Thank God for electrical tape.

Got out this am early. Had a good idea where I could find 1/2 decent fish based on a trip the day before. Because of difficulty lugging stuff around with crutches I had only brought one rod. First drift produced a mid-teen fish. Kneeling to release it my sadly ample gut pinned the rod against the gunnel and popped it. Rather than quit, I cut a guide off and fashioned a splice by overlapping about 8" and taping tightly together. It got tested immediately with another teen fish and held up fine. Next drift did even better. Fished out the morning throwing plugs as heavy as 3.5 oz without an issue.

The moral?

No need to diet as long as you carry electrical tape.

Bon appetite

..... my sadly ample gut pinned the rod against the gunnel and popped it.....

Sounds like a good morning but gimme a break....I think I got you beat in that dept!!:jump1::jump1:

Probably would have been better to put that broken part back on acid wrap style to do away with the torque, I still haven't made an acid wrap yet, will someday but just looks funny.

Overwrap the tape with some black thread Apply finish and the repair will be permanent! :)

Congrats on getting out there with the bum leg. Be careful though!

Impressive. that dog is awesome too...

My top two guides are held on with power pro. Necessity is the mother of invention. Nicely done.
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sounds like some good old fashioned improvising that paid off!

Inspirational

Love the dog pics!!! Keepem coming!!!!

lol. your a nut. I'll bet that dog sleep good last nite, I sure did.

Wow, hmmm.. dog took a pretty good picture of you holding the fish too, very talented, that pup!

NICE

i know that spot

nice fix

lol. your a nut. I'll bet that dog sleep good last nite, I sure did.

She's got a sore tongue after what you did to her, Paul.

i know that spot

yup

Showoff.

good to see the dog smiling again .. That is a true fishing dog .. amazing ..

Nice ;)

Broken Leg, Broken Rod, soloing your boat...I just love it, Geo.....
NEVER SAY DIE!

How does that broken rod cast an eel?
I'm looking for any edge I can get lately....

Nice job McGiver!

Funny you should mention the electrical tape.....forgot it this weekend and needed it about 6 different times. Felt so lost without it!