Catch_22 Posted March 12, 2017 Share Posted March 12, 2017 Hi All Have you managed to "pull a Homer" .... if you're not up with the Simpsons, this is an episode where Homer stops a nuclear meltdown by guessing which button to push. Yesterday was my turn. I had 30 mins to do some power fishing .... pulled out my four piece travel rod and rigged up a 2.5" Zman Slim Swimz in Greasy Prawn. After catch and releasing a nice flatty, I was casting out around some bridge pylons and letting the incoming tide drift it along with the current. Towards the end of the session I cast out, felt something strange, looked down and three of the four pieces of the rod are missing !!! I hadn't checked the rod joins and one must have loosened up. I started reeling in slowly and was relieved to see the missing section of the rod appear through the murky water. Then I feel it ... tap tap tap ... nooo ... tap tap tap .... the rod section starts disappearing below the water again. As I start reeling in .... the fish is on .... the rod section is gone below the water again as the drag starts pulling out. Started reeling again and slowly I started winning the tug of war .... I managed to grab the rod section and put it all back together. It was another flatty, around 25cm, and released it. Not sure if it would be good to have captured this on camera or not. That was the end of the session - needed to get back on the road. So what's your craziest catch story ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoingFishing Posted March 12, 2017 Share Posted March 12, 2017 Haha glad to hear u got ur rod peice back i was flicking lures once along the shore working my way across Le Montage when i struck against something odd. It definately wasnt a fish but felt like seaweed. I brought the lure in and guess what.... $50 BUCKS attached to my lure !!! I still tell this story to all my friends and they call me a liar ! Must have just fallen in the water because it was crisp clean ! Thank you Mr/Mrs Stranger for your generous donation ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrone07 Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 I caught a blackfish hooked in the mouth on a five inch pearl jerk shad with a half ounce jighead fishing for jew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimT Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 fishing Yarra Bay years ago with pillies, caught a shoe then caught a 3kg Salmon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mullatt Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 Back in the 70's I was fishing with my mate in his tinny in Tuross lake. Was using my "Black Queen" rod drifting for flattieswhen I hooked up to what turned out to be a nice flattie. Just before being able to net it, the top half of the 2 piece rod came adrift and disappeared into the depths along with the fish. Was very p*ssed off for losing my best rod, plus didnt have a spare, only a handline. After a while decided to rig up the handline and have a go. First drop, got caught up on something and discovered i had snagged a rod and reel (not a black queen unfortunately) that hadn't been in the water very long. Reel wasnt much chop, but the rod was in good nick . My mate couldnt believe it and called me all the names under sun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wellzy94 Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 My brother fished up something that looked suspiciously like the stock of a shotgun at Wiseman's Ferry... Could still make out the trigger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krause Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 My list is as follows; Not one, but two rod and reel combos, A glass ash tray (the hook just snagged the edge), And a dart where i got my hook through the eye of a swivel, which was in turn connected to a meter of trace and a hook, to which the fish was attached Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickmarlin62 Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 does a 10kg kingie on a squid jig in Swansea channel rate....rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Mr Mullit Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 Don't know if this counts but i caught a carp with a tag in it once. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
savit Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 Rusty WW2 german infantry mine on worms in the river when I was a kid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burger Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 Mum caught a seagull years ago . . . it pounced on a lightly weighted prawn. They both got a bloody shock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickmarlin62 Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 a carp with a tag WTF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scratchie Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 23 hours ago, Mr Mullit said: Don't know if this counts but i caught a carp with a tag in it once. That was the million dollar carp!!! Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NaClH2OK9 Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 Mutton birds, bloody loads of the damn things, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macman Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 One day during an unsuccessful blackfish trip in Yamba I cast out a mullet fillet on my blackfish gear and hooked and landed about 6-7kg jew. The unluckiest fish in the world swam downstream through the pylons and then back upstream through the same pylons. I was using some graphite fishing line that I think I won in a competition from Modern Fishing, definitely abrasion resistant! Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryder Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 Barra in Sydney Harbour a couple of years ago. Plastic bag at the Wedding Cake, attracted 2 huge kings 1.2 and bigger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raging Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 Flicking hardbody lures towards river bank. Snagged something one meter away from bank. Did the lure retrieve because I'm cheap. lure was snagged on a safe, that had its door bent open. Rang the plod, ended up a stolen safe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowie Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 Blue swimmer crab on a metal Wonder Wobbler lure. Spinning in water 20 to 30 feet deep, lure about 2 feet under the surface. The crab had one nipper around the lure body and would not let go. Lifted him into the boat and he would not let go of the lure for some time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest123456789 Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 Rubber dildo on a squid jig at Terrigal haven. Probably came off the dive boat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Mullit Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 What colour sqiud jig? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raging Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 58 minutes ago, Mr Mullit said: What colour sqiud jig? That's your question not whether it made it to the keeper bag 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Mullit Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 I had to pick one. Some best not asked. Plus if I could catch those things the missus would start telling me to go fishing. I use orange or pink jigs. Change colour or just keep casting? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jewhunter Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 (edited) A pair of black womens undies in the Cooks when fishing with Stewy many years ago. We got some miles out of that one! Caught on a soft plastic as well! Edited March 16, 2017 by Jewhunter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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