Ever catch fish with gear in mouth? - Striper Talk Striped Bass Fishing, Surfcasting, Boating

PRBuzz · 09-14-2010, 08:41 AM

Mahi-mahi! Hooked up on one reel wherein the fight lasted about 30 sec before line broke, 30 sec later the next trolling line went ZZZZZZZZZ. Successfully boated the mahi and got my lure back from the 1st attack.

JohnnySaxatilis · 09-14-2010, 09:26 AM

Early in the spring a huge snapping turtle took out a picccerole right at feet and took my bill dance spook with it. 2 weeks later I lured that bastard in again with a largemouth floppin around in the water, netted him and dug the spook out of his foot where it had gotten snagged. he was pissed lol

And last night I lost a 38'' striper, (i know this becuase i caught another identicle one a few days earlier from the same spot) and right at my feet he swam right into the barnacle covered rocks on the slippery jetty i was on and snapped the braid. Saw that F'er swim away with in crystal clear calm water with my 23 dollar canal special yellow and white pencil. By far my favorite plug this season. So if any of u see that fish, i want my plug back!!!

iamskippy · 09-15-2010, 09:20 AM

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Originally Posted by JohnnySaxatilis

Early in the spring a huge snapping turtle took out a picccerole right at feet and took my bill dance spook with it. 2 weeks later I lured that bastard in again with a largemouth floppin around in the water, netted him and dug the spook out of his foot where it had gotten snagged. he was pissed lol

And last night I lost a 38'' striper, (i know this becuase i caught another identicle one a few days earlier from the same spot) and right at my feet he swam right into the barnacle covered rocks on the slippery jetty i was on and snapped the braid. Saw that F'er swim away with in crystal clear calm water with my 23 dollar canal special yellow and white pencil. By far my favorite plug this season. So if any of u see that fish, i want my plug back!!!

LOL damn Johhny, i almost want to give you a hug... and thanks for the free lure

JohnnySaxatilis · 09-15-2010, 09:27 AM

Pffffft haa, damn that fish swam quick down to rhodie from the cape. gimme my plug damn it!

iamskippy · 09-15-2010, 09:50 AM

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Originally Posted by JohnnySaxatilis

Pffffft haa, damn that fish swam quick down to rhodie from the cape. gimme my plug damn it!

lol i fish the canal every now and then.

JohnnySaxatilis · 09-15-2010, 02:22 PM

lemme know next time ur up we'll do some damage brutha!

Bigredxlt · 09-14-2010, 09:28 AM

I was fishing in the surf with some clam on a top bottom rig when a nice striper took off with it. Unfortunately I was fishing with an old penn reel and the drag got stuck due to some sand so line snaps and I am sitting there kicking myself in the a$$ when the guy down the beach hooks himself a fish, but when he is about to bring it in the fish throws the hook and all he has on the end of his line is my rig.

Slingah · 09-14-2010, 10:05 AM

A few years ago I was all alone.... late October around Halloween in a favorite local spot. I caught a sick looking skinny striper about 36 inches...no fight left in the poor fish...just reeled it in. Attached was a bait rig and length of mono. I felt bad for that fish...it was obviously very hungry and took my plug as a last ditch effort of survival....I seriously thought after I let it go that it was the last striped bass leaving town.......that ended my season right then.

WoodyCT · 09-14-2010, 10:42 AM

Dumb things will sneak into the slick and eat ALL YOUR BAITS if you aren't paying attention!

redlite · 09-14-2010, 11:11 AM

I have landed fish for people with stuff in them....
A skate on race point that had a 2 oz hopkins stuck to its back.....
Tbag had a fish one night with an 8/0 J hook in its mouth and about a 3 ft length of slime covered mono hangin out its back door.....
A guy i used to fish with down Race Point had his wife land a 20# fish out there, attached to a 10ft ugly stick with a Penn 6500 and price tag.....
Dan has caught 2 fish in the past few weeks that we broke off on earlier with our broken off leaders still attached.......

Diggin Jiggin · 09-14-2010, 12:29 PM

I caught a canal fish wth a small bucktail in its mouth. I switched to that bucktail and caught on it for a while but ended up breaking it off in a different fish that same night.

angler229 · 09-14-2010, 07:04 PM

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Originally Posted by redlite

Dan has caught 2 fish in the past few weeks that we broke off on earlier with our broken off leaders still attached.......

I have got 4 in the last month with leaders in them pretty funny. I'm waiting for someone to break off a giant next to me so I catch it.

Strider · 09-14-2010, 07:30 PM

Caught a fish Friday night with a darter hooked in the corner of its mouth. I think it came from the hard side

Fishoholic · 09-15-2010, 03:57 PM

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Originally Posted by redlite

I have landed fish for people with stuff in them....
A skate on race point that had a 2 oz hopkins stuck to its back.....
Tbag had a fish one night with an 8/0 J hook in its mouth and about a 3 ft length of slime covered mono hangin out its back door.....
A guy i used to fish with down Race Point had his wife land a 20# fish out there, attached to a 10ft ugly stick with a Penn 6500 and price tag.....
Dan has caught 2 fish in the past few weeks that we broke off on earlier with our broken off leaders still attached.......

I got one with line coming out it's back door too. Didn't see what was on the other end so I didn't want to pull and hurt the little guy.