manhands Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 New Daiwa reel loaded with bright yellow braid on a black beach rod... last seen heading East. Had a Bonny fillet on, went to grab a fresh beer, drag set too tight > off goes the rod out of PVC holder. Stripped off ran in to swim after it but it went too quickly too deep. Rip too strong not worth drowning over a fishing combo but still shattered. I'm thinking it was Jew / Gummy / Ray as it wasn't going super fast just steady and constant. I lost sight of it maybe 40m from shore. So if anyone finds it washed up nearby or hooks something attached to a nice combo please message I'll shout you a day out on boat. Pretty ironic really- the rod I had found floating about 1km off Botany Bay 2 years ago. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brooker435 Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 I hope the Beer tasted Good!!!!! Id be spewing if that was me. Sorry to hear about your misfortune but you did the right thing by not risking your life for a fishing rod!! Regards, Nathan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dobson_c Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 Haha - funny story, love the irony in it. I was fishing with a mate in the Harbour and he had a live mullet out on a Stradic 4000 / Snapper Raider combo. He'd rested his rod up against the wall to fish his other rod. We see it take off and fly through the air about 5metres into the water and like a submarine for the next 40m or so. Was one of the funniest things I've seen. He wasn't too happy though We guessed it for a kingy He didn't get his back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pongrass18ft Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 New Daiwa reel loaded with bright yellow braid on a black beach rod... last seen heading East. Had a Bonny fillet on, went to grab a fresh beer, drag set too tight > off goes the rod out of PVC holder. Stripped off ran in to swim after it but it went too quickly too deep. Rip too strong not worth drowning over a fishing combo but still shattered. I'm thinking it was Jew / Gummy / Ray as it wasn't going super fast just steady and constant. I lost sight of it maybe 40m from shore. So if anyone finds it washed up nearby or hooks something attached to a nice combo please message I'll shout you a day out on boat. Pretty ironic really- the rod I had found floating about 1km off Botany Bay 2 years ago. Cheers Wow sounds like a fish with attitude , my guess a big jew chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idolz Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 I recon it had a 25Kg Kinghy on it!!!! *smile* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Izza Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 haha spose all that was left to do after that was have another beer lol spewin! if you wanna go fishing for it this week Im located in dapto lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thezaid Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 the rod I had found floating about 1km off Botany Bay 2 years ago that was my rod 2 years ago , it was taken by a blue marlin, i think its the same Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noodles Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 Your not the first to have this experience and you won't be the last. I lost one when I was a kid at Woy Woy Rail Bridge. Little Jim Deluxe and a 4" left handed Alvey sidecast. My father lost one off a boat at Flint and Steel and then recaught it the next day minus all line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manhands Posted July 4, 2011 Author Share Posted July 4, 2011 haha spose all that was left to do after that was have another beer lol spewin! if you wanna go fishing for it this week Im located in dapto lol Mate happy to go for a fish with you if your'e that close, I'm only a street off the beach at Windang, generally take boat to Shellharbour but new to area so open to advice. Got a Seafarer Viking with 150 merc very kitted out for fishing. And yeh... I may have indulged in another beer and sat next to bonfire cursing the one that got away that was my rod 2 years ago , it was taken by a blue marlin, i think its the same Can't remember brand but doubt you hooked a marlin on it, was a fine long Blackfish style rod, prob lost off rocks somewhere in Sydney Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tunastrike Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 Ive done alot of beach fishing around windang and it was more than likely a ray proberly a eagle ray which are hard to stop there,s alot around there and they love squid and nice pieces of fish to eat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveyb Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 lol it came from the ocean and went back to the ocean!good report Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Izza Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 Mate happy to go for a fish with you if your'e that close, I'm only a street off the beach at Windang, generally take boat to Shellharbour but new to area so open to advice. Got a Seafarer Viking with 150 merc very kitted out for fishing. And yeh... I may have indulged in another beer and sat next to bonfire cursing the one that got away Can't remember brand but doubt you hooked a marlin on it, was a fine long Blackfish style rod, prob lost off rocks somewhere in Sydney ah sweet as mate Ill try n hit you up with a p.m when this ridiculous wind shoves off! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manhands Posted July 6, 2011 Author Share Posted July 6, 2011 ah sweet as mate Ill try n hit you up with a p.m when this ridiculous wind shoves off! no worries keen to get out soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basil D Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 I would have a beer after that, sorry about your rod, it may even have been salmon, heaps around atm, Im heading down to garrie Beach now, let you guys know how I went. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Squidy Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 I would have a beer after that, sorry about your rod, it may even have been salmon, heaps around atm, Im heading down to garrie Beach now, let you guys know how I went. Yep, i've nearly lost a beach rod to an over excited sambo. Been paranoid about turning the drag off any time i leave the rod ever since. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laze_About Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 (edited) Ouch... I was in a mates boat, we were trawling off palm beach... He had on each side of the boat, rowlock mounted plastic rod holders.... I Had my pride and joy Tyrnos 20 and Shimano Backbone 15kg rod, Total value about $450 trawling my fav deep diver halco, when it was hit by a King, Snapping the rod holder cleen off the gunwall of the boat... I Was driving the boat and my mate was sitting next to my rod, All i heard was my mate shouting, YOUR ROD!!! he managed to grab it just before it went over the back of the boat... End result 70cm king... Moral to the story, alwase teather rods/reels to the boat! Which i do religiously... lol Edited July 6, 2011 by Laze_About Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Get The Net Posted July 7, 2011 Share Posted July 7, 2011 It must be something about Windang 30 years ago a mate lost a rod & reel fishing from the bridge he just went to cast when a truck went pass and he hook the truck one rod & reel heading south to shellharbour. and yes he was having a beer that night. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laze_About Posted July 7, 2011 Share Posted July 7, 2011 (edited) Its not just rods and reels at Windang.... Shes a greedy beach, Last year me good mate brett lost his neer new boat crossing the bar... See bellow pics for end result! 2 adults on board and 13yo kid... She went turtle coming in across the bar... Me other mate steve in his trusty Hilux Edited July 7, 2011 by Laze_About Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manhands Posted July 10, 2011 Author Share Posted July 10, 2011 Its not just rods and reels at Windang.... Shes a greedy beach, Last year me good mate brett lost his neer new boat crossing the bar... See bellow pics for end result! 2 adults on board and 13yo kid... She went turtle coming in across the bar... Me other mate steve in his trusty Hilux Wow lucky result I guess, no-one hurt. Not been game to cross bar yet, just been putting in @ shellharbour. How big was swell or was tide just wrong? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outfisher Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 Its not just rods and reels at Windang.... Shes a greedy beach, Last year me good mate brett lost his neer new boat crossing the bar... See bellow pics for end result! 2 adults on board and 13yo kid... She went turtle coming in across the bar... small world laze about....his old man and himself were telling me the story about a month back in a tackle store think he was so lucky to get his son out of that could have been a lot worse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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