hawgenvy Posted August 27, 2016 Posted August 27, 2016 On 8/25/2016 at 8:26 PM, BankBassing said: So today, while I was dragging a worm around the Ohio River, I catch someone's old snagged line, and as I'm reeling it in, I see something odd wrapped up in it. I get it to the dock, and sure enough, it's an oyster! Now, I've pulled in a lot of strange things, but this is something I had never seen before around here. Didn't even know there were oysters in this part of the country. I did a little online searching, and it turns out these things are endangered. Of course, this one was dead, just a shell really, but still pretty cool. I actually brought it home. Been thinking about setting up a minnow tank, and this'll make a cool decoration. I have snagged many oysters over the years, a few of which I ate on the spot, and one of which had a small pearl. However, I believe what you are holding is a clam shell. 1 Quote
BankBassing Posted August 27, 2016 Author Posted August 27, 2016 5 hours ago, hawgenvy said: I have snagged many oysters over the years, a few of which I ate on the spot, and one of which had a small pearl. However, I believe what you are holding is a clam shell. Really? Shows what I know. Thanks. Quote
Super User scaleface Posted August 27, 2016 Super User Posted August 27, 2016 clams rock boot wrist watch x 2 dip net rod and reel ... Quote
BrianSnat Posted August 27, 2016 Posted August 27, 2016 7 hours ago, BankBassing said: Really? Shows what I know. Thanks. Oyster 2 Quote
Super User everythingthatswims Posted August 27, 2016 Super User Posted August 27, 2016 I caught an a-rig that I still use, and a lews reel that I still use Quote
Oufb90 Posted August 29, 2016 Posted August 29, 2016 Caught a duck on the last hook on a trot line one time. He hooked his leg swimming I guess. The hook wasn't baited. He was the worst catch and release I've dealt with. Unhappy guy. Quote
fishblitzer Posted August 29, 2016 Posted August 29, 2016 I was cranking some brush once and snagged a 5 foot long water mocassin. That was not fun. Thought I foul hooked a bass and it was a snake. 2 Quote
Super User Gundog Posted August 29, 2016 Super User Posted August 29, 2016 11 minutes ago, fishblitzer said: I was cranking some brush once and snagged a 5 foot long water mocassin. That was not fun. Thought I foul hooked a bass and it was a snake. More info needed on this one. How did you get it off the hook? Did you cut the lure off? I netted a fire extinguisher floating on a river after a flood. Hooked an aluminum ladder after a record flood in 2011. A week later in the same spot I hooked a binder full of pages of parts explosions for an airplane engine. Most of the papers were too waterlogged to make out but some were for Lycoming plane engines. After searching the shoreline I found pistons and metal engine rings. Lawn chairs and BBQ grills are the norm after a flood. Quote
fishblitzer Posted September 2, 2016 Posted September 2, 2016 On 8/29/2016 at 11:19 AM, Gundog said: More info needed on this one. How did you get it off the hook? Did you cut the lure off? I netted a fire extinguisher floating on a river after a flood. Hooked an aluminum ladder after a record flood in 2011. A week later in the same spot I hooked a binder full of pages of parts explosions for an airplane engine. Most of the papers were too waterlogged to make out but some were for Lycoming plane engines. After searching the shoreline I found pistons and metal engine rings. Lawn chairs and BBQ grills are the norm after a flood. Luckily it was winter time so it was very lethargic. Once I realized what it was it took about 30 seconds of serious rod shaking to get it unsnagged. Bad thing was, I was in a tournament AND it was the only type of crankbait I knew worked that I had with me. I was not fixing to cut my line, if it didn't come off with shaking I was gonna have to resort to paddle slapping it. Thankfully for me and the snake it didn't come to that. 2 Quote
Desync Posted September 3, 2016 Posted September 3, 2016 My grandmother use to own a house in Panama City Beach and we would go down there every summer and fish off the Russell-Fields Pier. Years ago we was down there fishing and I felt a bite and set the hook, as I looked over the edge of the pier I seen it. A d**n sea snake, some guy seen me reeling it in and ran over and was like "very dangerous, cut line" as he reached into his pocket and pulled out his knife to hand me. Luckily as I got it onto the pier the hook came out and I just pushed it back into the water. Quote
Jonister Posted September 4, 2016 Posted September 4, 2016 I have caught panty hoes, toilet paper, chairs, clams, full rugs, rods, that sort of garbage, but the grossest was hooking a big turd on a Senko. That stupid thing wouldn't flick off either. I had to get a stick, and probably made 100 casts before touching the hook again. That called for a good hand wash 1 Quote
Super User Further North Posted September 5, 2016 Super User Posted September 5, 2016 On 8/25/2016 at 9:34 PM, Scott F said: I guess it must depend on where you are fishing. Catching a clam happens quite often to me. Yep. Live ones, too... 3 Quote
Super User Further North Posted September 5, 2016 Super User Posted September 5, 2016 On 8/29/2016 at 11:07 AM, fishblitzer said: I was cranking some brush once and snagged a 5 foot long water mocassin. That was not fun. Thought I foul hooked a bass and it was a snake. On 8/29/2016 at 11:19 AM, Gundog said: More info needed on this one. How did you get it off the hook? Did you cut the lure off? On 9/2/2016 at 1:34 PM, fishblitzer said: Luckily it was winter time so it was very lethargic. Once I realized what it was it took about 30 seconds of serious rod shaking to get it unsnagged. Bad thing was, I was in a tournament AND it was the only type of crankbait I knew worked that I had with me. I was not fixing to cut my line, if it didn't come off with shaking I was gonna have to resort to paddle slapping it. Thankfully for me and the snake it didn't come to that. On more than one occasion on a lake in Arkansas that will remain nameless, we had water moccasins follow a lure thrown near shore out towards the boat. Seems they are aggressive in the spring... Also on more than one occasion, my grandfather then let the swimming snake have both barrels from his .410 shotgun...this was in the late 60s, early 70s and Grandpa is long gone... Quote
Lunker Addict Posted September 5, 2016 Posted September 5, 2016 Not caught with my rod. I was fishing with my dad last year just after he bought a new $200 anchor. After we got done fishing we went to pull the anchor and it was extremely hard. It took both of us to get it to the surface. Once we got it to the boat we saw that it was wrapped up in an old bed spring. I thought for sure that we were going to lose it. 1 Quote
Avalonjohn44 Posted September 7, 2016 Posted September 7, 2016 I caught a giant watermelon rind a few weeks ago on my whopper plopper. Though I had a good one...it looked so much like a fish... Other stuff - freshwater clams, seagulls, plastic bags filled with muck, a purse, my sister's neck... 4 Quote
thebillsman Posted September 7, 2016 Posted September 7, 2016 14 hours ago, Avalonjohn44 said: I caught a giant watermelon rind a few weeks ago on my whopper plopper. Though I had a good one...it looked so much like a fish... Other stuff - freshwater clams, seagulls, plastic bags filled with muck, a purse, my sister's neck... HA! 1 Quote
ruchjw Posted September 8, 2016 Posted September 8, 2016 I just caught a frog, with a frog. Weird. 2 Quote
Super User N Florida Mike Posted September 8, 2016 Super User Posted September 8, 2016 I caught a big prawn shrimp once on a little piece of dead shrimp.I must have snagged it because I didn't see a mouth ? on it. I also watched a 4 pound bass try to swallow a one pounder I was reeling in .He hung on for a few seconds and let go. Quote
JustinCT Posted September 8, 2016 Posted September 8, 2016 Was fishing wacky style senko and hooked a hook that was stuck in the side of about a 5 pound carp. Man did that thing fight! Thought I had a monster smallie. I got the fish on the boat and removed the hook that was stuck in it's side then safely released. Quote
Super User Further North Posted September 9, 2016 Super User Posted September 9, 2016 7 hours ago, JustinCT said: Was fishing wacky style senko and hooked a hook that was stuck in the side of about a 5 pound carp. Man did that thing fight! Thought I had a monster smallie. I got the fish on the boat and removed the hook that was stuck in it's side then safely released. A long time ago...early 80s...I foul hooked a king salmon on Lake Michigan that went about 18 1/2 lbs...about dead center in its side...it was a better fight than a 50" musky, or a 15 pound bass...or about anything we can imagine...it was a solid 40 minute battle (I was on shore, not in a charter boat)...that ran me down to seeing my spool on a saltwater spinning rig twice....and with 30 years perspective...I'd have rather had a short fight where I let it go... ...but it sure was tasty smoked... 2 Quote
Hurricane Posted September 9, 2016 Posted September 9, 2016 I caught a Quantum Octane baitcasting combo a couple of weeks ago using a chatterbait... Quantum is sending me a couple of new parts for it... Looking forward to getting some line on it and testing it out.. It looks almost brand new.. 1 Quote
DrMarlboro92 Posted September 9, 2016 Posted September 9, 2016 I have two. This past weekend on the chickahominy river I pulled a blue crab in on my jig. Little guy had grabbed onto the trailer and just would not let go. The second was a few years ago on Lake Hartwell. We were striper fishing and hadn't caught anything all week. On thursday morning I was throwing the cast net at shad schools, and came up with a decent sized hybrid AND a small striper. First two fish of the week caught in a cast net. It was hilarious when I got to tell everyone I skunked them with a cast net. Quote
Super User fishwizzard Posted September 9, 2016 Super User Posted September 9, 2016 On maybe my second trip out in my kayak I snagged a monster blue crab by the back of his shell. It took me a bit to get him off without getting pinched. Crabbing without a license in MD is taken very seriously and every moment he was in the boat I expected a warden to pop out of the weeds and ticket me. Quote
Super User soflabasser Posted September 9, 2016 Super User Posted September 9, 2016 I have caught a couple blue crabs in a canal that is 100% freshwater and this canal is +15 miles away from the ocean.Never a dull fishing trip in Florida , the fishing capital of the world. Quote
Lucky Craft Man Posted September 11, 2016 Posted September 11, 2016 I hooked a rope once that was tied around the neck of a dead foal. Talk about foul smelling. Quote
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