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Seriously, We're Not Pulling Your Leg
By Ben Romans
I’ve caught all kinds of weird stuff (besides fish) over the years. The time I reeled in a water-logged dirty diaper in a large canal system, which I later learned connected several polluted lakes and ponds, definitely stands out. But I can’t compete with these kids from Louisiana. While fishing earlier this month, the anglers called the police after they found a human leg sticking out of the water. Just imagine taking that to a taxidermist...
I'm willing to bet that none of us can top this story, but what's the strangest thing you've ever accidentally hooked while fishing? If you've got a photo of it, we want to see it. —Ben Romans
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I once caught a 22 rifle. The lake was low and it seems that somebody had committed a crime with the weapon and had thrown it out into the lake to dispose of evidence. It was too corroded to ever use but it was unusual!
East River Brooklyn NY. Back before Gulliani; bodies were so common That everyone knew that if you see a body, never try and catch the "floater". Usually broke the line and police would rather not have to deal with a scene on the pier, but wait until it mad its way to the boat that was waiting in the harbor.
My first time fishing at a new pier, a big seagull stole all of my bait within 2 minutes and I caught a pair of underwear my first cast. Waterways are tough there and you gotta pay your dues. Caught lots of fish after these events though.
In a pond once I caught an old drill.
Since I moved out west I only have caught bright beautiful fish, or smooth pretty rocks. The west is the Best.
No more catching rifles though. people are gonna hold onto those from now on. ha
one time i caught my dads fishing pole. we were fishing off a bridge use a bobber's and nightcrawlers and i hooked a five pound catfish. my dad set his pole down to help and we both walked down off the bridge so we wouldnt't have to pull up the fish. after unhooking my fish we heard a splash and my dad said "you see that fish???" i said "i think that was your pole...." "NO WAY!!!" we walked up and there was no pole. we looked out and saw the bobber creeping back and forth across the the 40 foot wide channel. so we took of my bobber and added a three foot leader above my hook with a 2 oz weight. and spent the next half hour casting over the line to hook it. we eventually got hooked on the snap swivel and were able to pull in the 6 pound catfish just as others came to fish. we told them to hang one 2 minutes and we started pulling up the line. once the rod tip broke the surface they said "NO WAY!!!"
once caught a sea gull, oncedid a fly in, in ontario portaged 1/2 day to a secluded lake and was fishing for waleye at a waterfall. caught a Black label beer can! pulled in a brand new shimano rod and reel drifting for walleye on lake erie. caught a 5# bass on a flyrod after he got a bluegill lodged in his mouth that I had hooked.
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I once caught a 22 rifle. The lake was low and it seems that somebody had committed a crime with the weapon and had thrown it out into the lake to dispose of evidence. It was too corroded to ever use but it was unusual!
East River Brooklyn NY. Back before Gulliani; bodies were so common That everyone knew that if you see a body, never try and catch the "floater". Usually broke the line and police would rather not have to deal with a scene on the pier, but wait until it mad its way to the boat that was waiting in the harbor.
My first time fishing at a new pier, a big seagull stole all of my bait within 2 minutes and I caught a pair of underwear my first cast. Waterways are tough there and you gotta pay your dues. Caught lots of fish after these events though.
In a pond once I caught an old drill.
Since I moved out west I only have caught bright beautiful fish, or smooth pretty rocks. The west is the Best.
No more catching rifles though. people are gonna hold onto those from now on. ha
one time i caught my dads fishing pole. we were fishing off a bridge use a bobber's and nightcrawlers and i hooked a five pound catfish. my dad set his pole down to help and we both walked down off the bridge so we wouldnt't have to pull up the fish. after unhooking my fish we heard a splash and my dad said "you see that fish???" i said "i think that was your pole...." "NO WAY!!!" we walked up and there was no pole. we looked out and saw the bobber creeping back and forth across the the 40 foot wide channel. so we took of my bobber and added a three foot leader above my hook with a 2 oz weight. and spent the next half hour casting over the line to hook it. we eventually got hooked on the snap swivel and were able to pull in the 6 pound catfish just as others came to fish. we told them to hang one 2 minutes and we started pulling up the line. once the rod tip broke the surface they said "NO WAY!!!"
once caught a sea gull, oncedid a fly in, in ontario portaged 1/2 day to a secluded lake and was fishing for waleye at a waterfall. caught a Black label beer can! pulled in a brand new shimano rod and reel drifting for walleye on lake erie. caught a 5# bass on a flyrod after he got a bluegill lodged in his mouth that I had hooked.
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