What made you rage the most?

[Pro Logcatcher]

So, I am making this to make sure I am not the only one who has had this bad stuff happen. Also to entertain myself.

 

I was fishing in the mountains for rainbows a while ago, and I wasn't having much luck. Eventually, my uncle pointed out two trout in a small pool and I cast into it. I hooked into my first wild trout! Maybe about 14 inches or so. How did I know the length? You'll see. This trout led me on a great fight, and then it JUMPED INTO A TREE. Picture the scene: a wide-eyed guy watching a trout hanging in front of his face. I guess you all know what happened next... Sploosh! The trout was gone. Now I have been out three more times, and caught nothing. I'm posting this to help cheer me up =(

 

Anything you guys had happen that made you rage? Post in the thread!

[Montanaro]

Thats nothing to rage about...thats fishing and a unique story.

 

My father raged some the other day when his new rod and reel setup he was looking forward to using had a massive wind knot causing him to abandon using it for rest of the day.

[Steveo-1969]

If by "rage" you mean swear cuss curse stomp around throw things break rod over knee and generally act like an idiot then the answer is... never. For me fishing=relaxation. When I lose a nice fish I don't get mad, but my heart breaks and I feel sick to my stomach.

[JustinCT]

Took my boat out in mid April for first time of the year and it's making this horrible banging noise after it's put into gear.  Whole boat shakes when it happens.  Took it to the service place 2 and a half weeks ago, finally get a call yesterday, entire lower unit is shot.  Rage?  Maybe not to that extent but with a hell of a repair bill and no fishing for what will end up being over a month, I am certainly not happy at this time.  Worst start to a season I've had.

[visagelaid]

I got pretty upset when I shut my 13hour old new rod in the tailgate of my truck.

[Jelvas]

When i watched, powerless, my Loomis IMX + Curado E7 combo take a dive from the boat on +20ft water on my home lake 2 years ago....  yeah, that one made me rage big time!

[Jar11591]

Wind and anchors that don't hold. 

[geo g]

I just boil when I get to a ramp and prep the boat in an out of the way spot,  and get ready to drop the boat in at the ramp. Here comes an ignorant guy, and blocks the whole ramp while he does all his prepping at the ramp, blocking everyone waiting to drop their boat.   Most boaters are respectful of others, but there are a group of low life's that don't care about anyone but themselves.  It is a total lack of respect!  They would be the first to scream if they had to wait.

[jr231]

25 minutes ago, visagelaid said:

I got pretty upset when I shut my 13hour old new rod in the tailgate of my truck.

 

Did something similar to this the other day. Except had them in a car... Rolled my window up and busted the tip off my most expensive rod. Lol. 

 

Ahh but you know what they say... Life's a ..... You get ...... Then ya die. 

 

I try to not be upset about anything..

[the reel ess]

My ex monster in law throwing an entire combo of mine so far off the dock that I couldn't find it swimming. I caught it fishing off the same dock a few years later. 

[OCdockskipper]

Disrespectful people, specifically when they are doing something in public that effects others yet they are completely oblivious.  Examples include driving slower than the rest of traffic while in the fast lane, standing in the middle of a walkway as people are trying to pass, being loud and obnoxious in a place where others can't escape your noise (plane, restaurant, etc).

[Hog Basser]

Broke trying to horse a hung lure off a log.  About a year later, broke another one when my boat drifted past a tree and it got jammed between the console and the tree **SNAP**.

[MassYak85]

2 hours ago, Jar11591 said:

Wind and anchors that don't hold. 

THIS^^^^

 

Also trying to use a stakeout pole and the bottom is too muddy/or rocky for it to stick in. 

[frosty]

3 hours ago, visagelaid said:

I got pretty upset when I shut my 13hour old new rod in the tailgate of my truck.

I watched my dad do that when I was a kid. Claimed 3 of his rods. Needless to say we didn't fish for long that day. 

[gim]

5 hours ago, visagelaid said:

I got pretty upset when I shut my 13hour old new rod in the tailgate of my truck.

 

My old man did that to my G-Loomis rod several years ago.  He slammed the tail gait shut and it snapped my rod which was leaning there right in half.  The bad part is that it was the only rod n reel I brought that day because we were going to wade a small river and packed light.  The good news is that rod has a lifetime warranty so all he had to do was pay for shipping and I got a replacement.

5 hours ago, geo g said:

I just boil when I get to a ramp and prep the boat in an out of the way spot,  and get ready to drop the boat in at the ramp. Here comes an ignorant guy, and blocks the whole ramp while he does all his prepping at the ramp, blocking everyone waiting to drop their boat.   Most boaters are respectful of others, but there are a group of low life's that don't care about anyone but themselves.  It is a total lack of respect!  They would be the first to scream if they had to wait.

 

That boils me too.  I've seen some pretty ugly situations at boat ramps over the years.  I call it "ramp rage."  I've learned to just try and be patient and not let it bother me.  Generally, anglers aren't the ones doing it.  Its usually recreational crafts like pontoons, wake boarding boats, and cruisers.  Ironically, those are the ones that bother me on water the most too, along with jet skis.  Sometimes there will be a double sized ramp and some moron is loading/unloading RIGHT in the middle so no one else can use it.

[Darren.]

Welcome aboard!

 

For me, I busted a string when my newly upgraded

St. Croix Legend Tournament spinning rod broke as

I was pulling the truck out of the car port en route

to our vacation on a great bass lake.

 

I don't swear normally, but I did then. It was a stupid

mistake, the rod(s) were laying down in my kayak, 

but that rod was propped up a tad over the yak (which

was mounted on my truck), when I pulled forward, 

the rod caught on the straps I use to hang the kayak.

SNAAAAAAAP!  *S*%$%^$$$$

 

Took me a while to recover while driving to the lake....

[IndianaFinesse]

My motor breaking down after driving two and a half hours to prefish for a tournament, and then the day before the tournament due to that part taking a few other parts with it, after paying crazy overnight shipping to get the parts on time. Now that problem caused another that may keep us out of this weekends tournament, which would ruin us from a aoy point standpoint.  

 

That and the day my villain broke will trying to unsnag my fifth snagged lc pointer of the day, after losing my nice rubber net in an attempt to unsnag it also.  Luckily I only paid fifty bucks for the villain, but losing a total of 200$ worth of gear that day really, really hurt.

[A-Jay]

Had some bad sushi ~

Oh, I was raging - Big Time.

A-Jay

[jr231]

I rage every time I hit the water.... One way or another....

 

Bug, craw, menace... Always raging 

[david in va]

 This happened 50 plus years ago, Dad and I were going fishing one morning[ we had to move out a barn of tobacco that evening, so only the morning to fish] ,times were a little hard back then and we caught our in minnows. after what looked like forever catching the minnows we were on the way. About 2 miles before we got to the lake, their was a car on side of the road with  smoke coming out from the interior of the car. Dad pulled over, the drivers seat was on fire, and you guessed it, Dad poured our minnows, water and all on the seat to put it out. No fishing that day.

I still get POED every time I think of it.

[GetBent]

Drove an hour to boat storage to load up and fish. Finally got a friend to go with me. We got up at 5am. Went to unplug the trolling motor charger- forgot last time. Battery dead. I MF'd myself about a dozen times and apologized double that. We still fished. My buddy caught fish using his baitcaster for the first time while using lures so I was happy about that. He had a good time and I caught a 4.5lbs bass so it wasn't all that bad. After we were done, and I put the boat up- I checked to make sure it was charging about 5 times lol. 

[RichF]

I lost a 5 pounder that would've won my dad and I our first team tournament with a really good club in NY.  It took a second for it to process after she tail walked and spit my jig.  After my next cast, I reeled up, swore incredibly loudly, and snapped my Legend Extreme over the gunnel of the boat.  My dad, who is incredibly mellow, yelled at me for the first time since I was a kid (I was in my mid-20s at the time).  We missed first place by 0.2 lbs.

 

I'm certainly not proud of that moment.  I can tell you though, I've never had a meltdown like that since.  I still get emotional every now and again during tournaments, but I've matured quite a bit and can control those emotions much better now.

[ww2farmer]

10 or so years ago I used to get bent out of shape about a lot of things.

 

Not so much anymore.

 

I can tolerate the wake boats, the jet skiers, the idiots at the launch ramp who take forever, etc.....They are just ignorant to the discomfort they might be causing, and often a calm word with them or some helpful advise will go a lot farther than acting like an unhinged lunatic.

 

The one thing that still turns the keys for the nuclear launch codes is other bass fisherman who act a fool. They should know better.

 

I don't do any of the stuff to other people that would cause me to get bent, and I expect the same in return. If you get out of your lane towards me though, your going to get an earful.........and I mean an earful.

[the reel ess]

11 hours ago, david in va said:

 This happened 50 plus years ago, Dad and I were going fishing one morning[ we had to move out a barn of tobacco that evening, so only the morning to fish] ,times were a little hard back then and we caught our in minnows. after what looked like forever catching the minnows we were on the way. About 2 miles before we got to the lake, their was a car on side of the road with  smoke coming out from the interior of the car. Dad pulled over, the drivers seat was on fire, and you guessed it, Dad poured our minnows, water and all on the seat to put it out. No fishing that day.

I still get POED every time I think of it.

 

I remember many days like that. My dad was always fishing on the cheap. We've had wheel bearings on the trailer seize en route, many flat tires and blowouts, drain plug left at home or left out(!!!), my dad getting paged to come to work when others were on call, forgetting to charge the boat battery, having to use a car battery for the boat, then killing said car battery and needing a jump, getting to the lake and remembering the gas tank is sitting in the driveway. Too many to name, really. Most are funny, looking back. I wish i could still get him to fish with me. I bought my fish & ski with that in minds, but he tells me he's too old and worn out to fool with that stuff anymore so I stopped asking.

 

I have gotten to the fishing hole of choice with my kayak and discovered I left my paddle home. I almost never remember to bring everything I need, especially my new action camera. Often the lure I want to use most is on a rod in my rod holder at home.

[jimf]

I've actually heard a similar story, where a trout jumped into a tree.   I can't remember where, but that's the first time I've heard of that happening believe it or not.   Great story though.

 

I can't think of rage, I can't think of many cases of utter disappointment.  My wife slamming the truck door on a $600 R.L. Winston fly rod, throwing a rod on my Evinrude engine many years ago, taking some OT money and buying a new prop and shearing that sucker completely off before I even got the boat off of the trailer (super low water levels, shouldn't have tried) ....  

 

@JustinCT good vibes your way, I've been there and that is maddening and sickening waiting.   You know you are 1) missing fishing time and 2) probably going to end up with a bill.    Sucks.