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 Tip on fishing in a lightning storm
#66949
03/17/05 12:56 AM
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Texas Fight
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For anyone fishing in a lightning storm heres what you do : Hold your rod tip lower than your buddies!!!!
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Re: Tip on fishing in a lightning storm
#66950
03/17/05 01:02 AM
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Cajundaddy
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Find a sandy bank, run your boat as far up as you can get it, & bale out!
When in doubt set hook!
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 Re: Tip on fishing in a lightning storm
#66951
03/17/05 02:49 AM
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Bob Smith
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Fisheasttexascom, that was too funny! LMAO! 
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Re: Tip on fishing in a lightning storm
#66952
03/17/05 03:07 AM
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David Lee
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  Yes I did admit defeat. Good job back to back champion
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Re: Tip on fishing in a lightning storm
#66953
03/17/05 03:10 AM
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RickS.
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i'll fish any weather except during lighning. but in case i do i'll keep that advice in mind
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Re: Tip on fishing in a lightning storm
#66954
03/17/05 03:25 AM
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Local_Anglers
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Re: Tip on fishing in a lightning storm
#66955
03/17/05 03:37 AM
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septik
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It's a little known fact that as long as you are fishing 30lb. braid with at least a two and a half ounce jig-n-pig, you can handle a direct hit and fish out the rest of the day as long as the jig is in the water. No Zoom plastic trailers here. The fat in the Uncle Josh is critical for proper conduction of the million or so volts through your rod, down your line, and into the water without touching your hands wrapped around that made to order Kistler lightning rod.
Or at least that's what my buddy's brother's 2nd-uncle's mechanic's acquaintance-at-the-ramp may or may not have heard mentioned on Loud Mouth Bass.
:p Fish on in good health,
--Casey
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Re: Tip on fishing in a lightning storm
#66956
03/17/05 05:07 AM
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Rebbasser
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It happened to the best of them: John 21:3 
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Re: Tip on fishing in a lightning storm
#66957
03/17/05 05:28 AM
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septik
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Originally posted by Rebbasser: Period. :p Come on... Not even with braid? Doesn't anyone read Darwin anymore? --Casey w/ (Death While Fishing Disclaimer -- No Matter What You've Read or Heard: Lightining = Bad)
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Re: Tip on fishing in a lightning storm
#66958
03/17/05 06:24 AM
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Duckcreek Davy
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Dave Morris  "No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms. The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government." --Thomas Jefferson,
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Re: Tip on fishing in a lightning storm
#66959
03/17/05 06:39 AM
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Mark Perry
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Got zapped last year in an ABA tournament after lightning hit on the shore. Was not a good feeling. Non boater laid down in boat on way to ramp. Wish I could have. at least I got a check though.....LOL...
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Re: Tip on fishing in a lightning storm
#66960
03/17/05 02:22 PM
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striker
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Originally posted by LOCAL_ANGLER Bass Guide:
Don't. What LA said..
www.shadyoaks.org *Find the Lord before you need Him...*  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  
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Re: Tip on fishing in a lightning storm
#66961
03/17/05 02:41 PM
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Hookem
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Ain't nothin like fishing in an aluminum boat, using a 7ft boron rod, chunking a 1/2oz buzzer and holding on to your seat pole because the storm is sending out wind only to see your buddys' hair standing on end. Young and stupid, young and stupid. Doesn't the fishing pick up right before a storm front? 
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Re: Tip on fishing in a lightning storm
#66962
03/17/05 02:52 PM
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progator74
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Fishing does pick up right before and during the first part of a storm front. Had a really good 10 minutes on Brownwood last year watching a storm front come at me.
Rod started buzzing and I put it all up and headed for the ramp to wait the storm out. Man that was a very scary feeling.
Fishing wasn't all that great following the storm, though.
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Re: Tip on fishing in a lightning storm
#66963
03/18/05 12:02 AM
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RedNek4Life
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Find a 10 foot metal rod and hold it as high into the sky as you can
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