Small reward for a big loss...

[mattfinn]

Ok so firstly this won't seem to big to some of you but when your only 18 with a small allowance left each week for fishing gear it was a big loss for me.

Stopped in at Gerroa on the south coast on the weekend, down near the seven mile caravan park. Anyway while family went for a swim I went for a flick in the river as I've never had the oppurtunity to fish it when it's running in.

Anyway was there for 5 minutes and all of a sudden a hook a nice little flattie on the 38cm mark.

Went to grab my pliers out of my pocket...hang on I've got my pliers but what happened to my small container full of lures....

Spent half an hour searching for a small container full of 3 stickbaits and a crank....

I always keep a tiny container full of a few lures that I may use so I don't have to take my back pack off when I'm wading in waist high water. My theory is that the box floated out of my pocket when I was waist high in water. (Normally not an issue cause I wear boardies with a zipper on them but not this time) A real bummer seeing as it was all my stickbaits (popdog, scumdog and a sinking one) with one being $25 by itself plus my favourite bass hardbody a Taylormade baby nugget. so all up about $70-80 worth gone for 5 minutes worth of fishing.

Atleast the flattie lived the fight another day....

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[Camo1808]

Hey champ. Regardless of age or income. 80 bucks is 80 bucks. Sucks to hear dude. Unfortunately to say but in fishing you loose gear. Yesterday me an my 2 mates went squidding and thry both lost there new jigs they bought yesterday they were 23 an 16 bucks. Haha bunmer!!!!

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[mattfinn]

Hey champ. Regardless of age or income. 80 bucks is 80 bucks. Sucks to hear dude. Unfortunately to say but in fishing you loose gear. Yesterday me an my 2 mates went squidding and thry both lost there new jigs they bought yesterday they were 23 an 16 bucks. Haha bunmer!!!!

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Yeah I know I'm use to losing maybe one lure a few soft plastics but not $80 worth in 5 minutes... I fish a 12lb leader just so I get the lures back in the creeks I'm normally in.

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[Camo1808]

Yeah I know I'm use to losing maybe one lure a few soft plastics but not $80 worth in 5 minutes... I fish a 12lb leader just so I get the lures back in the creeks I'm normally in.

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Haha thats playing it safe!!

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[kiwicraig]

Bummer mattfinn - I feel for you. Money aside I bet that little case had your go to lures in it, right? I've lost plenty but usually one at a time which would not sting quite so much.

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[chilledFisho]

yeah lures are not cheep these days, that's for sure. bad luck mate.

[mattfinn]

Bummer mattfinn - I feel for you. Money aside I bet that little case had your go to lures in it, right? I've lost plenty but usually one at a time which would not sting quite so much.

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The popdog and the baby nugget were some of my go to lures for sure. Really am bummed cause they alone are $40.... It was such a convenient little case too

Edit: was not my popdog was my sugapen...

Found my popdog in my brothers box the theiving rascal...

Still gutted I only had that sugapen for less then a month....

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Edited January 12, 2016 by mattfinn

[allen_f]

Hey bro, i know that feel too haha, bought a livie bucket, lost it on the second trip as it fell out the kayak, then bought a brand new anchor, also lost it on the second trip.... looks like it's a one time use sorta thing :'( devs bro! I fee ya