Craziest Thing You Ever Done Because Of Fishing 2024
fayegarnett reply :
been wanting to start this thread, but too lazy. always wonder to what lengths fishing addicts can go for fishing. for me, the craziest thing was this past winter, after losing about $100 worth of hard baits, i finally caught my first winter keeper. then i got that kvd sexy shad jerkbait that i caught the fish on hung up. i got so ticked of myself, seeing nobody's around, i stripped myself naked and jumped in the that mid february water (i am in missouri), trying to retrieve the bait because it was about 20 feet away from me. as soon as i jumped into the water i realized how cold it was and my swimming capability completely abandoned me. i struggled back to the bank, realizing that i stopped short of becoming the idiot who killed himself for a $10 jerkbait and you would've probably seen me in the news.
ColdSVT reply :
Went home...
aceman387 reply :
I think its going to be pretty hard to top yours. 
Catt reply :
Fished a tournament in late February, it was 28° sleeting, after 5-7 cast I had to stick my rod in the water & shake it to get the ice out of the eyes.
The good part the water temp was 60°, I 10 bass for 49.125# & first place.
Matthew2000 reply :
Spend tons of money every year.
yugrac reply :
I Was wading in the middle fork of the whitewater river that ran behind the campground we were at. The river feeds the Middlefork reservoir in Richmond Indiana, that I had fished before in my boat. Always did pretty good in that stretch of river some deep holes, and just enough largemouth action to keep a guy interested. Got to the I-70 overpass and was catching bigger fish casting under the overpass, so I thought I would just wade on up to the Indiana 227 overpass and walk up the bank and walk the road back to the campground. Was in water nearly over my waders, but I have done that before so that did not bother me, however the closer I got to the reservoir the muckier the bottom got . As I was trying to find a way out I suddenly found myself crotch deep in mud so thick I could no longer move my legs, OH CRAP! I AM SCREWED I had my cell phone in my pocket, but who am I going to call! Seen a guy in a boat a few hundred yards away, but with the noise off the Interstate He could not here me yelling at him. The thought of dropping my waders and swimming for shore and leaving my gear went through my mind, but my son bought me the Frog-toggs for Christmas one year and I didnt want to lose them. Finally after about a half hour of hard work I managed to free myself and find a way to shore, learning a lesson, I love to fish and catch fish, but some things are not worth it. Dumb move.
flyfisher reply :
Not sure but i have driven 8 hours total round trip for one day of fishing....i am sure there are others too but i will have to think about it some more
Senko lover reply :
Fishing in extreme thunder and lightening wasn't a very good choice.
MIbassin reply :
Joined this website
Slefler reply :
Bought a boat.
retiredbosn reply :
Knocked a spinning combo over the side of my old canoe on the Greenbrier River in April, this is in southeastern WV. I had to get it back, as luck would have it I was in one of the deeper locations, but still only about 8 foot deep. Had to go swimming for it, beached the boat and in I went, air temp mid 50's, water temp high 40's. It was cold worse part is the boat takeout was 2 hours down stream, that was a cold miserable experience, luckily I had enough sense to strip down before I went swimming at least my clothes were dry. I've went swimming many times in nice weather to retrieve a favorite lure.
the reel ess reply :
I stripped down and went dipping in Feb to retrieve the sideplate of a new BC reel from BPS I dropped while adjusting the cast control. My efforts were wasted. I had to order a replacement. $19.
I've stayed on a lake too long while a storm approached because they were biting. We got soaked while lightning hit the water around us as we crossed the lake. Had to bail that boat out.
I have lied about being sick to lay out and fish...more than once. Funny how I always got sick on nice spring days.
When I was 13, I got my first baitcaster for Christmas. I stayed home "sick" a couple weeks later so I could practice casting so I would know how when it came time to go fishing. I left a window open so I would hear if my mom called to check on me.
fisherrw reply :
Spend tooooonnnnnns
CRANKENSTIEN reply :
I was using a $280 combo to troll a worm behind me while I was casting. It caught on some weeds and out the back it went. I went right out with it and caught it and on the fall. The boat kept trolling along.but fortunately curved to the bank 100 yards away. 65 degree water and 60 ft from shore. I learned my lesson about trolling and thank goodness it wasn't colder. Jumping in was just a reaction. It could have been worse.
Mr Q reply :
A friend left his spinning reel/rod balanced on the side of his inflatable and it went over the side into 10 feet of very stained water. Since the bites were far and few in between, I tried snagging the rod with a treble hook on a spoon. After 1 hour of trying, I finally snagged it and saved some $70 worth of rod/reel
Oregon Native reply :
Out west when I used to fish for salmon/trout/steelhead I used to wade and climb out of areas that were not pretty. Doing a moon walk in chest waders when your not sure what's down stream of ya is not fun. Climbing out of canyons where I had to throw my rod ahead of me and catch it a few times while it slid past so I could try again. Good thing was wearing tennis shoes then. When I did make it out through the devils club and hit the road I freaked out this lady driving....guess I looked pretty bad!! Going fishing in the snow when your the only one on the river due to conditions....and the list goes on.
Nice to be bass fishing now and not do that silly stuff..........
Gotfishyfingers? reply :
Brought my G/F...
Matthew2000 reply :
If you ever fish with me you may see me in a tree or two trying to get a vantage point or open spot to cast.
halochef reply :
i caught a rod and reel. fishing a texas rig and as i reeled it in felt heavy. thought it was the "tree fish". open face spinning reel and rod.. do think some one lost it trolling. and in the same area pulled my anchor up and at the end was a black garbage bag.....did not look in side it fell off...
the reel ess reply :
I forgot, I dumped myself out of my kayak trying to avoid dumping four rods. I had my iPhone and wallet in my pockets, I did net a new iPhone 6 instead of my hand-me-down 4.
A-Jay reply :
Robeng reply :
Left the anchor down for a few yards while wondering whats wrong with my boat?!! Then it dawns on me just as I see the rope over the side. Stop-pull up anchor. that's like leaving the plug out.
everythingthatswims reply :
Regularly risking the tip of a $100 rod to have a chance at getting a bait that is worth at most $10 out of a tree/stump/rock
C0lt reply :
Came home from work with another rod to sit in my living room. My mom wasn't happy.
StinkyBass reply :
Definitely been swimming a few times to retrieve a rod and a few high dollar lures! I've been known to show up late to work after bagging a few. I try not to do that one often though.
wuchr20 reply :
wow people this generation
agilmorefishing reply :
Running 3-5 foot waves chasing brown fish
Bluebasser86 reply :
On 5/4/2015 at 1:08 PM, everythingthatswims said:Regularly risking the tip of a $100 rod to have a chance at getting a bait that is worth at most $10 out of a tree/stump/rock
$10! I'll do it to knock a T rig lose 
livemusic reply :
Just last week, I found my anchor I had been looking for to use in my jon boat. It sure came in handy on this particular lake. When I found it, I noted that the rope was ragged but it was plenty heavy enough for the small anchor. It crossed my mind to wonder if the rope was good, as the anchor had been sitting outside for a couple years. I tugged on the rope hard as I could and it felt ultra strong. Wrong. Dropped it over the side the second time on the lake and the rope broke. I felt like an idiot to lose that perfectly good $20 anchor. Would have been so easy to just put a new rope on.
papajoe222 reply :
While attempting to unhook a nice smallie my wife had caught on a trip to northern Wisconsin, I ended up hooking my right hand past the barb. I'm right handed and there was no way the wife was going to remove it. I cut the split ring and the other two hooks off and covered it with a bandage. I continued fishing for around four hours, then drove six hours to get home before having it removed.
What can I say but, the smallies were being cooperative and there was no way I was getting off the water before dark.
gallowaypt reply :
Going into a snake infested creek after a $3 crabkbOt
Scott F reply :
After reading all of these posts It is apparent that there is a very fine line between crazy and stupid.
HoosierHawgs reply :
I one time watched a buddy swim across a deep pool in a snake and gar infested creek just to retrieve a Hula Popper.On 5/8/2015 at 6:24 AM, gallowaypt said:Going into a snake infested creek after a $3 crabkbOt
FishTank reply :
I drove two hours to bass pro shop. I bought a Shimano Crucial Rod (old original version by the way). Drove home, fished it for 15 minutes, and it broke 4 inches from the top. I drove back, exchanged it for another just like. Drove home, fished the newer rod, it broke in same spot on the first fish. I drove back the next day, again, for the third time. That was about $120+ in gas. Stupid...
I picked up G Loomis IMX 844C on the last trip. I have been fishing for about 8 years now.
Just in case, I have the previous version cranking crucial and love it.
joeblowwwww reply :
Recently I was in Costa Rica fishing from an SUP everyday in the surf.... got flipped by a wave and lost my pole... the next day I did the same exact thing!!! couldn't believe it. talk about not learning your lesson Ha ha. spent the next couple weeks snorkeling a couple times a day looking for those poles and never found 'em... where do they go???? on the bright side I caught a ton of fish so I guess it was a trade off.
uncustered reply :
Waded 550 yds (a guy used his range finder to see how far we went) offshore at The Point in Hatteras chasing drum. When drumming you wear a bait box on your wader belt to keep nice bloody chunks of bunker so you can fish several baits.
My buddy Puppy Mullet is 6'4". I let him go first (human depth finder) as we're wading out I notice a 6' sand tiger shark about 20' behind Puppy (I was about 30' behind him) I let him know about our wading partner and he hit it on the head with his heaver and it swam off.
When we got to the bar I commented about how the water sloshing through the bait box probably left a nice chum slick. He then said it wasn't a problem as he kept his bait in a zip lock bag in the bait box.
He noticed the look on my face and asked if my (non existent) zip lock was keeping my bait from getting mushy.....
I then realized, I was the one chumming....
Another time we were on Ocracoke. It was after midnight and he caught a car hood size clear nosed ray. It was warm and we were out there in shorts and no shoes. We decided to get a picture of him holding the ray by the nose to get good picture. As the flash went off on the camera I notice the ray was having babies... Them little rays came out rolled up like a burrito. As soon as they hit the wash they unfolded and raised their tails with the barbs up.
We froze.... Lucky none of us got stung...
I've got a bunch of stories about crazy things you see in the surf......
Montanaro reply :
Told my girlfriend that I was going to my other girlfriends house when I was really going fishing.
Ratherbfishing reply :
On 5/12/2015 at 5:45 AM, Montanaro said:Told my girlfriend that I was going to my other girlfriends house when I was really going fishing.
It's a good thing she didn't catch you. (grin)
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