1Oldboat42 Loc: Kearney, Nebraska

This is one I saw on another site that you all might relate to.

Doug Lemmon Loc: Rochester Mills, PA

And, the sound of the drag screaming as line gets stripped from the reel!! 🎣

1Oldboat42 Loc: Kearney, Nebraska

Wishing for that day to return, along with warmer weather.

Graywulff Loc: Cortez,Co.

Never had that happen but it’s fun to think about….

plumbob Loc: New Windsor Maryland

42, good one there and I can still see the day in my mind in which that nearly happen.

I was just sitting in the boat with the reel resting on the edge of the boat and the line to my front of me and barely holding the rod with maybe 2 fingers.

When the hit happen the first few eyelets were headed to the water and the last few kept it from going in until the brain kicked in to tighten the grasp.

Within seconds snap went the line.

Oh the vision of what got away still bogles the mind.

Wv mike Loc: Parkersburg area. Wv

When you are putting a figure 8 on a musky with about 2 foot of line out they can pull pretty hard if they decide to bite.

1Oldboat42 Loc: Kearney, Nebraska

That reminds me of the day I took an older gentleman fishing with me. He had not been fishing since he was a boy. He bought a new rod and reel with a little tackle. I had him use anything I had, including a second rod and reel for him. We were using cut blue gill while still casting spinners from the anchored boat. While he was getting his line untangled, again, I watched my rod and reel shoot off the boat like an arrow from a bow with him being oblivious to it. I bring in my lines, put on a large treble hook and big weight and commence to fishing for my rod and reel. After awhile I snag it up and find that the fish is still on it but wrapped around the trees. I ended up breaking the line and go back to my fishing. All this time this gentlemen was untangling his line. Being unaware that I had retrieved the rod and reel he looked up happy to have untangled his line and says, "I guess I owe you a new rod and reel." He has since passed away but the memory of that day still lives.

plumbob Loc: New Windsor Maryland

That is a memory well worth the archives of your mind 42. Sorry to read he has passed away but glad he left you with a memory you can maybe smile about these days.

Your story reminds me of an older neighbor that would take me out in his pontoon boat. He rarely fishes when they would come down to their get away home and the concept of lowering the anchor did not sink in. ( Pun not intended there )

Literally tossing the anchor was setting it to him. So, after a few times of this I said we are going to sneak into this cove and not scare the fish so watch me with the anchor. With that puzzled look he watched and learned from that day on.

But the best part was when he caught his first flounder. The smile from ear to ear was priceless as was my thought as to why that is why one lowers the anchor and not toss it.

Billycrap2 Loc: Mason county,W(BY GOD) Virginia, 🇺🇸🦅

Amen Brother that is call an awesome day 🎣🎣🎣🎣🤣🤣

kandydisbar Loc: West Orange, NJ

Nice memories guys!