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07-27-2009, 07:01 PM
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Oblivious // Grunt, Grunt Master
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: over the hill
Posts: 6,682
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Swimming with your rod?
So I did a little of this the other night.....pretty comical result.
How do you guys hold the rod while swimming? I tried my teeth, but the foam grips now have an identifying bite pattern should my rod be stolen (by some short blind guy since I wrap 'em myself).
Do you use fins?
Do you use a lanyard on the rod?
Anybody plug doing this? How are you dealing with landing and unhooking a fish full of trebles?
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07-27-2009, 07:36 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Uh, in a spot....
Posts: 5,451
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Being short certainly does have it's disadvantages doesn't it?  |
Why even try......... 
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07-27-2009, 08:47 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: dedham, MA
Posts: 636
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here's to swimin'
with naked wimen.
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07-27-2009, 08:53 PM
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Super Moderator
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: Middleboro MA
Posts: 17,125
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flyrod rod holder strapped to your belt, run rod over your shoulder
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07-27-2009, 09:26 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Mansfield, MA
Posts: 5,238
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Flaptail
Being short certainly does have it's disadvantages doesn't it? |
Story of my life...  |
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07-27-2009, 09:57 PM
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Stuck In Reality
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Holden MA
Posts: 4,519
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If swimming to a rock. Hold it in right hand almost at a 45 angle to the water with the tip in front of you. Extend your left hand out in front of your body towards the way you are going and use it to pull you along. Also use your legs to perform a scissor kick. Basically the same stroke that a lifeguard would use to rescue a person.
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Go Ugly Early 
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07-28-2009, 02:35 AM
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Very Grumpy bay man
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Rhode Island
Posts: 10,824
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No boat, back in the suds.  
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07-28-2009, 05:42 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2002
Posts: 22,805
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Quote:
Originally Posted by tynan19
If swimming to a rock. Hold it in right hand almost at a 45 angle to the water with the tip in front of you. Extend your left hand out in front of your body towards the way you are going and use it to pull you along. Also use your legs to perform a scissor kick. Basically the same stroke that a lifeguard would use to rescue a person.
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i believe that's called the Australian Crawl....
My favorite way to swim because while on your right side your head is mostly out of the water.....
your left hand pulls water down from about your chin....
and your right hand reaches way up
and pulls water wider to your right... |
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07-28-2009, 05:43 AM
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Also known as OAK
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Westlery, RI
Posts: 10,408
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Quote:
Originally Posted by numbskull
Anybody plug doing this? How are you dealing with landing and unhooking a fish full of trebles?
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say it w/ me......
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Bryan
Originally Posted by #^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&
"For once I agree with Spence. UGH. I just hope I don't get the urge to go start buying armani suits to wear in my shop"
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07-28-2009, 06:29 AM
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Respect your elvers
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: franklin ma
Posts: 3,368
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I hold the rod over my shoulder like I'm marching with a rifle. My reel is out of the water and I'm nearly upright in the water. My 7mm suit floats real high. Kick with your feet and paddle with your free hand. Most important thing is to relax once you're floating and control your breathing. I would say the less effort you put into swimming the easier it is. I learned all of this the hard way, of course.
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It's not the bait
At the end of your line
It's the fishing hole
Where all the fish is blind
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07-28-2009, 06:32 AM
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xxx
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Playin' in the Dark
Posts: 2,407
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pretty much what tynan said. side stroke. if you get tired, just float on your back for a while. sometimes at the end of the night i'll just float around for a while, especially if its hot out and relatively calm.
as for plugs, i typically stick with eels or jigs if i'm submerged or on a rock so small that I can't place a fish on it with me. when I throw plugs, i crush the barbs and typically avoid big jointed plugs - they scare  me
are you trying to swim with conventional? that would be tougher since you have to keep it dry. i've tried once or twice and it was too much of a pain. plus i suck with a conventional and i don't need birds nests while away from shore. |
"Remember, my friend, that knowledge is stronger than memory, and we should not trust the weaker" - Van Helsing
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07-28-2009, 07:05 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2009
Posts: 6
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The guy I saw called it skishing and he used fins, but I didn't see a lanyard on his rod. I did notice that he did swim out lying on his back. He looked like a buoy when he cast.
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07-28-2009, 07:18 AM
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Geezer Gone Wild
Join Date: Nov 2001
Posts: 3,397
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Numby, if the good Lord had intended that you swim to your spot, He would have given you 5mm thick skin and left the prehensile tail intact as a rod-holder...  |
"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.
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07-28-2009, 08:18 AM
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Jiggin' Leper Lawyer
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: 61° 30′ 0″ N, 23° 46′ 0″ E
Posts: 8,158
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Originally Posted by Crafty Angler
Numby, if the good Lord had intended that you swim to your spot, He would have given you 5mm thick skin and left the prehensile tail intact as a rod-holder... |
You are a wise man, Uncle Crafty.
If I wanted to fish that far off the shingle, I'd buy a boat.  |
Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools, because they have to say something.
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07-28-2009, 08:26 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: newport
Posts: 1,136
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mike P
You are a wise man, Uncle Crafty.
If I wanted to fish that far off the shingle, I'd buy a boat. |
Quote:
Originally Posted by Crafty Angler
Numby, if the good Lord had intended that you swim to your spot, He would have given you 5mm thick skin and left the prehensile tail intact as a rod-holder...
Hmmm ...  could be the genesis of a "wetsuit fish don't count" movement. |
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07-28-2009, 08:33 AM
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Jiggin' Leper Lawyer
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: 61° 30′ 0″ N, 23° 46′ 0″ E
Posts: 8,158
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Pt.JudeJoe
Quote:
Originally Posted by Crafty Angler
Numby, if the good Lord had intended that you swim to your spot, He would have given you 5mm thick skin and left the prehensile tail intact as a rod-holder...
Hmmm ... could be the genesis of a "wetsuit fish don't count" movement. |
Naw, it's a "to each his own" movement. 
Wetsuiting to a rock is still surf fishing. Skishing, on the other hand......   |
Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools, because they have to say something.
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07-28-2009, 08:41 AM
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Great White Scup Hunter
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: In the Corner...
Posts: 2,251
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Scissor kick.....no fins,,, Also have a small lanyard on my rod that I took off a dive light,,, Just gives me the small sense of security when I am trying to swim,,,,,,
I also do the float thing like Josh, if it is hot or if I get a little tired... I try not to rush when swimming,,,, Take your time, drink lots of water and be careful not to cramp up,,,,
I carry a AS small tall worn on a belt,,, Holds a few leaders, needles metal lips and I am good... If ch#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&g eels small eel bag,,, I keep everything on my belt so I am completely hands free,,,
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07-28-2009, 08:51 AM
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Uncle Remus
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Lakeville Ma.
Posts: 14,773
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G is bite size shark bait.
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"A beach is a place where a man can feel he's the only soul in the world that's real"
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07-28-2009, 11:35 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Reading Mass/Newburyport/merrimack river
Posts: 3,748
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The last time I tried that stunt.. I stayed "one more cast" too many on a mussel shoal.. swimming with waders is no easy task!!!... I've since decided a boat is the way to go... to answer your question.. I used my teeth...
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A good run is better than a bad stand!
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07-28-2009, 12:03 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Dec 2000
Posts: 2,574
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Quote:
Originally Posted by numbskull
So I did a little of this the other night.....pretty comical result.
How do you guys hold the rod while swimming? I tried my teeth, but the foam grips now have an identifying bite pattern should my rod be stolen (by some short blind guy since I wrap 'em myself).
Do you use fins?
Do you use a lanyard on the rod?
Anybody plug doing this? How are you dealing with landing and unhooking a fish full of trebles?
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George,
So ya wanna be a boat do ya? Be careful my friend.
DZ |
DZ
Recreational Surfcaster
"Limit Your Kill - Don't Kill Your Limit"
Bi + Ne = SB 2
If you haven't heard of the Snowstorm Blitz of 1987 - you someday will.
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07-28-2009, 12:11 PM
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Retired Surfer
Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: Sunset Grill
Posts: 9,511
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Buy a kayak to put the rod in and then pull the kayak to the rock using the side stroke. That way I'm pretty sure the reel will last longer.
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Swimmer a.k.a. YO YO MA
Serial Mailbox Killer/Seal Fisherman
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07-28-2009, 12:29 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Rhode Island
Posts: 258
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If I am in less than 8 ft of water I actually use my 11 ' stick to push me along. more than that I will just hold my rod and stroke regular with both hands for a bit then turn on my back and kick for a bit then I might side stroke for a bit, turn on my back again etc. The point was made to take your time and relax, and wat ever you do don't give any thaught to looking like a wonded seal for any lenght of time.
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07-28-2009, 12:33 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2001
Posts: 7,649
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Remember you look like a seal in distress while swimming in a wetsuit at night. Water temp pushing 70.
I really don't want to have my wife ask me while she is reading the newspaper...hey...isn't this the guy we knew on the cape?
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07-29-2009, 04:20 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: North Shore
Posts: 1,701
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr. Sandman
Remember you look like a seal in distress while swimming in a wetsuit at night. Water temp pushing 70.
I really don't want to have my wife ask me while she is reading the newspaper...hey...isn't this the guy we knew on the cape?
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here here ... agree ... |
"It was the blackest night! There was no moon in sight! (You know the stars ain't shinnin cause the sky's too tight) "
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07-29-2009, 07:20 PM
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Canceled
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: vt
Posts: 13,425
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Frasier: Niles, I’ve just had the most marvelous idea for a website! People will post their opinions, cheeky bon mots, and insights, and others will reply in kind!
Niles: You have met “people”, haven’t you?
Lets Go Darwin
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07-29-2009, 07:28 PM
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Hydro Orientated Lures
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Brockton,Ma
Posts: 8,484
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I'd practice in a swimming pool first .. Was your dog swimming behind you ?
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