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Lawdog · « **on:** November 01, 2003, 09:50:05 AM »

What is the strangest thing you ever caught while fishing for bass? The reason I'm asking is three days ago I stopped off at a pond I fish and caught a 11 lb. 3 oz. Carp on a 1/4 oz. spinnerbait I was slow rolling near some tules. I though I had snagged it until I got it a shore and found the hook was IN the mouth. I've caught a lot of Carp but most on corn, a couple on soft plastics(crawdad type) dragged slowly across the bottom but never on a spinnerbait. I've caught a number of catfish on plugs and plastics. What's your strangest catch? Lawdog

Skipper · « **Reply #1 on:** November 02, 2003, 04:13:10 PM »

A #10 coffee can.

I was fishing off a small dam on a creek in SE Kentucky when I set the hook on this can. Every time I'd get it close to the bottom of the dam, it would catch water and take off pulling drag. It took a long while to get it in. For the longest time, I thought I had a hog.

Skipper

John · « **Reply #2 on:** November 03, 2003, 07:16:50 AM »

This spring I was using a quarter oz. roadrunner and hooked something that was quite heavy. I thought it might be a part of a log or some type of submurged wood because it was coming in with alot of pressure.

I got it under the boat and started to work it to the surface. The visibility was around three feet, and as the object neared that depth, it did indeed appear to be a large chunk of wood. Then it took the shape of a large snapping turtle with a head about the size of a grapefruit.

Now I've snagged several snappers while fishing in my lifetime, and they always try to escape, not this one, it was just...there.

I got it almost to the surface when I saw that there was another smaller one under it. They were hooked up in some type of reptile carnal bliss, and the big one on top wasn't gonna turn loose.

I was able to dislodge the hook with my rod tip and watch them slowly sink back to the primordial ooze of the mud bottom to finish their interupted business.

williamlayton · « **Reply #3 on:** November 03, 2003, 11:24:56 AM »

john-
yer a romantic to tha core aint ya.
blessings

John · « **Reply #4 on:** November 03, 2003, 01:43:42 PM »

Well I know how much I always hated getting interrupted.

1911crazy · « **Reply #5 on:** November 03, 2003, 03:21:02 PM »

Well I was trout fishing after heavy rains and the river went back down I happen to fuss with my reel and dropped my nightcrawler on a #10 hook in a puddle left on the bank by the high water level and caught a baby catfish!!!! I put it back in the river and went on fishing. BigBill

williamlayton · « **Reply #6 on:** November 03, 2003, 10:59:38 PM »

11/12 years old. fishin out of an old flat bottom boat--rared back an cast-dang backlash bout 10' frum tha boat-it was one of those 15 minute back lashes--finally get all tha tangles out an i'm reelin the line back on tha spool-get tha line back on with bout 3/4' hangin down an i couldn't get it up--dang i'm hung up--yea-6# of bass i'm hung on-at tha boat. largest bass i ever caught.
blessings

Skipper · « **Reply #7 on:** November 04, 2003, 03:20:24 AM »

I was told once, I caught the leg of a water skier.

Back when I lived in Alabama, I was fishing a small lake near Tuscaloosa from a jon boat. The Alabama Water Ski team used this lake for practice. Skiers being the critters they are decided to start circling the small island I was fishing. With each circle, they got closer and closer. Finally, it got to the point they were putting water my boat on each pass. On the next pass, I casted my spinnerbait in front of their boat to let them know they were too darn close. They ran over the bait and cut my line.

The skiers went over to the bank where their coach was and began yelling nasty things at me wantiing me to come over. I just kept fishing. I didn't know how many it would have taken to have kicked my but, but I had a good idea how many they were going to use in the process.

About 30 minutes later, a deputy sheriff showed up. He motioned me over. I eased over to the ramp with my trolling motor taking my time and sort of fishing the hogs back a little as I went. When I got there, they were all looking real mean at me except for the calm deputy who asked, "Did you throw a spinnerbait at this guy?" I said, "No, I casted in front of their boat to let them know they were too close, If I'd have thrown it at him, I'd have hit him." I figured I was probably going to jail for assault or something.

The deputy turned to the skier and said, "You mean to tell me you called me out here to complain about this guy when you ran your boat between his bait and his boat? As far as I'm concerned, you owe this man for a spinnerbait." He got back in his car and left.

Skipper