scared to get him

[natedog]

one night on shark river jetty in december, very cold. Rocks iced over, lost 20lbser, leader broke and striper fell into crevace. After tying back on heard my plug rattling in the rocks. I climbed down tryed to reach fish but about six inches away . with my arm lodged in the jetty was crushed by huge swell ,never been that scared ever. I had korkers on but what i really needed was a partner. I was all alone, a fishing Buddy is a real neccesity had i gone in I wouldnt be here today. To superstitious afraid the guy i bring will catch monster.

[Kaldsk]

I like fishing with a partner...FW reservoirs floating at night i like someone too, too creeped out by myself...and if he catches the monster its the reason I carry scissors, just remind him often! and when i get the big fish I hand him my camera and tell him to make my memory !!

 

kidding aside Id rather be safe and able to tell the tale of the one that got away than have my family and friends reading about me the next morning in the paper.

[Winch]

one night on shark river jetty in december, very cold. Rocks iced over, lost 20lbser, leader broke and striper fell into crevace. After tying back on heard my plug rattling in the rocks. I climbed down tryed to reach fish but about six inches away . with my arm lodged in the jetty was crushed by huge swell ,never been that scared ever. I had korkers on but what i really needed was a partner. I was all alone, a fishing Buddy is a real neccesity had i gone in I wouldnt be here today. To superstitious afraid the guy i bring will catch monster.

 

Nate one of the key things when fishing a rocky place be it by your self or with someone else is to make sure you have a planned place to land a fish. Before you even cast make sure you do a walk through on how you plan on landing the fish. Be it a good solid platform to climb down to or walking the fish all the way in. If you had done this you probably would have never put yourself in danger.

If you come to a place where there is no possibility to land your fish then don't fish.

Lastly never ever trust your fish to be landed by a stranger or someone less experienced than yourself. If you fall into a situation where you hook a fish get it to a place you can safely get to it and YOU go land it. Have the guy hold your rod.

Why?

One if you lose the fish no problem you won't feel the guy fudged up and lost your fish. I have seen this too many times to even tell you a story that sticks out. Second if someone does volunteer to help understand if he happens to fall in and need to be rescued or worse he dies you will have that on your shoulder for the rest of your life.

If fishing with a buddy the most experienced or strongest climber of the two of you should be the lander.

[CHIEF500]

Got nailed like that a few years ago. The fish swam into the rocks and I had it in a spot I could get to her. I wedged the rod into the spot farther away and checked the water and climbed down into the space. I reached for the fish grabbed it. Had it by the lip with a full hand holding it. Unhooked the Big Don swimmer and threw it to get it away from my hands. I held her against my body at about my waist for support. The tail was in water in a slot between some rocks. Big fish. A wave rolled over the jetty knocking me down in the space I was in. I went down dropped the fish. She was gone. I was OK. All chewed up from the edges of the rocks but OK. My rod had stuck in the jetty and was still there. I got out and walked off to check myself out.

[fishingnuke]

one night on shark river jetty in december, very cold. Rocks iced over, lost 20lbser, leader broke and striper fell into crevace. After tying back on heard my plug rattling in the rocks. I climbed down tryed to reach fish but about six inches away . with my arm lodged in the jetty was crushed by huge swell ,never been that scared ever. I had korkers on but what i really needed was a partner. I was all alone, a fishing Buddy is a real neccesity had i gone in I wouldnt be here today. To superstitious afraid the guy i bring will catch monster.

 

 

Thats why I still carry a gaff if im on the rocks. I know a bunch of the tree hugin release everything guys frown on that, but guess what that gaff has saved my a$$ more times then I can count.

[BS4Shore]

personally have had a problem with some of the jetty guys up here.

 

At the east end of the canal we have a 10' tide change so at low tide from the top of jettys you are about 15-18' above the water.

 

There are spots that you can get down to the water from the jetty and fish if you have hip boots and waders.

 

These guys show up at low tide a couple of seasons ago and start catching small fish. They drag the fish up the side of the jetty, remove from the hook and then...LAUNCHING...SPLAT.

 

These poor fish just do nt have a chance.

 

Then to make it worst, I get into a nice one and ask them not to cast, yeah right 3 against 1, let's think about i...CASTING.

 

They snag my line with the fish and reel it into the base of the jetty, the tangle comes free by itself but the guy had reeled my fish head first into a crevace at the base of the jetty and the fish could not move.

 

"Hey your fish is down here, nice one too" he yells

 

Yeah Thanks BUDDY.

 

I slowly wade my way down the base of the jetty and get to the fish and release it safely but now I'm chest deep in the Cape Cod Canal at night. YIKES.

 

As I'm down there I get a better view of these guys, there fishing attire consists of jeans, sneakers, and beer. NICE

 

I asked the guys why they would treat the fish that way? "I'm not climbing down that jetty and killing myself" one says.

 

Why not go to a place that you can get a little closer to the water? I asked.

 

"We have good luck here, besides we're not hurting anything." What's it your businness anyways?" was the reponse.

 

I could see where this conversation was going to go so I bit my lip waded back to my spot packed up and left.

 

I have had good luck in this spot in the past but I will only go there when the weather is crappy from now on so I can hopefully not run into those bozo's again.

[natedog]

i love fishing when the weather is crappy so those types disappear

[Ralph78]

Call me what you will but I NEVER go fishing at night alone. When I was single sure no sweat, but now I have four people waiting for me to get home. Makes you think twice before doing something risky.