Ever do anything really stupid while fishing?

[b.Lee]

I was trying to learn how to cast right handed once and on my first try I threw my pole into the water. Luckily the water was only 3 feet deep, but it was muddy, I was laying on the ground searching for it while people were walking by.

[Sam]

In a tournament on the Potomac I went to a place to fish after blast off and when I went to start the motor to move the boat the motor would not start.

Panic set in. What was wrong with the motor?

After checking everything and sitting there, just floating around, I checked the kill-switch.

Sure enough, it was on. I must have knocked it up when I moved to fish the spot.

Lucky for me I was alone and no one saw this dumb move.

So I always check that kill-switch before I start the motor.  ;D   ;D   ;D

[Siebert Outdoors]

There isnt enough bandwith for me to continue on this subject. ;D

[kikstand454]

ive done so many stupid things just to catch fish.... it actually scares me sometimes when i think back to it. wading around waist deep in swamps miles from a phone comes to mind.....

but just this past weekend, i had friday off. i had stuff to do in the morning but decided i was going to fish as soon as that was done.

well i was ready to go @ 8am and was happy to be heading out so soon. i threw my rods and stuff in the car and took off. the place i was going is 32 miles one way from my house. but i was excited cause its a state park and canoe rentals are cheap there. plus i have never gone there and not caught any fish.... and with it being cold, i could factor reds and trout into my bass fishing dreams!

so i get there, rent the canoe, drag it down to the river, and go to the car to get my gear.... and i had left my tackle at the house.

all i had was what was tied on the four rods i took. a c-rig with one lure, a shaky head, a spinner bait and a jerk bait.  i was like, well thats all i need right? just have to make sure to be careful with the worms....

lost both worms to bad casts,,,, didnt get a single bite all day.

[oteymc]

Last summer we were fishing a small lake that is tm only. It was really windy, so I anchored while fishing a point. We moved on from there, and a little while later the tm started getting really weak. This was the second place we had been that day, so I just figured we were running the battery dead. Then I realized the anchor was still down! It had about 100 lbs of weeds hung on it! It is a wonder I didn't burn up my TM.

[farmpond1]

Wading in a pond to retrieve a 3 dollar fly-only to ruin a 150 dollar cell phone.

Letting go of the outboard motor handle too soon (before the boat had stopped completely) which spun the boat around wildly-nearly throwing my fishing partner overboard.  He was kind enough not to say anything but I could read his thoughts. 

"Repairing" a 12 volt "cigarette lighter" adapter poorly which then (apparently) shorted out and nearly started a fire on my boat.  (This is why I now keep electronics and electrical wiring as far away from my fuel tank as possible).

The classic "forgetting to put in the drain plug"

Forgetting to put 2 cyle oil in my gas and then having to bum some.  (At least I remembered before I locked up my motor).

I'm sure my buddies could add more but this is the start of my list.

[farmpond1]

Last summer we were fishing a small lake that is tm only. It was really windy, so I anchored while fishing a point. We moved on from there, and a little while later the tm started getting really weak. This was the second place we had been that day, so I just figured we were running the battery dead. Then I realized the anchor was still down! It had about 100 lbs of weeds hung on it! It is a wonder I didn't burn up my TM.

Been there, done that.  Only it was the outboard and not the trolling motor.  Actually, I think I've done both.

[simplejoe]

In a tournament on the Potomac I went to a place to fish after blast off and when I went to start the motor to move the boat the motor would not start.

Panic set in. What was wrong with the motor?

After checking everything and sitting there, just floating around, I checked the kill-switch.

Sure enough, it was on. I must have knocked it up when I moved to fish the spot.

Lucky for me I was alone and no one saw this dumb move.

So I always check that kill-switch before I start the motor. ;D ;D ;D

Same thing happened to me, I lost half of the day messing around with the boat, I had the engine cover off, looking at the motor. I couldn't figure it out and was starting to get mad. Then, I was walking back to the consol to try and start the motor again and noticed the kill switch clip laying on the floor. Man, I felt like an Arse that day. :-[

[fishermantony]

The first time taking my wife and 3 year old son out in my first bass boat I left the plug out.  I launched and it started taking on water..........I knew I left the plug out so

I grabbed it from the truck but since it was in the water I didn't put it in the right place.  When I had the outboard running it was fine......when I slowed or stopped it started taking on water again.  Looking back it's scary to think about!

[RyneB]

We were staying at a hotel on a weekend fishing trip and i brought the battery in so we could charge it. Got the boat launched and remembered I left the trolling battery in the hotel room.

My friend sat on a rapala and i had to pull a sure set hook out of his rear, then two days later he was in the boat barefoot and stepped on a Ratt L Trap.

I was standing in the back of the boat relieving myself when the man on the trolling motor hit a stump and knocked me in the water.

[ilovefooffur]

I have done plenty. I think my favorite were all the youtube vids though with Bill Dance. He has some absolutely hillarious ones. It does me good to see that even the pros are not immune to some of the stuff.

Love the Bill Dance videos!  That guy is hilarious!

[bassfisherjk]

I didn't open the vent for my gas tank before trying to start my 9.9.After taking a fit,plus looking the motor all over,my son asked if I opened the vent.I felt very dumb.