what crazy stories have you heard or seen out there when fishing the salt?
what crazy stories have you heard or seen out there when fishing the salt?
Well I have run into some crazy characters. You see the most of them when fishing weekends, or inlets usually attract the drunks.
That's why it's a good idea to take a break on weekends.
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:
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
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!
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:
As told by Finchaser:
Coming off the beach one morning, ran into a guy who was raving about the fishing...
"Hey ya know we should catch a lot of fish today, there's bait all over the place!"
Fin:"What bait?" :huh:
Raving fisherman: "Why, don't you see all the clam shells there in front of you? That's how you can tell! :beatin:"
**The clamshells are leftovers from the guys who fish that beach with clams. There are no offshore clam beds directly in that area. :rolleyes:
.....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
As told by Finchaser...
Fin comes off the beach after a successful dawn bite. It's now 8am and the water is dead as the tide has gone slack.
Guy walking on to the beach:
Hey how did ya do today?
Fin:
We did great, 8 to 11 apiece, still swimming.
Guy:
Hey great I'm going down to catch mine right now!
Fin:
Well the bite is over, the tide is slack now. Try to get here at 6am tomorrow and you should do well.
Guy:
6AM??? No way, that's too cold then, I'd rather come at 8.
No fish for you!!! :laugh: ;)
too cold then the loser should have stayed the f home and watched fiishin on tv, ****:moon:Quote:
Originally Posted by DarkSkies
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
Didn't you know a VS makes everyone a sharpie?
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Originally Posted by DarkSkies
:laugh: I saw a guy who looked like that a week ago. It wasn't as cold as 40, but still cold and the surf was big. He didn't have waders then either, and was throwing the same 2 shad setup with the VS. It had to be the same guy. He was running up to the edge after the wave hit the beach, casting quick, and running back from the water like a little girl. Spent all his money on the Vs, none left over to buy waders.
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:
Fin spotted this guy a 2nd time a day or so later. Same setup and Timberlands, no waders or waterproof clothes. This time he was fishin solo. He walked out on the bar in OC, water was in the low 50's, got wet and started fishing. He's either incredibly stoic or incredibly brave. Hypothermia is no joke. :kooky:Quote:
Originally Posted by DarkSkies
I believe that's Darwin's natural process of evolution, or "culling the herd".:DQuote:
Originally Posted by DarkSkies
*Anonymously of course.
We proudly salute those hard core guys who fish every day.:clapping:
Especially the ones who after catching a 34" bass, an admittedly small fish according to their stories, thereafter strap said bass to the top of their cooler instead of placing it inside, and then drive down 9 miles of beach to let everyone else know about their skill level. :wow: :dribble:
Upon reporting their catch at 4 different tackle shops, they somehow can't keep the numbers straight, reporting that they caught anywhere from 15 to 19 short fish that day, in addition to their 34" bass. :don't know why:
We salute you, Mr Tackle shop hero! :clapping::clapping::clapping::clapping::clapping:
OGB told me he might be learning photoshop soon as a way to deal with his dismay over some of the things happening out there in the fishing world.
I thought these might be enough to get ya started Fin, let me know if ya need more. :laugh: ;) :HappyWave:
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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".]
You left out the internet reports, it was also reported to Ristori. As for the bungee cord on the cooler, maybe he is a deer hunter and was practicing for when he gets a big buck.:lookhappy:Quote:
Originally Posted by DarkSkies
Ha ha funny stuff Dark keep em coming! I call it the corvette syndrome, a guy doesn't have a lot going on for him so he buys a corvette, and it makes him think he is better thaun he is, or maybe that's the only thing in life that he can do. You never know what the guy's life is like at home, maybe he has a nagging wife, or no wife. It takes all kinds to make this world we live in.Quote:
Originally Posted by DarkSkies
Rip was coming home from fishing this morning and told me this story. It had people with different nationalities in it. Those are the kinds of people we fish with all the time. :thumbsup:
It was so funny that I asked him to re-tell it here...
without mentioning the nationalities of the people. We fish with a melting pot of people so I didn't want to single out any one group. We all have a good time joking with and laughing at each other, so I hope anyone reading this understands that. If not, you should come fish with us one day and we'll make fun of you too. ;)
I asked him to post his story below......
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Originally Posted by DarkSkies
OK. I get down to my spot this morning to see one guy by himself. I say to him "good morning, any room for me?" The guy just mumbled. SO I just stay to myself fishing close to him but not up his arse. :don't know why:
Now two other gentlemen walk to about 40' from me and start gettin ready to fish. They end up leaving their crap all over the place and leave to go fish off to my right.
Now like I said there is this guy and we will call him Ivan Drago. this is the guy from the beginning of the story. I am off to the left and maybe ten feet away but, we have room. :thumbsup:
Now another guy comes up and we will call him Jackie Chan. I have to use the names for a purpose -- please start to get into this story.
Jackie walks right by me an starts to set up right next to Ivan who now looks at me as if to say "what is this guy nuts?" :huh:
OK now it gets good. Jackie standing right next to Ivan rears back ready to cast and Ivan moves out of the way. :scared:
"Good move", I say to him, and now he smirks.
Jackie is rearin back as he gets ready to cast his 11' rod with a mighty heave! Not looking, his rig wraps around something and I am saying to myself " THIS ISN'T GOING TO BE GOOD!" :eek:
As he makes his cast he rips his rig into this thing, the line snaps, the sinker flies off into Ivan's rod, clam is everywhere! :wow:
Jackie looks at Ivan as his rod is on the ground and says "soddi!" :o
Ivan lets loose with " what the eff are you doing?!!!" :burn:
"are you some kind ov an ahole? ( with the whole IVAN DRAGO ACCENT)
I was pissing my pants. Now, Ivan is my boy and tells me what an ahole this guy is. :argue:
After all this I do not realize there is another guy walking up behind me and getting ready to fish. To my utter amazement he puts on a CROCODILE with a piece of clam attached and starts to heave this right by my ear!
I do not need ear jewelry this big people. ;)
So I decide to leave and make my way outta there unscathed. That's my unbelievable story.
strange but true.
Funny stuff! Gotta love the spring run madness.:kooky:Quote:
Originally Posted by rip316
That is a great story.:ROFLMAO
:clapping::clapping: hey rip thats some funny stuff right there. we fish in the back too we are bridge and beach rats look out for the stripers that glow in the dark or have the lead bellies from the dumping back there.:scared: and of course you have people from all the immigrant countries and the alcoholics and drug addicts that hang back there cuz they have nothing better to do. i like the part u wrote about the clam earrings, and who the eff puts a clam on a krokodile!
dark when are you fishing wit us or do you have too many things to do now that you are birdman, lol?
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Originally Posted by rip316
This would of made a great video.:ROFLMAO
The story doesn't do it justice. If you were there you might have pissed yourself.
as it warms up it will only get better with all the weekend fisherman who have no clue :laugh::ROFLMAO
Clam on a croc. Come on. I will be donning my waders again real soon. Like tomorrow. lol.
Now THIS is the fishing drama that people might pay to see. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by vpass
I'm still laughing about it 12 hours later, Rip. :laugh:Quote:
Originally Posted by rip316
I told a few people on the beach the story tonight, and they thought it was hilarious. :lookhappy:
i got i got it cagefighting fisherman brawl at the pier we take as payment plugs and bait:ROFLMAO
If this video below can get over 350,000 views, your idea might have some cred, G. :thumbsup:Quote:
Originally Posted by gjb1969
This happened recently in a tackle shop, the details were sent to me. I edited some out so the party in question wouldn't recognize themselves.
"A well-known fishing author walks into a tackle shop.
He says to the guy behind the counter 'Hey ***** how are ya? So can you tell me where they're catchin em, and what they're catching them on?'
There are more details that had to be edited out, something about this author bragging of an intel chain more extensive than the CIA." ;)
Moral of the story:
Don't believe everything you read in a book, the guy just might have lifted it from last decade's popular authors. :learn:
^ Doesn't the guy have a logbook? Guess not, it's easier to follow the herd than to lead, maybe?
Sent in by a surf fisherman, thanks!
1. There was a guy fishing clams, on a bobber, near a river. When asked why he said he didn't want them to get stuck on the bottom and he felt the fish would see them better that way.
I'll send a free plug to the first person who has the ballz to drift clams on a bobber, take a pic of it, and post it here. :eek:
2. Along this same river comes a woman who walks her pet. Only it's not a dog or a cat, it's a pet rabbit, on a dog leash. How does the rabbit know when the woman wants to move along, or pick up the pace? :huh:
there are so many lol....i was told by one guy full of great info to freeze my fresh bunker they stay on the hook better :don't know why: i have no idea how that works....
another helpfull fisherman once told me the spook i was usin was too big for any fish around here (i had just caught 7 bass and 5 blues right befor he got there, i thanked him for the info)
a guy walks on the rocks this morning full gear the water had a lot of bait the guy puts on a weighted trouble big hooks the guy let it rip he got out there going to cast 2nd time he whips the rod hard and i hear a screem like a woman. :don't know why: come to find out the guy hooked him self in the a-- :clapping::clapping::clapping: at that time i pissed my pantsQuote:
Originally Posted by DarkSkies
i was fishing 6 feet from him i said dude you ok i didnot know he hooked him self at the time the hook came out he didnot get the barb thank god the e.r. would love that one
I had a guy tell me once as I was fishing a spot that the fishing is pretty good here when they are here.