Ryder Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 I knew the weather was going to be a bit dodgey and didn't want to get caught far from home so I went to Tarban. Saw heaps of good size bream competing for bread kids were feeding the ducks. I cast the new sugapen off the other side of the bridge into the creek a few times and I was on. First bream off the surface. Not huge about 20 cm but I was happy. I walked along the wall casting as I went and managed another undersize bream a and a couple of choppers. I definitely missed a few takes and had heaps of near misses mostly in the creek between the mouth and the footbridge. As the weather started closing in and thunder in the distance I was casting off the bridge when my graphite rod discharged electricity into my thumb. It lasted about 1/2 second and I could hear the Zzzzzzzzzz Ouch Would this be from the static in the air before the storm or does it just build up in the rod from casting ? Made it out of there before the real lightning started. P.S A local came up and asked me if I was after kingies ,with my 3 kg outfit I laughed and said no, he said they have been in there. Ryder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryder Posted March 17, 2014 Author Share Posted March 17, 2014 Thanks for the warnings, next time I'll leave sooner. I'd rather get smoked by a kingfish than charred by lightning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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