Your worst costly mistake while fishing?

[SSST]

Bass fishing in a little cove in Coleto Creek Reservoir, i was idling out of the timbers to go to a different spot, thought coast was clear so i hammered down, ran smoith into a giant underwater stump, needless to say that Cajun hull was junk afterwards, was a 4k boat so i didn't have insurance on it.

[bubbas kenner]

Originally Posted by BustinTops

Man bubba......that must of been one skinny trout.

she was very skinny and must have been post spawn

[awendel]

Many years ago, while fishing a tournament out of Freeport, I had my uncle and BIL out drifting behind shrimp boats searching for that big king. Along with the normal survival gear on board I also carried an old military style 30.06 rifle. I hooked into a large shark that I had fought for quite awhile. Knowing only one shark had been weighed in and it wasn't that big, I was taking my time trying not to loose this one. When he finally come alongside my boat, I looked up in time to see my uncle and the rifle. He leaned over the side and said "here, I'll shoot it in the head". Before I could say anything he pulls the trigger. My line immediately went slack and the shark just slowly swims away. I look down and he had shot my hook in two. Not winning wasn't too bad though. I had that partial hook framed and hung on the wall to remind me of the one that got away.

[Agwader]

High centering my boat 30 yards up on a sand bar, $500 later Boat US got me off.

[seabo]

lost a rod reel out of the boat on the way home, about $40. threw a cast net on some old concrete with barnacles all over it, about $30. really nothing worth mentioning .

[shallowader5]

buying a 250 horsepower motor =)

[fishingcacher]

Surf fishing with a Calcutta 400 with a power handle and St. Croix surf rod. The surf was coming in so I got in the truck to move it. At the same time the guy who I am fishing with is fixing his leader in the back of the truck. As I get out of the truck I notice my setup is gone. Most likely a Jack took it out to sea as the other guy hooks up with a Jack. About $500 lost to the gulf.

[Smackdaddy53]

Originally Posted by SSST

Bass fishing in a little cove in Coleto Creek Reservoir, i was idling out of the timbers to go to a different spot, thought coast was clear so i hammered down, ran smoith into a giant underwater stump, needless to say that Cajun hull was junk afterwards, was a 4k boat so i didn't have insurance on it.

We were crappie fishing near the bridge and saw a guy running a skeeter at about 50 and they hit s stump and went airborne, stopped, then kept going. It was the damndest thing id ever seen on that lake. We thought hed sink but it must have been smooth and missed the lower unit



-mac-

[Smackdaddy53]

18 mile round trip in a kayak in one day starting at charlies on lane road, to steamboat pass, then running out of juice on my new trolling motor so i had to paddle around tirnstake island and about 9 miles back to charlies down the intercoastal. I never should have trusted that battery meter. Almost got flipped three times on the way back in the canal by barges. It cost lots of energy but i gained some knowlege that day. "dont use a trolling motor to go further than you plan on paddling back"
No way was i calling anyone, i wanted to do it the hard way so i wouldnt make that mistake twice. I keep it within 5 miles now


-mac-

[yakfinaddict]

Didn't happen to me, but I've heard the story MANY times.
Had three friends plan a fishing trip to Indianola. Two of them went to Academy the day before and got their CCA membership plus STAR entry, the other guy didn't. Short story is the guy that didn't get his entry caught a tagged red, he would have been the second guy to catch, so boat plus truck. This story makes me sick when I think about it!!!!!!!!