Lost my Mitchell 300 Combo

[Blue Raider Bob]

My productive fishing event yesterday was marred by an unfortunate event. I had my Mitchell 300 in a rod holder with my pearl Fat Free Shad Bomber tied on. As I was heading back up river to re-fish a particular productive stretch, I turned sharply towards the bank and the rod side dipped to the water to allow the bomber to submerge and grab water. The ensuing resistance pulled my 300 combo out of holder and into the river. After failing on a desperate lunge to grab the combo, (all I did was soak myself up to the shoulders), I sadly watched the combo sink from site in 14' of 1.5 MPH current. Not only did I lose my combo, I lost the lure that got this Smallmouth addiction started! As a lifelong pan fisherman, I fished the tailwaters of Nickajack many times for White Bass in the winter. On a whim I went down river and tossed the Pearl Bomber into an eddy former by the current, against rip rap. I hooked and landed a 3 lb 10 oz. Smallie after a thorough drag test! That was four years ago and I haven't panfished since! Now I fish for smallies yearlong and as often as twice a week to satiate my addiction. But now sadly, this immortal Bomber rests at the bottom of the Big T, just yards from where it all started!  Durn!

[TnRiver46]

Haha! New Mitchell or old? Rod holders are the worst 

[GaryH]

37 minutes ago, Blue Raider Bob said:

My productive fishing event yesterday was marred by an unfortunate event. I had my Mitchell 300 in a rod holder with my pearl Fat Free Shad Bomber tied on. As I was heading back up river to re-fish a particular productive stretch, I turned sharply towards the bank and the rod side dipped to the water to allow the bomber to submerge and grab water. The ensuing resistance pulled my 300 combo out of holder and into the river. After failing on a desperate lunge to grab the combo, (all I did was soak myself up to the shoulders), I sadly watched the combo sink from site in 14' of 1.5 MPH current. Not only did I lose my combo, I lost the lure that got this Smallmouth addiction started! As a lifelong pan fisherman, I fished the tailwaters of Nickajack many times for White Bass in the winter. On a whim I went down river and tossed the Pearl Bomber into an eddy former by the current, against rip rap. I hooked and landed a 3 lb 10 oz. Smallie after a thorough drag test! That was four years ago and I haven't panfished since! Now I fish for smallies yearlong and as often as twice a week to satiate my addiction. But now sadly, this immortal Bomber rests at the bottom of the Big T, just yards from where it all started!  Durn!

That sucks..

[padlin]

My condolences.

[AlabamaSpothunter]

1 hour ago, Blue Raider Bob said:

My productive fishing event yesterday was marred by an unfortunate event. I had my Mitchell 300 in a rod holder with my pearl Fat Free Shad Bomber tied on. As I was heading back up river to re-fish a particular productive stretch, I turned sharply towards the bank and the rod side dipped to the water to allow the bomber to submerge and grab water. The ensuing resistance pulled my 300 combo out of holder and into the river. After failing on a desperate lunge to grab the combo, (all I did was soak myself up to the shoulders), I sadly watched the combo sink from site in 14' of 1.5 MPH current. Not only did I lose my combo, I lost the lure that got this Smallmouth addiction started! As a lifelong pan fisherman, I fished the tailwaters of Nickajack many times for White Bass in the winter. On a whim I went down river and tossed the Pearl Bomber into an eddy former by the current, against rip rap. I hooked and landed a 3 lb 10 oz. Smallie after a thorough drag test! That was four years ago and I haven't panfished since! Now I fish for smallies yearlong and as often as twice a week to satiate my addiction. But now sadly, this immortal Bomber rests at the bottom of the Big T, just yards from where it all started!  Durn!

That sucks brother, I try not to let losing tackle eat me up, but it usual ruins the session sans I boated a big fish.   

 

I broke a rod two days that I loved, only had it for a few months.   Not really the cost as it was a SLX spinning rod that was $100 at Academy clearanced 50%.   So what am I doing as a result.....buying a $300 rod to replace it......WUT lol.    

[Smokinal]

Go magnet fishing?

[AlabamaSpothunter]

4 minutes ago, Smokinal said:

Go magnet fishing?

Not sure he'd find it in a river with current.   

[TnRiver46]

11 minutes ago, Smokinal said:

Go magnet fishing?

Magnets also don’t stick to rod/reels. They pick up nails and screws nicely tho haha

[Blue Raider Bob]

No, I've begun the healing process. I lost a Mitchell Combo on the Cumberland earlier this year when I had two lines out and one got hung. I laid the hung one down in the boat to reel in the other when the current tightened the line and pulled her in. That one hurt as well because it was the last 7' rod that came with the Mitchell combos. The rest of mine are 6'6 but I like the 7' better.

This pursuit of ours sure gets expensive......fortunately I still have plenty of my kids inheritance to burn through before it's over! 

2 hours ago, AlabamaSpothunter said:

Not sure he'd find it in a river with current.   

Your right about that! The Tennessee is not the same as some smaller bodies of water where recovery is an option!

[TnRiver46]

51 minutes ago, Blue Raider Bob said:

No, I've begun the healing process. I lost a Mitchell Combo on the Cumberland earlier this year when I had two lines out and one got hung. I laid the hung one down in the boat to reel in the other when the current tightened the line and pulled her in. That one hurt as well because it was the last 7' rod that came with the Mitchell combos. The rest of mine are 6'6 but I like the 7' better.

This pursuit of ours sure gets expensive......fortunately I still have plenty of my kids inheritance to burn through before it's over! 

Your right about that! The Tennessee is not the same as some smaller bodies of water where recovery is an option!

There is a guy that scuba dives for hire on chickamauga and nickajack by the name of Jeff (last name macinek or marciniak, something like that) but I would imagine it may cost more than the price of replacement . I’ve always seen him lake diving though, I’m not sure if he wants to go into the swift waters 

[Bankbeater]

Dang, sorry to hear that.

[Spankey]

Sorry for your loss. Combo and lure can easily be replaced. 
 

Glad you didn’t do anything too drastic and unsafe to try to get it back. Be safe. I think a lot of us at one time or another and under 100 different situations have lost one. 
 

Now you will be in search of your next ultimate combo. You’ll find it, the hurt will let up.