Damm Lightning!!!!!!!!!!!

[kenyee]

Anyone else's rod have a lightning warning on it? My Tica rod does (big hazard sign w/ text that says "avoid electric shock")...I thought they were just being funny but I'm not about to test it's lightning rod properties ;-)

[Rockport24]

they say if you can hear thunder, the lighting is close to you
me, as soon as I see it (unless it's way out and I know it's blowing away from me) I get the hell out of dodge

[Crafty Angler]

I was at my favorite UDL a few years ago and starting to get static discharges touching the guides to take seaweed off. Suddenly there was an incredible blinding flash and everything went white like someone had just popped a camera flash in my face.

Man, there wasn't an 18 year old kid anywhere that could have kept up with me running off the point with a graphite Lami pointed tip down the whole way

[BillM]

[QUOTE=Crafty Angler;607384]I was at my favorite UDL a few years ago and starting to get static discharges touching the guides to take seaweed off. Suddenly there was an incredible blinding flash and everything went white like someone had just popped a camera flash in my face.

Hey CA
I've never heard of that before but thats what it must have been when I was getting shocks from my pole. I thought it was just static. I could feel a zap from the reel and a zap from my foot as I was standing on rocks at the short wall. It was cloudy that day. It didnt scare me at the time but for now on I'll take it as a signal to hit the road.

[Finaddict]

Happened to me one day while fly fishing early 90s/late 80s in Western Long Island Sound. The storm was way in land, hadn't moved near to the water yet, so I wasn't too concerned.

Then my rod was shocked out of my hand ... went flying and my hand was tingly and numb for a few seconds ... grabbed the cork and scrambled off the rocks, tubed the rod and got into the car ASAP.

Not good and not worth messing around with ... fish will still be there.

[Swimmer]

I didn't read everyones reply to your post Flap, but there is some good advice you get caught away from shelter in a storm like that. I used to hike quite a bit, and many times that would be above tree lines in Utah or Colorado. There are signs where trails reach a height where vegitation stops at or above tree lines and the first thing generally mentioned is what to do during lightning. Thier advice always was getting down on your haunches, hugging your knees to your chest and keep only the rubber soles on your footwear in contact with the ground. And if that doesn't work your real close to your butt where you could easily kiss your you know what goodbye.

[BillyBlanks]

Ah Flap I had the same experience....only without those first couple fish. Drove about 45 min to a new spot, walked for about 1/4 mile. Skies were beautiful, not a cloud around. Broke out the tacle box got a lure on, made a cast and dark clouds showed thier ugly faces. By the time I got the second cast reeled in I was soaking wet running for the truck.....

[justplugit]

Originally Posted by Rockport24

they say if you can hear thunder, the lighting is close to you

Yup, if you can hear thunder even in the distance, you can be hit.

[reelecstasy]

Originally Posted by justplugit

Yup, if you can hear thunder even in the distance, you can be hit.

up to 4 miles away from the "storm" it can strike

[striperman36]

so much for boat fishin south shore this morning. I cannot believe another day of rain.