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Crafty Angler · 08-23-2004, 10:08 PM

Ya gotta remember that lightening can travel from miles away to strike an object - ever hear of a bolt out of the blue? It happens.

I was out a coupla years ago an realized an approaching storm was setting up a charge on my graphite rod - every time I touched a guide or the seat in the dark I got a static shock. I left pretty quick.

Another time I saw some flashes in the distance and waited to leave - until a bolt flash-blinded me for about 5 seconds

I'll tell ya, there ain't a teenager alive that could have have kept up with this old bastage hustling off the rocks that night -

08-23-2004, 10:08 PM	#12
Crafty Angler Geezer Gone Wild iTrader: (2) Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 3,397 Blog Entries: 2	Ya gotta remember that lightening can travel from miles away to strike an object - ever hear of a bolt out of the blue? It happens. I was out a coupla years ago an realized an approaching storm was setting up a charge on my graphite rod - every time I touched a guide or the seat in the dark I got a static shock. I left pretty quick. Another time I saw some flashes in the distance and waited to leave - until a bolt flash-blinded me for about 5 seconds I'll tell ya, there ain't a teenager alive that could have have kept up with this old bastage hustling off the rocks that night -
	"There is no royal road to this heavy surf-fishing. With all the appliances for comfort experience can suggest, there is a certain amount of hard work to be done and exposure to be bourne as a part of the price of success." From "Striped Bass," Scribner's Magazine, 1881.