How embarrassing! The number one rule of mechanics is to always check the simplest solutions first. I know that but routinely forget to apply it.

 

My dad and I were out once trolling along the bank when we came across Mr. Tourney Bassboat leaving a spot. He told us to not fish there because he needed it for a tourney the next day. We cleaned it out. Tourney or no, we had one day that week to fish.

 

Very near that spot my dad and I hooked the same fish at the same time and we both landed it. The only time I ever caught more than zero and less than one.

 

Once while putting out some brushpiles for crappie off the front of our pontoon my dad's buddy got the rope of one of them around his foot and when they pushed the tree off it took him with it. He was fortunate he didn't drown.

 

My daughter used to go kayak with me while I fished. One time she got close to me and started beating the kayak with her paddle. I said "Are you trying to run every fish in the lake off?" She said "No, I had a spider in my kayak."

 

 

 

 

[JawjaBoy]

Fishing with a buddy many years ago, and he brought along a new rod.  It was a 7'6" heavy action flipping rod.  I asked him why he wanted such a heavy rod and he said so he could horse the fish out of cover easier.  I told him it was way too heavy, but those things were really catching on at that time and he had seen pictures of all the pros in Bassmaster using them, so he was determined to use it.  

 

Well, he fished it using jigs and worms for about an hour and a half with no luck before I see him throwing a big jointed Rapala.  I tell him that rod is WAY too heavy for that lure, but it's the only rod he brought with him.  After about 5 minutes, a little dink hits and he sets the hook like he's using a magnum worm on a striper.  The fish comes completely out of the water, makes a perfect arc, and comes down right on the bill of his hat where the front hook of the Rapala digs in, leaving the fish just hanging there.  Being none too happy about this, the fish starts flipping like crazy.  It sounded like someone clapping!  That little bass beat him all over his face!   He finally managed to get his hat off and get the fish unhooked and back in the water.  Then he just sat there for a minute with fish slime dripping off of his nose and chin before he wiped his face off and said "Head for the d**n hill.  I'm fixing to take this d**n rod back to the store!"

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[Bankbeater]

Couple of years ago we were fishing vertical along a deep water bluff.  My back was to the bluff and it just so happened that there was a small bush growing behind me.  I came back with my 3/4 jig to cast it out a little, and I snagged that bush.  The bush wasn't very big so I decided just to rip it loose.  When I did the jig came out and hit me upside the head.  I had a nasty little lump for the rest of the trip.

[Boomstick]

I don't think I have any really funny fishing stories really, but my oldest son told me how his grandfather took him and his brother fishing once and he hooked his underwear. I wish I was around to see that one.