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Pulled up to the ramp one day late and in a big ass hurry. Looked out about 50 yards from the ramp and there was a good bass jump going on. Man I gotta get in the water and get to these fish before somebody else gets here. I', pushing my guts out trying to push the boat off the trailer, dang I've never had this much problem, until it hits me that I never took the tie downs off the back, Duhhhhhhh.
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I'm not confessing to anything. I've never made a mistake in my life. I thought I did once, but I was wrong.
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I was fishing T-ville one evening and got my texas rigged worm hung in a tree. I tried to break the 17lb line by pulling on the rod. It wouldn't break so me being a genius I turn the trolling motor on high and turn to the right. You know put a little extra pressure on it. Sure enough just like I wanted, it popped loose. Only problem was 3/8 bullet sinker was just that. A bullet. It smack me square in the side of head and almost knock me off my feet. I had to sit down as I was feeling a little off balance. Last time I try to avoid disturbing a spot!
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Forgot to mention. Same evening my fishing partner was up on the front deck with me casting. He got a little too close and while launching his DD22, on his follow thru, buried the lure in the back of my skull. That one wasn't my fault though.
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My youngest son and I were just finished fishing at Guist Creek Lake and I loaded the boat with him watching. I noticed it was on the trailer a little crooked so I thought I would push it back a little on the trailer. I considered putting the winch strap on to hold it close but figured I shouldn't have any trouble. Wrong! I pushed a little and it slides right off the trailer and begins drifting away. I quickly emptied my pockets and swam out to my boat. How embarrassing. I got out to it and thought I could climb aboard. No chance. So, I reached up and opened a front compartment where I keep the rope I use when launching by myself. I got it out and clipped it to the bow eye and began swimming back to trailer, pulling the boat behind me. I got it back on, straight this time and got me and then the boat out of the water. I don't plan to let this happen again.
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Fell in mid Feb. with 3 layers of clothes on. Have you ever been so cold you felt like you were on fire? Lesson learned.
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Bonehead thing in life: MARRIED MY FIRST WIFE
Bonehead in fishing: Bought a boat. Bought a boat. Bought a boat. Bought a boat, did I mention Bought a BOAT. Drove to Cumberland from Frankfort to night fish only to realize that I left the boat keys at the house AFTER I had floated the boat off the trailer. I was fishing by myself so ended up wading out to the end of the trailer to hook up the wench to get her back on the trailer. Luckily it was the middle of summer and as mad as I was at myself the water was nice and chilly compared to the rest of me.
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Re: Boneheaded Things You've Done
Sorry about your trip, but I actually got a chuckle out of that oneOriginally Posted by elnutsmalljaws
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Me and my wife took a trout float trip down the Cumberland river with guide Randell Gibson several years ago,my wife hooked a decent brown trout,but somehow got her line wrapped around the prop so bad that it got up inside the shaft and made a terrible mess.Gibson didn't say much as we were paying customers,but he was pissed.
I did catch a 5lb-8 oz smallmouth at the mouth of crocus creek that trip,wish I could find that picture.
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LOL Glen, go back and ride my post. It was Randell's safety chain that I broke. I felt like the worlds biggest tool.
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My friend and I were out on Tville a couple of weeks ago opposite side of the dam. After about 5 hours of sunburning and a little fishing (1 bass the size of the lure) we decided to call it a day. I had my buddy drive my boat in - i've been that guy before that doesnt own a boat and remember how much fun it is to drive. After we took off (i was riding in the front) i looked back at him and hollered "give it hell!" his response was "i am?" At this point it felt as if we were at half throttle motoring 15 mph. We kept going (not on plane) another 30 seconds or so till i gave the command to back it to neutral. After inspection (I had just put a new fuel line assembly on and thought perhaps air was getting into the line) we were stumped. I toggled with various wires thinking that certainly the motor (YAMAHA) was the one to blame. I eventually conceded and instructed him to go ahead and take us in. (by this point i'm pissed) As I make my way back to the front of the boat I notice a line in the water and given that we had caught one 6" bass all day I knew what was going on. The anchor had been down 18' for the last quarter mile. I certainly wont make that mistake again - thank goodness we didnt run across any down trees! I swore that story would go to the grave with me but it's too good of a mistake to keep in.
kyfanatic-tell your wife ,her line wrap was nothing compared to what Tim Farmer did on river with me while shooting a striper show.Hung a planer board up,went to retrieve it ,Tim locked trolling motor up with 80 lb mono,and then locked outboard up with 80 lb mono.Had to drift to bank and strip near naked in 50 degree water to clear both messes.I am not good at pulling props on water and not losing a piece.
Do you remember what year you caught smallie? "Might" have it in some of my digital photos.
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