Crazy tales

[Eric]

I was wondering if anyone had some crazy fishing tales for the rest of us.
Mine? Today I took my kids (5 and 7) out for some prawning and crabbing. While the traps were setting, I decided that they could catch some dog fish for entertainment. So while a strip was bottom bouncing I am chucking a cod jig off a reef in 60' of water. Light rig so the kids can get a kick. Well I get snagged. Nope, the line starts peeling off the reel. This is a LIGHT spinning rig. I know it's not a dogfish and am wondering if it's a friggin' seal! After a fun fight it turns out to be a 30lb ling cod! In 60' of water! Weird. I've caught em in 240-300' but not 60'.
I fish off of Saltspring Island and the ling was safely and legally released. We ain't keeping Lings around here. Sigh.

 

[totally tyee]

Good release Eric!!!

 

[Eagle Eyes]

buddy of mine had a 10 foot plus salmon shark get tangled in his deep line and rip it off his boat<img src=icon_smile_shock.gif border=0 align=middle>

 

[oguard]

About 8 years ago the wife and I were fishing the Sechelt Inlet.We were anchored jigging for cod.She had just finished rebaiting her line(with a strip of herring)and was letting down to the bottom about 40 pulls when the line went slack about 20 pulls.She thought she had hit bottom,I said you can't be on bottom.The fish then took off and the fight was on.20 minutes later we had a 15 lb white spring in the boat.


Mike

Catch it,Kill it,Smoke it.

 

[Charter Tofino]

Couple years ago i was waiting to be picked up on shore to go camping. I had a small rod with a jig for rockfish. I casted out and the second it hit the water it took off. It was about a 10 lb coho on 6lb test and this was on the inside. After a bunch of jumps and runs i got it close. I had no net and tried to grab it the second i touched it he took off and spooled me!(horrible reel not much line)

 

[Yote]

Casting off the dock in Cow. Bay with my buddy when I was a young'n with a Tom Mack spoon. Forgot to flip the bail and as a result got one of those 100 yard casts as there was no line attached to the spoon. Watched the spoon hit the water and I swear to god, as soon as it hit, a salmon grabbed it and jumped out of the water. You could see it hanging on the side of it's mouth.

Snagged a nice trolling rod and reel off the bottom there once too. A little cleanup and it was good as new, obviously it hadn't been in the water long.

 

[Mr. Dean]

Have several..........I'll just give up the most recent.

Late last month, fishing up in Hardy, w/ the War Dept. (my wife). She hooked into a large northern. After doing what they do best - jumping, rolling, tail walking and running everywhere, the insane fish turned back on us, went deep and then came up out of the water, about six feet from the boat and hit her square in the chest!. She did manage to make the catch, but then got all 'girly' and promptly dropped him back over, fearing getting stabbed w/ the hooks. It all happened in under a second and had she realized that she was already wearing the hooks - It would have been put in the box and not the chuck!. To bad. NICE FISH.

Better luck next time, Dear.
Luv Hubby.

Some like it rough...
Others just puke!.
Mr. Dean

 

[eaglemaniac]

Quite funny Mr.D. Puts me in mind of a time I was out off Kitty Coleman trolling for springs.I was out with my son in law, fishing the high tide, when I had one pop the pin. It was crazy from the start! All over down under. I asked my partner to pull up his gear, as this was a screamer. While he was in the process of doing that. I was trying to figure out what this fish was going to do? I did not have to wait much longer, as it started roaring to the surface. I guess it's not too hard to figure out what happened then. It was out of the water at least six feet and landed square in the lap of my befuddled son in law, who started to say what did you through that fish at me for? It was alot of fun trying to convince him that the twenty pounder that just landed in his lap decided to settle there on it's own accord. We still have fun with that one. Eman

 

[IronNoggin]

This happened to one of the local ladz last September. He was right zipping down Alberni Inlet in the predawn in a 14 foot tinny. Suddenly Something hit him so hard in the chest it damn near sent him over the stern, knocking the wind right out of his sails. When he got it together, he realized a 15 pound coho had lept into the air just as he was passing by, had slammed him in the chest, and was madly thrashing all over the floor of the boat, scattering the contents of his tackle box! Bonk! Bruised for sure, but supper out of the deal anyway!

Cheers,
Nog