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Location: Madison, WI | 1. Losing your grip on your new St Croix rod and new Calcutta 400 while casting, thus sending it to a watery grave
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2. Losing a 47 incher at the net ????
We managed to accomplish BOTH feats yesterday within a half an hour window. At 815 pm, Captain Mickelson lost his grip on his new rod and reel combo. After 15 minutes of trying to rig something up to snag it off the bottom by feel (10 feet deep and water too dark to see it), we gave up and continued fishing.
I promptly managed to lose a nice fish at the net, because it hit so lightly, I didn't really set the hook. Thought it was a rock or weed, or possibly a small pike.
Murphy's Law was in full effect for us yesterday...
Now if any of you happen to be scuba diving in the Minaki area any time soon, check out the following spot...
N 50 03.935
W 94 38 795
If you find and return Captain Mickelson's rod, 2 things will happen...
1. He'll be your best friend for life
2. I'll give you some GPS coordinates for some polarized sunglasses that also went for a swim yesterday (When it rains, it pours)
"Jackpot" John Schroeder
Edited by jackpotjohnny48 7/12/2012 8:12 AM
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Location: N.FIB | that blows, too bad the rods didn`t float,I tossed 2 in the drink once casting into strong winds yrs ago,was having to keep the lure low and caught my other 2 rods but they floated and got them back,but they were only 7ft st croix musky rods. |
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Location: Minnesota | I will keep the coordinates. If we end up near there this weekend we will make an effort to try and find it. |
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Location: oswego, il | Most musky rods will float been there but i suspect if it is bigger than a 6500 sized reel or a split grip rod it wont. |
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| I'd rather lose the fish. I can catch another fish. Buying another combo? Ouch. |
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Location: Wakefield, MI | Ouch. In my experience, a Daredevil can and will hook anything, including a brand new fishing rod off the bottom of the lake.... |
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Location: Yahara River Chain | Hey Gilligan, the SS Mickelson jinx is putting the hit on you. Yikes!!!! 
Keep the faith and keep going over the area and you might find it. |
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Location: Hayward, WI | Oofta, rough trip. For as few 47" fish I catch I would not want to lose one, but think I'd rather lose the fish than the $500 combo. Funny thing, I lost a rod in the lake TWICE this weekend. One was a 9' TI XXH full grip with a 400 series Okuma Induron and the other a 9' TI XH split grip with 400 Okuma Isis. Both times I was switching hands during the cast and a loop formed and wrapped around the level wind guide, stopping the baits immediately. Couldn't believe it - that never happened to me before and had it happen twice in a weekend. Both rods floated. I wasn't too surprised to see the full cork rod float, but was a little surprised to see the split grip rod floating perfectly level in the water as well.
If you ever get back there take an underwater camera and marker buoy with you. It might take a little time but slowly move around the area with the camera and as soon as you see it drop the marker buoy. Something as long as a rod should be easy enough to snag with a Bulldawg or most any heavy sinking musky bait. I once did this and rigged up a series of weighs and treble hooks on leader wire to dredge an area where I cast off my favorite Curly Sue. Probably took me an hour but I found it and got it back from over 10 feet of water.
Tucker
Edited by curleytail 7/12/2012 10:28 AM
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Location: Tennessee | I was just gonna mention use TI rods, they float! I like to hear others have wonderful missadventures like this so I feel better, lol. Not a musky rig but I had a $140 crappie rig in a driftmaster in my jonboat leaving the ramp to fish a bridge. Got to the bridge to discover the driftmaster was broke and the rod/reel gone. Never even heard it. |
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| And what were you drinking before this happened?
Truly, if you have the coordinates of where the rod went down; go back in daylight and drop anchor right at that spot. If it's only ten feet down, swim down and get it. If necessary, go down on the anchor line. Hell, it's summer. If the water is decent, you should be able to get the rod back. |
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Location: Smith Creek | The full cork Legends float. Split grips, not for long. Depends on the lures too. |
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Location: one foot over the line | sounds like its time for a swim. I'd dive to the bottom of the lake for my favorite combo. |
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| We lost one in 10 FOW a while back. Spent a good half hour dragging baits through there trying to find/snag it. Not as easy as it would seem. |
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Location: South Bend, Indiana | I'm putting pool noodles on all of my rods  |
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Location: Palatine, IL | 80 degree water is tough on the fish, but great for swimming. Go get it! |
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Location: Detroit River | I'd rather lose the 47". If my rod & reel went in I'd be jumping in after it. |
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Location: Victoria,MN | Losing a fish sucks. Having to waste time dragging for a combo sucks worse. I have found that dragging Pounders and Mammoth Sues work quite well for reclaiming lost gear. |
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Location: Pewaukee, WI | You can always catch another fish
You can always buy another rod to cast with
You can always buy another reel to wind string in with
(The $$ part sucks big time)
but loosing a bait that is really, really good is what hurts! |
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Location: North Central IL USA | Scary story. I might start duct taping my hand to the rod handle. |
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