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Rod Overboard! Amistad
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03/16/18 11:19 PM
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Joined: May 2009
Posts: 641
Captain Chunk
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Pro Angler
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Well, finally happened. Had a rod go over the side and there was no saving her. If anybody happens to catch a Dobyns 795 with a Shimano Calcutta 200 and 3:16 swimbait tied on, it’s mine. You are more than welcome to keep it. I have the coordinates and if anybody is interested in recovering it I’ll pull them. Not even mad about it. Actually found it kinda funny.
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Re: Rod Overboard! Amistad
[Re: Captain Chunk]
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03/17/18 12:12 AM
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Joined: Sep 2003
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Bruce's
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I lost one the other day. A 1 ounce weight and treble hook and about 50 cast brought it back into the boat
Bruce's Sprinkler Repair 817-798-7246 52 years experience State Licensed Irrigation LI0017483
Fishing Texas lakes one at a time
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Re: Rod Overboard! Amistad
[Re: Captain Chunk]
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03/17/18 12:57 AM
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Joined: Mar 2003
Posts: 263
GizmosMom
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I lost a rod overboard in May of 2009. The following week we went there to find it. Nuthin'!
Then fished nearby and I caught my personal best....11.4! Almost forgot the pain of losing the rod and reel.
The following night my husband caught a 12.00!
You just never know!
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Re: Rod Overboard! Amistad
[Re: Captain Chunk]
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03/17/18 01:13 AM
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Joined: Mar 2008
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21elite
Extreme Angler
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Extreme Angler
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Atleast it wasnt a high dollar ugly stick !!
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Re: Rod Overboard! Amistad
[Re: Captain Chunk]
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03/17/18 01:18 AM
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Joined: Apr 2017
Posts: 12,194
tmd11111
TFF Guru
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TFF Guru
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Been there, done that, got the t-shirt. But while we're on the subject I fish Amistad about once a month when I visit my in-laws. Coordinates would be great.
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Re: Rod Overboard! Amistad
[Re: Captain Chunk]
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03/17/18 01:09 PM
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Joined: Dec 2008
Posts: 16,190
grout-scout
TFF Guru
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TFF Guru
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How deep of water were you in?
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Re: Rod Overboard! Amistad
[Re: Captain Chunk]
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03/17/18 01:31 PM
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Joined: Aug 2008
Posts: 6,103
Billy Blazer 300 HPDI
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I lost a brand new Powell rod a few years back on Falcon, first time I used it. Been lucky and haven't throw anything over the side in a while.
Thanks, Billy
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Re: Rod Overboard! Amistad
[Re: Captain Chunk]
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03/17/18 02:51 PM
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beartrap
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got real lucky on falcon several years ago...back when water was high,we were flipping way back in the deep brush...one of those deals where you were always brushing up against the bushes one or both sides of the boat so you couldn't let any rod tip or bait hang over the side or it would get caught on something and drug out of the boat...one morning my buddy reached down to change flipping sticks and realized his rod was missing. .what happened was his rod had got drug out of the boat and we hadn't noticed it.fortunately we could remember our route through that particular area and after we had gone back about a 100 yards,I just happened to notice about 2 inches of his rod tip hanging under a bush-remainder of rod was under water...and there was just enough of his hook sticking through the lizard he was fishing with to hang in a bush as we passed and hold the rod enough to keep it from sinking...
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Re: Rod Overboard! Amistad
[Re: Bruce's]
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03/17/18 03:15 PM
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Joined: Oct 2000
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J.P. Greeson
the janitor
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I lost one the other day. A 1 ounce weight and treble hook and about 50 cast brought it back into the boat I lost one on Falcon and recovered it the exact same way.
The solution to any problem - work, love, money, whatever - is to go fishing, and the worse the problem, the longer the trip should be. --John Gierach
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Re: Rod Overboard! Amistad
[Re: Captain Chunk]
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03/17/18 03:55 PM
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Posts: 215
snake oil
Outdoorsman
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Outdoorsman
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I've lost 2 on Squaw fishing for hybrids w/minnows......
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Re: Rod Overboard! Amistad
[Re: Captain Chunk]
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03/17/18 04:28 PM
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Posts: 3,679
PEDRO H.
TFF Team Angler
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TFF Team Angler
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A cheap wal mart chain stringer with a bunch of rope works great. open all the clips and start chunking in the area you lost it.
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Re: Rod Overboard! Amistad
[Re: GizmosMom]
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03/17/18 06:40 PM
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Joined: Apr 2008
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TX Strampion
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I lost a rod overboard in May of 2009. The following week we went there to find it. Nuthin'!
Then fished nearby and I caught my personal best....11.4! Almost forgot the pain of losing the rod and reel.
The following night my husband caught a 12.00!
You just never know! Let me know if you ever decide to resume the search. I'd be happy to join the search party!
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Re: Rod Overboard! Amistad
[Re: Captain Chunk]
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03/17/18 08:06 PM
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Joined: Oct 2006
Posts: 13,522
Ken A.
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Groovy
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Tossed one of mine into my cement pond in 8.5' of water. The reason they are so hard to snag is they stand almost straight up & down on the bottom. Reel down, tip Up. Makes small target!
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