DerekD Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 Hi Raiders, A funny thing happened a few months ago on the water and now that the weather is so miserable I thought I'd share it and hopefully put a fishing related smile on someone's face. Was on the kayak heading out for a fish. Stopped past Clifton Gardens on the way out to see if I could catch some fresh bait. Nearby there was an aluminium runabout with about 4 guys on it. One of the guys had some heavy gear with a big bend in it. My first thought was that is one solid kingfish. The guy on the rod was pretty well built and he was lifting the rod and then winding down. Of course I had to stop and watch. He was working the rod pretty hard and the fight took him around the side of the boat to the stern and back again. Another fishing kayak pulled up nearby me to watch this awesome fight. About the same time both of us realised the same thing and made the same comment about not being a lot of head shakes showing at the tip of the rod. I changed my guess from kingfish to some sort of big stingray. At this point the big guy holding on to the rod was absolutely shattered and had to pass the rod to one of his fishing mates to take over the fight. His mate took a few more minutes to get this mysterious denizen of the deep to the surface and to find out they had hooked and landed their OWN anchor line. Priceless!!!!! I laughed and laughed and laughed some more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sam bros Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 HAHAHAHHAHAHAHHA That is gold Poor buggers Thanks for the laugh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amkr Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 (edited) If laugh but I did exactly the same thing :/ Snapped my brand new graphite rod in the process.... I cut the line at that stage and Was convinced it was a ray until we pulled up the anchor to head home and I found my soft plastic on it Everyone laughed at me Edited May 4, 2015 by amkr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linc Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 baha that is a pearler. I'm sure most of us have hooked our anchor rope a few times but to fight it like a champ for so long, that would have made a great video Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryder Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 Its funny when it happens to someone else. I saw a guy under the rip bridge on for all money. He didnt realise he had pulled his own anchor and he drifted away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krispy ! Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 You would think a fish would move during a fight....still a cracking story lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NaClH2OK9 Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 I was really expecting the ray. Thanks for the laugh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paikea Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 What bait did he use? Be handy to know if I ever lose another anchor. Cheers Paikea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NaClH2OK9 Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 ' What bait did he use? Be handy to know if I ever lose another anchor. Cheers Paikea ' Pmsl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fisho.sid Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 HAHAHA thats a serious rod ... must be serious guns too to pull a boat with 4 LOL ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amkr Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 What bait did he use? Be handy to know if I ever lose another anchor. Cheers Paikea Caught it on a 75mm red squidgie with a paddle tail. Anchors love those with a slow retrieve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreyNurse Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 What bait did he use? Be handy to know if I ever lose another anchor. Cheers Paikea Perhaps something rich in iron? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piss'n'Broke Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 A very very good mate of ours who is also a raider, did the exact same thing at Clifton about 5-6 years back. But it gets better, wasn't only HIS anchor he dragged up but ANOTHER anchor wrapped up in the chain of his anchor that someone had lost. . I wont mention this raider by name, but by gawd it was funny watching him drag up TWO anchors. Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panfried Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 I don't fish off boats but I always bring up something interesting or disappointing. What about when you get nibbles and bang you're on. You fight and tug and it feels heavy but you notice it doesn't fight much. You think it's a ray or a octopus and then you end up reeling in a huge branch or log with a tiny little bream wrapped around it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikei000 Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 Better than nothing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toboggi Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 Hahaha....great story Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 4myson Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 Great read mate , really enjoyed it . I've lost a few fish to anchor ropes but never hooked an Anchor . I wonder if he could Qualify for COTM ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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