Expensive lesson learned

cassidyta · 08-26-10, 02:49 PM

Strap down your gear on your boat!

Sadly it is something I know, but chose to ignore yesterday. On Monday I got my new Revo STX in the mail. I ended up pairing it on a Clarus 7'6" and spooling it with 15lbs seaguar. It WAS meant to be a new jig rig for me. On the water yesterday I was moving on plane when I hit a wave. It wasn't a big wave and I didn't hit it any harder than normal. I got to watch my combo bounce once and then disappear over the side. I then spent the next 2 hours dragging a swimbait on the bottom in 45' of water in hope of retrieving it with no luck.
I probably wouldn't be as mad at myself if I hadn't set th erod on top of my straps when I went to move.
So due to stupidity, I spent about $120 per hour to have a combo.

Cavs1123 · 08-26-10, 03:46 PM

Wow Thomas, that has to suck!

Bender · 08-26-10, 04:06 PM

That's terrible. I'll go one step further and suggest something I don't do but should. Keep your rods strapped down on the deck when you are not using them. I did lose one over the side once. I don't remember if I kicked it over, bumped it while opening a lid, or hooked it when casting. I did get lucky and retrieved that one.

walkeraviator · 08-26-10, 05:27 PM

Yeah my dad did this once at Kentucky Lake when i was a kid....he was pretty pissed from what i remember

keithdog · 08-26-10, 07:17 PM

UUGGGHHHHHHHHHHH, I started to feel sick to my stomic half way through reading your post as I knew what was comming. Same thing happened to me two years ago and I am still not over that. I'm feelin for ya BIG TIME Cass!!!

bassinbob · 08-26-10, 08:02 PM

Terrible. Makes your whole day bad. Maybe homeowners will help out. I've lost two so far but I was in shallow water. Got them back. Didn't get back the side plate that flew off my Revo Prem.

bamabassman · 08-26-10, 10:04 PM

<<<< puts cap over the heart and says a prayer for the combo. now the fish SEE what is putting the baits in their water. too much info being passed to them "schools" of fish.

sorry man. i know it hurt. hurts me and it wasn't mine.

tslabaugh · 08-27-10, 12:12 AM

Ohh man... Sorry to hear you lost the new rig! I would have probably cried a little bit!

nofearengineer · 08-27-10, 10:07 AM

Cassidy, I'm sure you'll believe me when I tell you that we all have moments and decisions we wish we could go back and re-do. It seems that screwing up, and feeling bad about it, is part of being human. Many times, that last, little bit of effort to stop and make sure everything is taken care of is all that stands between us and disaster. That being said, bad things will still happen, out of pure bad luck.

skeeter1804 · 08-27-10, 09:39 PM

Crap, now the fish are gonna be gunning for us. Who wouldn't fall for a Revo?

BigBassin144 · 08-28-10, 10:06 AM

Man Cass, that really sucks.

I believe every combo lost over the side of a boat is the doing of the baitmonkey.

BB

CamG · 08-28-10, 10:11 AM

Dude...that totally sucks. I wish I could say that it's never happened to me, but I can't. I lost a brand new rig (never even test casted) out of a boat in a super windy takeoff one morning. The worst part is that it was in a tournament, and the guy who I was riding with wouldn't even listen to a word about finding it.

Abbeysdad · 08-28-10, 12:26 PM

ouch. That's what they mean about learning a lesson the hard way.
sorry man.

bassfisher · 08-28-10, 01:54 PM

Man, my heart goes out ta ya, that had to be a head and your hands between your knees type of moment. (Like said, it's wasn't even mine, but it sure felt like it, we share your pain!!)

That's one of those test, that comes before the lessen, in life.

basshunter21 · 08-28-10, 06:31 PM

Dang that sucks! You live in san diego, im sure you got money tho. lol jk

08-26-10, 02:49 PM	#1
cassidyta BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 2,928	Expensive lesson learned Strap down your gear on your boat! Sadly it is something I know, but chose to ignore yesterday. On Monday I got my new Revo STX in the mail. I ended up pairing it on a Clarus 7'6" and spooling it with 15lbs seaguar. It WAS meant to be a new jig rig for me. On the water yesterday I was moving on plane when I hit a wave. It wasn't a big wave and I didn't hit it any harder than normal. I got to watch my combo bounce once and then disappear over the side. I then spent the next 2 hours dragging a swimbait on the bottom in 45' of water in hope of retrieving it with no luck. I probably wouldn't be as mad at myself if I hadn't set th erod on top of my straps when I went to move. So due to stupidity, I spent about $120 per hour to have a combo. __________________ If you have ever wondered if you should retie, the answer is yes.

08-26-10, 03:46 PM	#2
Cavs1123 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Bellevue, Ohio Posts: 1,398	Wow Thomas, that has to suck! __________________ Tom

08-26-10, 08:02 PM	#6
bassinbob BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Pitts. Pa. Posts: 3,801	Terrible. Makes your whole day bad. Maybe homeowners will help out. I've lost two so far but I was in shallow water. Got them back. Didn't get back the side plate that flew off my Revo Prem. __________________ you can have my fishin rod when ya take it from my cold dead hands

08-26-10, 10:04 PM	#7
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	<<<< puts cap over the heart and says a prayer for the combo. now the fish SEE what is putting the baits in their water. too much info being passed to them "schools" of fish. sorry man. i know it hurt. hurts me and it wasn't mine. __________________ so many lures, so little time.

08-27-10, 10:07 AM	#9
nofearengineer BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southwest IN Posts: 5,630	Cassidy, I'm sure you'll believe me when I tell you that we all have moments and decisions we wish we could go back and re-do. It seems that screwing up, and feeling bad about it, is part of being human. Many times, that last, little bit of effort to stop and make sure everything is taken care of is all that stands between us and disaster. That being said, bad things will still happen, out of pure bad luck. __________________ Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing it is not fish they are after.

08-26-10, 04:06 PM	#3
Bender BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Brighton, MI Posts: 2,414	That's terrible. I'll go one step further and suggest something I don't do but should. Keep your rods strapped down on the deck when you are not using them. I did lose one over the side once. I don't remember if I kicked it over, bumped it while opening a lid, or hooked it when casting. I did get lucky and retrieved that one.

08-26-10, 05:27 PM	#4
walkeraviator BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 1,119	Yeah my dad did this once at Kentucky Lake when i was a kid....he was pretty pissed from what i remember

08-26-10, 07:17 PM	#5
keithdog BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: IN Posts: 8,308	UUGGGHHHHHHHHHHH, I started to feel sick to my stomic half way through reading your post as I knew what was comming. Same thing happened to me two years ago and I am still not over that. I'm feelin for ya BIG TIME Cass!!!

08-27-10, 12:12 AM	#8
tslabaugh BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Oklahoma City, OK Posts: 11	Ohh man... Sorry to hear you lost the new rig! I would have probably cried a little bit!

08-27-10, 09:39 PM	#10
skeeter1804 BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Edgerton KS Posts: 321	Crap, now the fish are gonna be gunning for us. Who wouldn't fall for a Revo?

08-28-10, 10:06 AM	#11
BigBassin144 BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Toledo, Ohio Posts: 9,463	Man Cass, that really sucks. I believe every combo lost over the side of a boat is the doing of the baitmonkey. BB __________________ As of June 14, 2014 the members of the BF.com forum have moved to basschat.yuku.com!

08-28-10, 10:11 AM	#12
CamG BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Superior, NE Posts: 974	Dude...that totally sucks. I wish I could say that it's never happened to me, but I can't. I lost a brand new rig (never even test casted) out of a boat in a super windy takeoff one morning. The worst part is that it was in a tournament, and the guy who I was riding with wouldn't even listen to a word about finding it.

08-28-10, 12:26 PM	#13
Abbeysdad BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Central NY - Finger Lakes Posts: 1,307	ouch. That's what they mean about learning a lesson the hard way. sorry man. __________________ Fish now, work later

08-28-10, 01:54 PM	#14
bassfisher BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Nicholasville Ky Posts: 275	Man, my heart goes out ta ya, that had to be a head and your hands between your knees type of moment. (Like said, it's wasn't even mine, but it sure felt like it, we share your pain!!) That's one of those test, that comes before the lessen, in life.

08-28-10, 06:31 PM	#15
basshunter21 BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Erie, Pa Posts: 266	Dang that sucks! You live in san diego, im sure you got money tho. lol jk

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