Had something crazy happen yesterday

MississippiBoy · 03-04-09, 01:42 PM

I was out in the front yard yesterday, pitching a jig towards some tufts of grass for practice. I had a good rhythm going, and even a minor aha moment when something clicked in my head about the pitching process. I'm feeling much better about it now.
The crazy thing happened after I'd been out there maybe 10 minutes. Out of the clear blue sky, a full-grown hawk decided the PB&J jig I was practicing with looked an awful lot like a big brown mouse or something. He dove out of a pine tree close by, and grabbed the jig. Out of reflex, I jerked it away from him and reeled it in quickly. Thank God it didn't hook him. The line was 30 lbs braid, and I didn't have a knife, scissors, or even a sharp rock anywhere close to me. He turned after it, and almost decided try again, but changed his mind and flew off.
I've heard stories about hooking birds on topwater lures when out fishing, but not in a yard.

doc · 03-04-09, 01:44 PM

I hooked a crane on a big spook one time. He just swooped down and picked it up, and started flying off. I let him drop it, my son wanted me to set the hook.

brushhog · 03-04-09, 02:49 PM

That's crazy, thank goodness it didn't hook 'em!

aikenyounggun · 03-04-09, 03:11 PM

holy crap ... i have heard of people hooking birds when they throw or birds grabbing topwater or grabbing the fish you caugh but never attackin a jig when you practice flippin.... hum cool story though

zooker · 03-04-09, 05:08 PM

bald eagles love flukes.. i can vouch for just how powerful them critters are to..

zooker

cassidyta · 03-04-09, 06:32 PM

Osprey are rather fond of stocked trout and appreciate it when you bring them to the surface. Addtionally, they do not appear to mind if you are in a float tube and the fish is within 10 foot of you.

jooleyen · 03-04-09, 06:37 PM

lol that stuff has happened to me a few times. Even out on the lake.

And chipmunks will chase jigs too.

3dkicker · 03-04-09, 07:39 PM

Sippi - you got yourself one good jig there. If the bird was fooled then the fish probably will be too. Take care of that one!!!

keithdog · 03-04-09, 08:20 PM

It is strongly adivsed to have a pillow case nearby when practicing pitching and flipping in hawk country. Also helpfull is a partner to help hold the hawk while removing the jig from his beak. Heavy duty leather gloves are also a good item to have on hand. I've heard more than one story of unfortunate practice casters ending up in emergency rooms after trying to wrestle a pork frog from a sharpshinned hawk. After 6 pm, remember owls too! They can be especially agressive. And above all things, DON'T EVER WEAR A COON SKINNED CAP WHEN PRACTICING PITCHING AND FLIIPPING WITH A JIG AND PIG!!!!

Foyt20 · 03-04-09, 09:03 PM

:shakes head and chuckles:

But an important lesson none the less.

bamabassman · 03-04-09, 09:37 PM

awesum daniel. well sort of huh? looks like you are learning the technique real good ifn a hawk like the way ya jig it. bet your heart skipped a beat or 2 as well huh?

abu4600 · 03-04-09, 10:11 PM

Man that's funny.

MississippiBoy · 03-04-09, 11:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 3dkicker

Sippi - you got yourself one good jig there. If the bird was fooled then the fish probably will be too. Take care of that one!!!

www.thunderstruckjigs.com

The worst part was when he thought about taking a second swipe at it. Considering it was right at my feet by then...

Lancer6 · 03-05-09, 07:24 AM

Common sense example #1329:

Cut the hook off an old jig, old spinnerbait, or remove them (temporarily) from a still "in service" hard plastic bait before using for outdoor practice...indoor too, of course, since carpet and cats + hooks are a bad combo. To do otherwise constitutes cruelty to animals and I might just come lookin' for you.
I have a lot of fun practicing flipping and pitching indoors at home with hookless lures. One of my cats, Miss Monicat Meowinsky, will ambush and chase the projectile until she's gasping for breath.
If someone, a neighbor perhaps, sees you've hooked a bird, cat, squirrel, Walking Catfish, Komodo Dragon, etc., and reports your arse you will likely face criminal charges...and rightly so.
Hooks may be retained if your area is used as a route for illegal immigrants from such places as Meh-hee-ko, China, or Canada.

Do the right thing.

Lancer6

*If the illegal immigrant is successfully brought to net you are obliged to report your catch to the INS. They, in turn, will collect the critter and provide measurements should you wish to have a duplicate mount created to preserve the memory of your catch.
For the sake of authenticity, snap photos of any scars, piercings, or tattoos found on your trophy illegal immigrant.
Do NOT release spawning females! Call your local flying service and arrange to have them air-dropped at least 500 miles into Meh-hee-ko ('chute optional.)

WTL · 03-05-09, 07:26 AM

Lancer6 is right about the hook thing, ask Cass about hooking a cat...on second thought he might not want to discuss it.

bamabassman · 03-05-09, 10:25 PM

this thread reminded me of when we first got our little kid (king gallahad II, the collie, he is NOT a dog, lisa will kill you for saying he is...believe me,lol). anyway, we lived in baldwin county, 30 miles north of gulf shore,al. at the time. we had 10 acres mostly pasture. gallie was about 8 weeks old when we started taking our "walks" around the pasture. we were walking around one day when i saw a redtail hawk flying over head. i noticed that he, the hawk, was getting lower every time he passed over. then it dawned on me what he was doing, scoping out the king to see if he was small enough to take home for dinner. i quickly grabbed the kid and proceded to take him back in the house. no more walks, we were banned from walks for a while. till he got about 3 months old. and NEVER was he allowed outside without parental guidance till then, lmao. oh yea, and lisa HAND FED him for his first 5 years. hahaha, now you know why he is so spoiled. he is in our king sized bed with lisa right now, ON MY SIDE!!! oh well another night on da couch. it's a good couch for sleeping, really it is, hahahahahahahahha.

66KingFisher · 03-06-09, 04:20 PM

Cool story....I always wondered if a bird would take a topwater plug or not....but a jig never entered my mind....guess i'll start keepin an eye out for the hawks and eagles when i'm fishin from now on...lol.

JustFishing · 03-06-09, 05:25 PM

thats really interesting. And i didnt know that owls were aggressive either...

CMorg · 03-06-09, 06:21 PM

Dont they make rubber casting things for that ? They look like weights I believe.

Lancer6 · 03-06-09, 11:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CMorg

Dont they make rubber casting things for that ? They look like weights I believe.

Yes, Grasshopper, (he said, patiently,) but when practicing it will serve you well to do so with the lure you intend to employ in actual fishing.
"Why?" (I hear you ask.) Well, a practice plug will not duplicate the true weight and aerodynamics of virtually any but few lures one might fish. (See: "Ballistics and You", by Lance R. Six, University of Oklahoma Press, 1984. Available in autographed hardback for only $69.00 plus shipping and handling. Cash in small unmarked bills only.)
Ergo, practice with the real deal and you'll do mo' bettah.
Casting a compact and streamlined 1/2 ounce practice projectile in a 20 MPH crossbreeze will NOT prepare you for casting a 3/8 oz large-lipped crankbait under the same conditions.

I used to hoard "retired" lures that had suffered battle damage to an extent rendering them hors de combat and use them for my own practice as well as for training others. However, during hard times I was forced to eat them. I preferred the Crawfish patterns but the Bluegill finishes were right tasty as well. The Sexy Shad were, to my palate, a disappointment, as was anything in Chartreuse.
With enough >^..^<-up and Tabasco I can eat any&^$%#thing. Just ask the Vietnamesiacs.

Lancer6

CMorg · 03-07-09, 07:09 PM

Your a riot....

jooleyen · 03-08-09, 12:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CMorg

Your a riot....

Yep.

Jim80 · 03-08-09, 12:41 PM

L6 you never cease to get a laugh out of me man .

Jim

CCbass · 03-08-09, 11:58 PM

Had a bad experience with a bullfrog, felt so bad, he was just sitting there and for fun swung my grub by him ( exposed hook ). He ate it and wouldn't give it back, I pulled slowly and he would back up pulling on the line, after about 5 mins. of this he jumped into the water. He was hooked, I got him in and spent another 10 mins. trying to force his mouth open so I could unhook him, not to mention losing him and having to chase him around the boat.

cassidyta · 03-09-09, 12:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WTL

Lancer6 is right about the hook thing, ask Cass about hooking a cat...on second thought he might not want to discuss it.

I will admit that it is not a pretty sight.
On casting plugs, I like using an old spook with the hooks removed. For plastics to mess with the cats that my wife owns. I just thread the line through a hole in a torn piece of plastic and flip down the hallway.
The only issue we have with indoor pitching is that my boxer-pit is dumb as rocks and still has not learned (after 2 years) that he can not stop on a dime on th ehard wood floors.

03-04-09, 02:49 PM	#3
brushhog BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Whitesboro, NY Posts: 1,222	That's crazy, thank goodness it didn't hook 'em! __________________ 3/4 of the Earth's surface is water and 1/4 is land. Clearly god wants me to fish, not mow the lawn.

03-04-09, 03:11 PM	#4
aikenyounggun BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: aiken, SC Posts: 2,051	holy crap ... i have heard of people hooking birds when they throw or birds grabbing topwater or grabbing the fish you caugh but never attackin a jig when you practice flippin.... hum cool story though __________________ <>< Rather be Fishing ><>

03-04-09, 05:08 PM	#5
zooker BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: denton nc Posts: 13,441	bald eagles love flukes.. i can vouch for just how powerful them critters are to.. zooker __________________ the godfather.. aml in remission since 7-20-09

03-04-09, 06:32 PM	#6
cassidyta BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 2,928	Osprey are rather fond of stocked trout and appreciate it when you bring them to the surface. Addtionally, they do not appear to mind if you are in a float tube and the fish is within 10 foot of you. __________________ If you have ever wondered if you should retie, the answer is yes.

03-04-09, 07:39 PM	#8
3dkicker BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Spotsylvania, VA Posts: 4,483	Sippi - you got yourself one good jig there. If the bird was fooled then the fish probably will be too. Take care of that one!!! __________________ Smitty www.smittystubes.com

03-04-09, 01:42 PM	#1
MississippiBoy BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: May 2007 Location: Ridgeland MS Posts: 3,923	Had something crazy happen yesterday I was out in the front yard yesterday, pitching a jig towards some tufts of grass for practice. I had a good rhythm going, and even a minor aha moment when something clicked in my head about the pitching process. I'm feeling much better about it now. The crazy thing happened after I'd been out there maybe 10 minutes. Out of the clear blue sky, a full-grown hawk decided the PB&J jig I was practicing with looked an awful lot like a big brown mouse or something. He dove out of a pine tree close by, and grabbed the jig. Out of reflex, I jerked it away from him and reeled it in quickly. Thank God it didn't hook him. The line was 30 lbs braid, and I didn't have a knife, scissors, or even a sharp rock anywhere close to me. He turned after it, and almost decided try again, but changed his mind and flew off. I've heard stories about hooking birds on topwater lures when out fishing, but not in a yard.

03-04-09, 01:44 PM	#2
doc BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 1,134	I hooked a crane on a big spook one time. He just swooped down and picked it up, and started flying off. I let him drop it, my son wanted me to set the hook.

03-04-09, 06:37 PM	#7
jooleyen BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 1,509	lol that stuff has happened to me a few times. Even out on the lake. And chipmunks will chase jigs too.

03-04-09, 08:20 PM	#9
keithdog BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: IN Posts: 8,308	It is strongly adivsed to have a pillow case nearby when practicing pitching and flipping in hawk country. Also helpfull is a partner to help hold the hawk while removing the jig from his beak. Heavy duty leather gloves are also a good item to have on hand. I've heard more than one story of unfortunate practice casters ending up in emergency rooms after trying to wrestle a pork frog from a sharpshinned hawk. After 6 pm, remember owls too! They can be especially agressive. And above all things, DON'T EVER WEAR A COON SKINNED CAP WHEN PRACTICING PITCHING AND FLIIPPING WITH A JIG AND PIG!!!!

03-04-09, 09:03 PM	#10
Foyt20 BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: R-Ville, Central NJ Posts: 265	:shakes head and chuckles: But an important lesson none the less.

03-04-09, 09:37 PM	#11
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	awesum daniel. well sort of huh? looks like you are learning the technique real good ifn a hawk like the way ya jig it. bet your heart skipped a beat or 2 as well huh? __________________ so many lures, so little time.

03-04-09, 10:11 PM	#12
abu4600 BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Brandon Mississippi Posts: 480	Man that's funny.

03-05-09, 07:24 AM	#14
Lancer6 BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Somewhere out there Posts: 734	Common sense example #1329: Cut the hook off an old jig, old spinnerbait, or remove them (temporarily) from a still "in service" hard plastic bait before using for outdoor practice...indoor too, of course, since carpet and cats + hooks are a bad combo. To do otherwise constitutes cruelty to animals and I might just come lookin' for you. I have a lot of fun practicing flipping and pitching indoors at home with hookless lures. One of my cats, Miss Monicat Meowinsky, will ambush and chase the projectile until she's gasping for breath. If someone, a neighbor perhaps, sees you've hooked a bird, cat, squirrel, Walking Catfish, Komodo Dragon, etc., and reports your arse you will likely face criminal charges...and rightly so. Hooks may be retained if your area is used as a route for illegal immigrants from such places as Meh-hee-ko, China, or Canada. Do the right thing. Lancer6 *If the illegal immigrant is successfully brought to net you are obliged to report your catch to the INS. They, in turn, will collect the critter and provide measurements should you wish to have a duplicate mount created to preserve the memory of your catch. For the sake of authenticity, snap photos of any scars, piercings, or tattoos found on your trophy illegal immigrant. Do NOT release spawning females! Call your local flying service and arrange to have them air-dropped at least 500 miles into Meh-hee-ko ('chute optional.)

03-05-09, 07:26 AM	#15
WTL BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Huntsville, Al Posts: 7,466	Lancer6 is right about the hook thing, ask Cass about hooking a cat...on second thought he might not want to discuss it. __________________ Selling live waterdogs for less since 2005.

03-05-09, 10:25 PM	#16
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	this thread reminded me of when we first got our little kid (king gallahad II, the collie, he is NOT a dog, lisa will kill you for saying he is...believe me,lol). anyway, we lived in baldwin county, 30 miles north of gulf shore,al. at the time. we had 10 acres mostly pasture. gallie was about 8 weeks old when we started taking our "walks" around the pasture. we were walking around one day when i saw a redtail hawk flying over head. i noticed that he, the hawk, was getting lower every time he passed over. then it dawned on me what he was doing, scoping out the king to see if he was small enough to take home for dinner. i quickly grabbed the kid and proceded to take him back in the house. no more walks, we were banned from walks for a while. till he got about 3 months old. and NEVER was he allowed outside without parental guidance till then, lmao. oh yea, and lisa HAND FED him for his first 5 years. hahaha, now you know why he is so spoiled. he is in our king sized bed with lisa right now, ON MY SIDE!!! oh well another night on da couch. it's a good couch for sleeping, really it is, hahahahahahahahha. __________________ so many lures, so little time.

03-06-09, 04:20 PM	#17
66KingFisher BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Mena,Arkansas Posts: 1,327	Cool story....I always wondered if a bird would take a topwater plug or not....but a jig never entered my mind....guess i'll start keepin an eye out for the hawks and eagles when i'm fishin from now on...lol.

03-06-09, 05:25 PM	#18
JustFishing BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 6	thats really interesting. And i didnt know that owls were aggressive either...

03-06-09, 06:21 PM	#19
CMorg BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Southern , IN Posts: 1,832	Dont they make rubber casting things for that ? They look like weights I believe.

03-07-09, 07:09 PM	#21
CMorg BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Southern , IN Posts: 1,832	Your a riot....

03-08-09, 12:41 PM	#23
Jim80 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Thomaston CT Posts: 3,862	L6 you never cease to get a laugh out of me man . Jim __________________ In memory of Zooker 1/11/73-7/2/2010. You will be sorely missed and never forgotten.

03-08-09, 11:58 PM	#24
CCbass BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Monterey CA Posts: 253	Had a bad experience with a bullfrog, felt so bad, he was just sitting there and for fun swung my grub by him ( exposed hook ). He ate it and wouldn't give it back, I pulled slowly and he would back up pulling on the line, after about 5 mins. of this he jumped into the water. He was hooked, I got him in and spent another 10 mins. trying to force his mouth open so I could unhook him, not to mention losing him and having to chase him around the boat.

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