Strange but true thread: outrageous behaviors/ statements made by surf fishermen
The reason I'm posting these is that there have been a lot of funny statements or behaviors I and others witnessed recently. :kooky:
I admit to doing stupid stuff plenty of times, but I thought we could put up some of the more outrageous things seen and heard here.
Let's try to be as generic as possible. Don't describe the person or place in too much detail. We dont want to start arguments or cause bad feelings. :argue:
Here's why: My intent is not to make fun of the specific guy/guys that said it, but to have some laughs about the non-logical things we say or do sometimes. :don't know why:
Also to give us some entertainment during the long cold winter! :plastered::thumbsup::thumbsup:
Don't put your finger in the mouth of a large eel!
I can't laugh at others if I'm not willing to laugh at myself first. http://stripersandanglers.com/Forum/...cons/icon3.gif
A while back G and I caught a monster eel on bait. I decided to get the hook out without pliers, cause everyone knows eels don't have big teef!
Yep the small ones don't!
So that sucker clamped on my thumb and wouldn't let go, I thought we were going to have to chop his head off to get it to let go. Finally got it off, the cut from it's teeth took a week to heal. :beatin:
Total goog move, yep that's me. :D
Outrageous statements, behavior, stupid opinions
Now that I slammed myself, we can start talkin about the weirdness that comes out of other peoples mouths....
This morning while fishin, as Finchaser is unhooking and releasing a 30" bass, a guy "down the beach" comes up to him and says:
"Hey buddy that's a nice fish, but I just wanna tell ya if you were using clams you might catch one even bigger!!!" :huh: :ROFLMAO
The well meaning fisherman caught :skunk: that morning.
Ya just can't make this stuff up!
Watching other fishermen instead of fishing
Yesterday I was moving from one place to another so I could shoot the west wind wally video. There were 3 guys fishin, and 2 guys watching them fish, and commenting on them.
As I was passing by, I said, "hey what's up guys, goin fishin?"
They said "Yeah, but not just yet" :huh:
I'm thinking what are these guys waiting for King Neptune to authorize a full-out blitz? It was a slow afternoon pick but the fish were right there in front of them. They just couldn't seem to see that. There was less than an hour before it would be dark and the bite would shut off.
So I tried to help one last time. I said, "dudes the fish are there".
They said: "OK, thanks."
They got no fish that afternoon. :don't know why:
Today at Nomoco, Ground Zero...are all fishermen liars?
.....or is it a matter of perspective? ;)
Overheard as I was walking off the beach to get something to eat today. A guy I had fished next to for 45 minutes, and walked on (for the first time that day) the same time I did.
When oncoming fishermen asked him how the bite was, he says:
"Great, we had em on every cast!"
(the guy got 2 fish in 45 minutes, I got 1) :wow:
Moral of the story...believe 1/4 of what you hear, and half of what your see. http://stripersandanglers.com/Forum/...cons/icon3.gif
Can a VS make you a sharpie?
Maybe, maybe not! :rolleyes:
As told by Finchaser:
He was walking off the beach this morning, location Atlantic Ocean. It was 40 degrees, and there was a decent swell to the surf.
On walks a young guy and his girlfriend.
The guy...wearing pants, Timberland boots, gloves, hat, ski jacket, NO waders.
The girlfriend...wearing pants, jacket, mittens, hat, NO waders.
The Reel...A VS
The presentation...He was already rigged to fish. The rig consisted of a 4" storm shad on the bottom, and a smaller 2" storm shad for a teaser.... PRICELESS!! :D
All fish were caught at the furthest end of the cast!
How many times have you heard this?
It's absolutely true when you are throwing plugs or metal sometimes, you have to be able to punch it out to get that extra distance.
What about bait?
What about if you are fishing in a good hole at high tide, and are in the middle of it?
Throw it out in the middle of the hole, perfect spot, right?
Nope!
As related by Finchaser 12/7:
Today a guy is fishin in the middle of a nice wide hole, deep water to 6' right in front of him, good current, enough to draw a bass in there.
He has his clams set up.
Does he throw out into the middle of the hole?
Nope, he walks out onto a jetty, throws the clam to the part of the jetty where sand is built up the highest (shallow water), tosses the clam there, walks back to the beach with the bail open, and sets the rod in the spike.
5 minutes later he gets a skate. :cool:
Moral of the story? Gotta go to the beach at low water and read those cuts, troughs, and holes, people. ;) :learn:
Internet fishing report HOT off the press!
This report just came in anonymously :HappyWave: I was asked to post it up....
" I had 28 fish to 38" today, no, make that 46", and I kept one of the smaller ones at 38"! I put it on the top of my truck and used a bungee cord so people could see it. It fell off the truck when I stopped short. I measured it again and realized the first measurement was wrong, as the 2nd time it measured 42". That's the one I kept for dinner, and I just want to make sure people know that my reports are always accurate, in case anyone is doubting this."
:ROFLMAO :clapping:
Now if you're looking for more accurate reports that reflect what's really happening out there, here's one someone sent me from yesterday, from an honest angler: :thumbsup:
[one 20" in the sfz this am. I also saw another at 15".]
