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06-23-2004, 01:31 PM
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Finally
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: FL
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Be nice to Bud8Fan today
He's a hurting man.
We were jigging the Canal on an all nighter last night and he took a wicked fall on the rocks(he's OK, a little bloodied) and shattered his 1205 Arra. That rod was his baby. He's not a happy camper. He now has a $300 tomato plant stake.  |
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06-23-2004, 01:32 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Cranberry Coast Gateway 2 Cape Cod
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" Happy as a clam at high tide "
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06-23-2004, 01:39 PM
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Fishing Chauffeur
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: raynham mass
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06-23-2004, 01:50 PM
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OUCH! Sorry to hear about the rod, Russ.  |
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06-23-2004, 01:51 PM
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Join Date: May 2000
Location: Cumberland,RI
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That's bad luck. Everyone falls there from time to time but this sounds like a big boom!
To me , caution while walking on that rubbly rip wrap is a top priority. Get down on your but and saddle along if you have to but be very carefull , especially where the rocks are darker and slipperier and where the bubble weed grows.
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06-23-2004, 01:53 PM
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Fishing Chauffeur
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: raynham mass
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ben when do you
want to do our 2nd annual night out bring the wife this time and we can stay in newport .
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06-23-2004, 01:57 PM
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Also known as OAK
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Westlery, RI
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Ouch... broke an arra last year.. still weeping  |
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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06-23-2004, 03:00 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Libtardia
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Get well Russ...sorry to hear about this.. that stick was a nice one.... but i told you that you'd trip over those handelbar tastles you attached to the butt of that rod..  |
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06-23-2004, 03:04 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: in a structure with a roof
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maybe non-bud fan is appropriate now ? LOL
you must look much uglier now !
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06-23-2004, 04:01 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: May 2000
Location: Cumberland,RI
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Uglier now????......Not possible Chris!  |
Saltheart
Custom Crafted Rods by Saltheart
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06-23-2004, 04:07 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Weymouth, MA Fore River
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Man that stinks - sorry about the rod.
Was there last week toting my new 1084..... took it reeeaaalllll slllooowwwww ....... noticing i'm not as agile at 45 than I used to be... |
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06-23-2004, 04:13 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Framingham, MA, USA
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Ouch!!! sorry to hear about your fall, and you broke your rod. A double dinger |
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06-23-2004, 04:17 PM
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Guest
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: RI
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Thanks Guy's!
Valuable lesson learned!! Much more cost effective to just break off the jig on the bottom than to walk along the slippery rocks trying to get it to dislodge from the bottom!
I guess I will just build myself a 120 1M to replace it?
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06-23-2004, 05:27 PM
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Really Old & Really Grumpy
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: not a clue
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count your blessing's,,,it could have been a broken arm or leg,,,took me a month to get a rock de-wedged from my back side the last time,,,this is why I tie a pillow around my butt when I go there...hope ya boo-boo's heal fast.
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BOAT fish do count.
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06-23-2004, 08:15 PM
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Jiggin' Leper Lawyer
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: 61° 30′ 0″ N, 23° 46′ 0″ E
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The one time I took a bad on on the rocks (here on LI, not the Canal) I had the presence of mind to raise my rod over my head and take the full impact on my ribs
I tell people they're better off climbing up to the service road and breaking off there. Just something to consider for the future 
Hate to say it, but the 120 1M won't survive a major impact with a rock, either. Can't beat glass for the rocks. SB 121 3M would be my choice. |
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06-23-2004, 08:30 PM
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Plug Builder in Training
Join Date: Apr 2000
Location: wareham MA
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Hate to say it, but the 120 1M won't survive a major impact with a rock, either. Can't beat glass for the rocks. SB 121 3M would be my choice.
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What did I tell ya today Russ  All my big fish on the 1213M
next time sacrifice the body not the rod |
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06-23-2004, 11:01 PM
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Authoritaah
Join Date: May 2003
Location: attleboro MA
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so I guess I'll ask the question everybody is afraid to-any fish???
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Is it good, or is it Sofa King good?
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06-24-2004, 12:08 AM
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Guest
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: RI
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Yes we got fish, Nothing great though. Two keepers and a half dozen smaller fish.
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06-24-2004, 04:38 AM
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Geezer Gone Wild
Join Date: Nov 2001
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Man, Russ, I feel your pain - I said in an earlier thread walking on that small rip-rap at the Ditch Saturday was like balancing a Bongo Board on broken bricks -
Taking a digger on that stuff ain't fun, I know - that stuff is exactly like the short rip-rap on Newport's Cliff Walk - ya gotta kind of guesstimate the relative size and shape of the rocks and then step slowly to figure out if it's gonna buck you off when it shifts.
Been walking on that crap since I was a kid - and I've got the scars to prove it too.
Broken Arra  - I guess it coulda been worse, like arm or leg.
Hope you're feeling better.
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"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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06-24-2004, 06:53 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2002
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Ouch... heal fast, rods are expesive, but so is lost time and Doc bills. Be careful out there.
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06-24-2004, 10:57 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: May 2000
Location: Cumberland,RI
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For mostly 2 to 4 OZ Allstar 1208. For 3 to 6 , Allstar 1209.
If you save some money , another Arra 1205 or even better , a Ziplex Sea Raider 2.
I hate to see you select a rod based on whether it will break if you fall down!
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Custom Crafted Rods by Saltheart
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06-24-2004, 11:04 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: People's Republic
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Sorry for your loss. The rocks there are brutal and unforgiving.
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06-24-2004, 11:27 AM
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Dave's Guide Service
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Cape Cod
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that sucks Buy a 1209 and screw the snapaglass
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Pro Tool Club....
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06-25-2004, 10:08 PM
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Guest
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: RI
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Well, the replacement for my busted 1205 is turning on the dryer at Fishaholic's house as I type!
Had a couple of Batson SW 1209's in the basement so said what the heck!! Wrapped it spiral to boot!!
We kicked this one out in under 5hrs! Getting quicker with every rod!! And Gudebrod 206 looks sweet without color preserver on a black gloss blank!!!
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06-25-2004, 10:10 PM
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Finally
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: FL
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Did I tell u the rod fell off the dryer and is stuck to the floor?
LOL Kidding. |
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06-26-2004, 06:21 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: in a structure with a roof
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ive fallen and I cant get up .
russ and fishaholic went up the canal to fetch a pail of striper . russ fell down and broke his rod and fishaholic came tumbling after .
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06-26-2004, 07:29 AM
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Finally
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: FL
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Quote:
Originally posted by chris L
ive fallen and I cant get up .
russ and fishaholic went up the canal to fetch a pail of striper . russ fell down and broke his rod and fishaholic came tumbling after .
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Korkers at the Ditch for me from now on, no matter how stupid I look. Better than tying a pillow to my a$$ |
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