Had a similar experience while fishing a lake. On my forward cast (after
about 3 hours of casting), my tip flew off in mid air. In panic, I began a
quick hand-over-hand retrieval of the fly line hoping to snag my tip with
the fly. For whatever reason, this triggered a 16 inch rainbow to engulf my
fly and I was reduced to trying to land him and my rod tip with essentially
a trot line. I did and somehow managed to retain my rod tip in the process.
First time I landed both a trout and my own fly rod.
Having successfully completed the task, I then, with some frustration,
slammed my rod tip down onto the lower section to seat it firmly. I never
did get it off. I tried heat, cold, and gripping it with different devices
all of which were futile and finally resulted in breaking the tip. Thomas &
Thomas replaced it for free.
Two things I learned. One, don't over-set, keep it just snug and revisit
the connection about every 30 minutes or so. Two, trout really do attack a
fly sometimes when you skitter it as fast as you can. I have heard of
people casting the line, putting the rod under their arm, and doing a two
handed retrieve as fast as possible, actually exciting the trout into
striking. Seems a little absurd to me but to each his own. I suggest a
more modest approach if you, like me, are trying to catch your own rod tip.
Jim
-----Original Message-----
From: Anthony Gades [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, April 27, 2000 8:39 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: Stuck rod
Now I'd out a candle and rub some wax on the male end of the joint so you
can avoid problems in the future.
cheers,
-tony
-----Original Message-----
From: Charlie Mastro [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, April 27, 2000 06:52
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Stuck rod
Thanks, the ice worked.
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Tight lines my friend,
Charlie
