04-09-11, 08:54 PM | #1 |
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Dangit!
Went out to the bridge today to catch some brim. That was my main reason for going. I have not been fishing for them yet this year and they have just really started biting aggressively. While I and some kids were pulling in brim after brim about 5-6 big momma bass started circling around like sharks, so i decided to see if I could entice one to strike at a fluke or a worm. I only got a few weak follows from the fluke, but I had a huge strike on my worm. At least I thought I did. It turned out to be a big stick tangled with old line and other crap.
I guess I over estimated the lifting strength of my Berkley Amp spinning rod because the tip snapped off about a foot down. Now I find myself with no spinning rod, and no money to replace it. Next time I'll be smarter and just drag the thing to shore.
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dang john. sorry to hear that man. but did oyu land the bass?
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The bass was a stick. I just thought it was a strike.
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That sucks man. You might could take it back, the store may honor the warranty, even though it was your fault that it broke.
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Besides, I didn't really care much for the Amp spinner, which is odd because I love my Amp caster.
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Thats a tough bite to swallow for sure. The only thing you can do is chalk it up to experience and get another rod. Sorry to hear about that John.
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stickbass........yep...i've caught em too. pine,oak,dogwood's are real fighters. yep (sigh), gues oyu could say i have caught most every kind of stick there is. top water or on the bottom. tough "break" john. sorry pal.
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Yeah, it's pretty tough finding those suspended ones, but I somehow manage to catch them too every now and then.
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hahahahaha, dat made me laugh out loud john. for real man.
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Sorry to hear about your misfortune of breaking your rod. I hope you are able to replace it soon buddy.
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Bummer John. All for a friggin stick.. if it was a 10lb bass and the rod snapped than no big deal! lol.
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