Most Important Thing You Forgot At Home? 2024
fishva reply :
Today, I packed up my kayak and my gear, and headed off to a local state park for a couple hours of fishing.
When I got there I unloaded the kayak and was ready to launch. But something about the boat didn't look right. Then it hit me -- I'd forgotten the seat at home.
If I'd loaded back up and headed home and then came back again, I would have had only an hour or so to fish. So I just said to hell with it and went anyway.
It hurt sitting in that plastic shell, but the bite was on. Glad I stuck it out, but I sure am paying for it now.
What have you left behind?
blongfishing reply :
My tackle!! It sucked!
gr8outdoorz reply :
Boat plug...nearest place to get one was an hour away.
starcraft1 reply :
Butt wipe, ended up cleaning in the water! NEVER AGAIN!
Mccallister25 reply :
Always my sunglasses!! The sun reflecting off the water on a bright summer morning is no fun..
Catt reply :
Drove 2 1/2 hours, launched the boat, started loading tackle when I noticed no RODS!
Mccallister25 reply :
On 5/31/2014 at 7:21 AM, Catt said:Drove 2 1/2 hours, launched the boat, started loading tackle when I noticed no RODS!
I believe this takes the cake.. I wouldnt stop kicking myself!
Alonerankin2 reply :
Well it was my Dad... In 95... It wasn't fishing.. It was squirrel hunting. We were ate up with it. We always had 1 hr 20 min. Drive. We got there well before daylight and......
He... Forgot his Rem.1187!
I still laugh about it today... He Died 5 months ago. The memories hunting with him are the best one could hope for.
doyle8218 reply :
Beer.
Sam reply :
Needle nose pliers.
You just got to have a good set of needle nose pliers.
Especially when you are throwing treble hook baits.
Darren. reply :
Let's see.
Terminal tackle box.
Battery.
Rods.
Life preserver.
Four different trips that didn't last long.
geo g reply :
In the late 80's I drove to Okeechobee and forgot the kill switch. Dumb, dumb, dumber!!!!! If you fish long enough almost everything happens at least once.
RAMBLER reply :
Outboard motor key.
ColdSVT reply :
Glasses
license
rain gear
However the worst thing i ever did was leave my chest waders home during an october salmon trip...i waded in the salmon river for six hours that day until i couldnt tie a knot anymore because i was shaking so bad from being mildly hypothermic.
I did catch a PB Coho that day lol
Preytorien reply :
All of my rods have braid on them.
So every once in a while I find myself being forced to use just one lure on an outing because I forgot my braid cutters
Tylertut reply :
Both me and my father have forgotten wading boots and noticed half way to the river both times. Half way I about an hour away from home. Just today I forgot to bring my hook box and only had plastics on me.
Long Mike reply :
For me it was the kill switch, I was in my new (old) boat, and lost a whole day of fishing because my motor wouldn't start. It wasn't until I got back home until I realized my idiocy. I still haven't told my fishing buddies about that day.
Chris9999 reply :
Worst I think that I have ever done is probably the rods. But whenever I fish and my friend drives I always leave something in his truck
jignfule reply :
Trolling motor
basshole8190 reply :
Left my box of terminal tackle just the other day
RMcDuffee726 reply :
After a solid hour drive I left the paddle to my kayak in the garage. Talk about forgetting an essential...
RAMBLER reply :
My old step-dad had a written check list that he used to get ready to go fishing. I thought, at the time, he was foolish. Guess he wasn't as foolish as I thought.
Dwight Hottle reply :
First trip of the year I hooked a good size lake trout & realized I had forgotten my net.
Ran 15 miles while in Canada to our starting spot & realized the guy loading the boat forgot my tackle bag with all our baits.
Got to the dock to launch the boat & remembered I left my license on the night stand in the bedroom.
Four hours into fishing watched my dog lifting his leg on the bow & realized my buddy who parked the trailer forgot to get the dog to pee before getting on the boat.
And the list goes on. 
boostr reply :
The keys to my fishing reel... ... I keed, I make haha. I haven't left any thing physical yet, but I've left my sanity behind many of times. 
(='_'=) reply :
On 5/31/2014 at 8:46 AM, RAMBLER said:Outboard motor key.
been there, done that, fortunately it was on the local lake, a 20 min drive.
since then, i put a padlock on the trailer, and put the boat key and lock key on the same keychain. that way i cannot hang the trailer on the truck without the keys...
hoosierbass07 reply :
On 5/31/2014 at 6:15 AM, fishva said:Today, I packed up my kayak and my gear, and headed off to a local state park for a couple hours of fishing.
When I got there I unloaded the kayak and was ready to launch. But something about the boat didn't look right. Then it hit me -- I'd forgotten the seat at home.
If I'd loaded back up and headed home and then came back again, I would have had only an hour or so to fish. So I just said to hell with it and went anyway.
It hurt sitting in that plastic shell, but the bite was on. Glad I stuck it out, but I sure am paying for it now.
What have you left behind?
This is so funny because I'm new to kayak fishing too and I've been forgetting stuff like crazy. I bought mine over the winter but the last four weeks have been the first Iv'e gotten it out. I've forgot my life jacket twice already and my paddles once! I even made a list so I would not forget things but I forget to put Life Jacket on my list so when I checked my list all was OK. When I got to the pond - no life jacket! Now I remade the list and triple check it. I'm a bank fisherman so taking a seat, life vest, paddles plus my tackle bag and rods have been throwing me off.
everythingthatswims reply :
Fishing is something that really makes you realize that tiny things matter. A pack of hooks or weights can be the difference between a good and bad day! My little brother once forgot ammo when we went deer hunting. 1 hour drive to that property haha.
Oregon Native reply :
The most important thing ever left was like was said above....BAGGAGE. Don't like to be knotted up as they say when fishing. I go for the hookset and the catching of fish and enjoying the new pictures of the day around me. Definitly a gift from above.
You can tell when you go sometimes and nothing ... nothing goes right and it may start with leaving something at home. But your all tensed up and cast's go into trees both under and above the water. Reels backlash beyond reason, bee's and bugs won't leave ya be and the list goes on. Not to mention thinking of all the KRAP you shudda left at home.
Tight Lines
Gotfishyfingers? reply :
Keys to the boat... 
SudburyBasser reply :
Last year I was scouting a new river to fish (turned out to be a dud). The night before my trip I dissembled my spinning reel to give it a quick clean.
The next day I drove about an hour to the spot. The mosquitos were horrific and of course I forgot any repellent. I pulled out all my gear, tied on a lure and made my first cast. Reached down to reel it back in when my hand hit air. Looked down and saw that the night before I forgot to put the handle back on the reel. Of course, I left all my other rods and reels at home.
For an hour, while battling swarms of mosquitos thick enough to drive any animal insane, I cast out and then tried to spin the reel's spool fast enough to reel lures back in (it doesn't work). Eventually I declared defeat and threw all my gear back in the Jeep and fled home -- beaten by the mosquitos and my own stupidity.
mnbassman23 reply :
Boat keys. Good thing it was only a 10 minute drive back to the house.
Bruce424 reply :
Fishing license
DogBone_384 reply :
On 5/31/2014 at 12:55 PM, RMcDuffee726 said:After a solid hour drive I left the paddle to my kayak in the garage. Talk about forgetting an essential...
Just ran into a guy who did this. Luckily he lived near my friend whom I was fishing with. I gave him one of my paddles on the condition he dropped it off at my friend's house when done. We traded business cards and he dropped it off the following morning....
I've been good so far and haven't forgotten anything other than bug spray this year...
McAlpine reply :
Two years ago, club classic which is a two day event. We drive in night before, two hours away. Day one launch getting ready to go out and notice, no boat key!
Wife was gracious enough to meet us half way. Still launched day one two and a half hours late. I think we got fourth or fifth that year, just in the money. Dumb though. I always double check now.
Bluebasser86 reply :
Battery when I was fishing out of a 2 man. Terminal tackle box. Toilet paper, sycamore leaves just aren't the same.
Bankbeater reply :
I have forgotten my license a couple of times. A few years back I headed out on the water and when I was getting things sorted in the boat I noticed, No food, No water. Luckily I didn't get skunked.
Catch and Grease reply :
when you start fishing you soon learn that toilet paper falls in the important things catagory hahaOn 6/16/2014 at 1:26 PM, Bluebasser86 said:Battery when I was fishing out of a 2 man. Terminal tackle box. Toilet paper, sycamore leaves just aren't the same.
paangler13 reply :
Just two weeks ago I forgot all my tackle... Had to use what I had rigged pre-trip, and my dad's stuff! Felt like I was 12 again!
Now, hunting.... I have forgot my bow once. Forgot ammo once too. I had six shotgun shells, and ended up with four rabbits! Here in Pa, our limit is six. That was actually the best day I had bunny hunting that year!
Glad to hear I am not the only one!
Jim
HeavyFisher reply :
My lighter..................
Loop_Dad reply :
Cooler box a.k.a seat for my boat.
Sunglasses => I forget in the car often as I usually start fishing when the light is low.
Fish Murderer 71 reply :
water in the summer time... ended a fishing trip early - dehydration headaches are NOT worth a couple hours of lousy fishing anyway!
5 Dollar Fishing Game reply :
My patience.
Arv reply :
Went night fishing with a buddy. We both forgot a light.
einscodek reply :
Worst thing I forgot once in a while is my patience..
it makes for a long day on the water when you dont have some patience with ya
Big Fish Rice reply :
Co-angler for a nice sized tournament. Loaded my camping gear, clothes and rods. Got 20 miles away and my wife texted me this: "You forgot your tackle bag!".
Yep...all of my lures and line. At least I had extra clothes 
My partner was nice enough to turn around. Here's another $20 for gas lol.....
"BRB" reply :
I forgot my tackle bag ounces. Wasn't that big of a deal beacuase I was fishing with a buddy and he just let me us some of his stuff. The big one was the key to my boat!. I still fished with just the trolling motor and didn't leave the ramp area. Don't have to worry about that now I own a Ranger!
jhoffman reply :
Worst one ever was I grabbed the waders and not the boots. It was pouring rain, I almost said forget it but I drove home and got them and thought.... what else are you gonna do? Returned and laid them out(trout) and caught two very large browns.
Catch and Grease reply :
QuoteI forgot my tackle bag ounces. Wasn't that big of a deal beacuase I was fishing with a buddy and he just let me us some of his stuff. The big one was the key to my boat!. I still fished with just the trolling motor and didn't leave the ramp area. Don't have to worry about that now I own a Ranger
NathanW reply :
Wow, I think I am due to forget something important...The only thing I ever forgot was my key to the rod lockers. I remember being pretty PO'd that I had to walk back up to the house to get it. It was the longest three minute walk of my life...
Djman72 reply :
License while salmon fishing....
i was fishing for some Steelies up in the creeks of lake Michigan, and I had just landed a nice one that i was going to keep and cook up.
DNR walks over and checks if it was foul hooked (it wasn't) and asks for my license. I dig into my bag and pull out my license and he says you don't have a salmon stamp, this is just a Indiana FW standard issue.
I had left my salmon stamped license at home.... Luckily he was a nice enough guy and ran my ID tags and sure enough, I was approved, we shared a laugh and he was on his way.
Could have been a heck of a lot worse for me.
slimshad reply :
Forgot the tournament scales and I was the tournament director. Oops. We weighed with a handheld and it worked out. Had some mad anglers tho. I won the tournement too. Ouch...
tcbass reply :
My mom.
We were on a trip and my dad drove off leaving my mom at a roadside public rest station. This was before cellphones were common.
Took us 20 minutes round trip. lol.
toni63 reply :
Fishing License. Got a ticket for it too. Happened when I was in High School. When the recruiter asked me for my history of interactions with law enforcement, he about fell off his chair laughing at me. In fact, I got two tickets that night, one for not having my fishing license with me and another for "fishing after dark" in the public park lake.
Those were big time violations in the little town I was from. lol
tomustang reply :
My pants 
Koofy Smacker reply :
I forgot the keys to the ENTIRE boat. Including that for the outboard, and all of the compartments with all my tackle, clothes and rods in it. U-turn it was
RoLo reply :
Several years back, we had just launched the boat at Camp Mack on Lake Kissimmee.
While waiting for my wife to park the tow car, I was doing my usual shakedown chores
when I realized that I had forgotten my handheld dash-mounted GPS !*?%!
After working several hours on the coordinates, there was no way I was going fishing
without my waypoints. When Lois got back to the boat dock, I said, "Where'd you park the car?"
She said: "Why do you ask? I replied: "Because I've got to run home to get my GPS".
I was 'very angry' with myself, and during that roundtrip the accelerator spent much of the time on the floorboard
Roger
Jd_Phillips_Fishin reply :
No jacket or sun glasses in late November =miserable boat ride
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