Has this ever happened to you! (Page 2): That happened to me as well,. I went to home depot and bought some paracord and that worked out just fine as a replacement....

Dinger Loc: CA

That happened to me as well,. I went to home depot and bought some paracord and that worked out just fine as a replacement....

Possum2 Loc: South Mississippi

Tools and extra chord always in the boat.

ranger632 Loc: Near Yosemite Park Ca.

OldBassGuy wrote:

So, there I was out on my boat by myself and just starting to fish with the sun coming up. Made my first stop with not much luck, so decided to make a move. I go to pull up the trolling motor and "bam" the rope breaks. This sends me flying backward much to my surprise. I live through the fall, and like true fisherman, continue to fish the rest of the morning putting the trolling motor up and down manually.

Glad you didn't break any poles

Verheyen01 Loc: Jackson’s Gap Alabama

Yep. The same thing happened to me fishing in Florida last winter. We finished fishing and then a quick fix back at the campground.

bric Loc: Helena, MT

OldBassGuy wrote:

So, there I was out on my boat by myself and just starting to fish with the sun coming up. Made my first stop with not much luck, so decided to make a move. I go to pull up the trolling motor and "bam" the rope breaks. This sends me flying backward much to my surprise. I live through the fall, and like true fisherman, continue to fish the rest of the morning putting the trolling motor up and down manually.

Glad ur ok Garey. I am not familiar with your setup. Important thing is no injuries and you kept fishing! Did you catch?

OldBassGuy Loc: Temecula, CA

bric wrote:

Glad ur ok Garey. I am not familiar with your setup. Important thing is no injuries and you kept fishing! Did you catch?

Ended up with four fish and lost two. One was a big one. Got lucky on not getting hurt or going overboard.
Thanks Tim

OldBassGuy Loc: Temecula, CA

ranger632 wrote:

Glad you didn't break any poles

Glad I didn't break any bones

OldBassGuy Loc: Temecula, CA

Dinger wrote:

That happened to me as well,. I went to home depot and bought some paracord and that worked out just fine as a replacement....

Quite a shock when it happens. Glad you didn't get hurt Dinger

Fireguy Loc: Alton Bay NH

Gmchief wrote:

I don’t want to beat a dead horse, but the thread a while ago about wearing like jackets comes to mind.

I wonder if the guys out of Hampton thought about life jackets? Probably needed survival suits.

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

OldBassGuy wrote:

So, there I was out on my boat by myself and just starting to fish with the sun coming up. Made my first stop with not much luck, so decided to make a move. I go to pull up the trolling motor and "bam" the rope breaks. This sends me flying backward much to my surprise. I live through the fall, and like true fisherman, continue to fish the rest of the morning putting the trolling motor up and down manually.

Dang, glad to hear you didn’t hurt and kudos to keep fishing 🎣 for the rest of the day 👍🏽👍🏽🎣🎣🎣🎣🐟🐟🐠🐠🐋🐋🇺🇸🇺🇸🦅🦅

PLS Loc: Kingsport, TN

OldBassGuy wrote:

So, there I was out on my boat by myself and just starting to fish with the sun coming up. Made my first stop with not much luck, so decided to make a move. I go to pull up the trolling motor and "bam" the rope breaks. This sends me flying backward much to my surprise. I live through the fall, and like true fisherman, continue to fish the rest of the morning putting the trolling motor up and down manually.

It has happened to me twice. Not a good feeling. I keep a spare rope on the boat now.

Grizzly 17 Loc: South central Pa

Dinger wrote:

That happened to me as well,. I went to home depot and bought some paracord and that worked out just fine as a replacement....

Dinger that's exactly what I did when mine broke 👍🎣

HP Guy Loc: Holland Patent, NY

I have broken pull rope on mine many a time. Never lean back now as the first time hurt and broke a pole. I make sure now to carry a credit card to slide down the gap to release the lock should it break again. Bought a coated steel cable yesterday and see if that works better. Good luck with your repair.

bapabear Loc: Blaine, Washington

OldBassGuy wrote:

Nah, at my age who cares whose watching.

LOL

bapabear Loc: Blaine, Washington

Gmchief hit it right on the button. "LIFE JACKETS" at all times. Preventative maintenance also goes a long way.