fisholb Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 hi raiders thought i share with you what happened to my mate recently he decided to chase kingys recently with his son at botany bay caught some live bait at molli and went to his fav spot rigged one yakka on float and one to the bottom the spot was less than 10m deep near the rocks hooked the first kingy on the yakka on the float and measured 67cm so a quick pick and then straight on to the esky 2nd hook up was a very fat aus salmon so after a good fight salmon went back to fight another day 3rd hook up was another kingy fought longer and measured 81cm got quiet so mate decided to spin lures to kill time while spinning one of the rod with the live yakka went off so mate put the rod with lure down on the side and grab the other rod to fight whatever took the live bait another salmon took the yakka and while my mate was removing the hook he noticed that the rod with the lure is missing and quickly drop the other rod with the salmon to check for the missing rod he saw the missing rod slowly sinking on the side of the boat so he quickly jump off the boat to retrive the rod that was slowly sinking in the water he was able to get the rod back and so he was very happy that he didnt lose that gloomis combo while he was setting up for another live yakka he realised that his mobile phone was still in his pocket so he quickly check it and the phone was off tried to on the mobile phone but no success so he decided to keep on fishing as what we always do lol took the mobile phone to samsung the next day and was told that it cant be fix so thats at least $700 to get a replacement his gloomis combo is worth around $600 so the big question was was it worth it???!!! the answer was he rather lose the mobile phone rather than the combo lol at the end of the day his wife got him a new iphone x so he was happy got a new phone plus he still got his gloomis combo thanks for reading Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJay Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 Lucky to get that rod back! Shame about the phone but i think id jump in too if it had all my fishing pictures on it! I lost a phone from my chest pocket leaning over to gaff a fish and had to painfully watch it flutter down through the water with the screen flickering into the abyss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scratchie Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 Ouch on the phone but other than that, sounds like it was a good session! My son dropped my iPhone overboard at Broughton Island one time. Lucky he’s a good swimmer because it’s a long way from home! Cheers scratchie!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sydney south Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 I would say that it was the correct choice. Always easier to tell the wife that you need to replace the phone than try to explain that you need a new rod and reel. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowie Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 6 hours ago, sydney south said: I would say that it was the correct choice. Always easier to tell the wife that you need to replace the phone than try to explain that you need a new rod and reel. Just put up with the yelling for a few days, and buy a new rod and reel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hill373737 Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 Looks like a good session. I've got a phone at Long Reef, lost it out of a shirt pocket when I lent over the side to thaw out a block of pillies. If it was a choice between saving rod and reel or phone, I'd save the tackle any day. Not that I own any tackle, I told my wife I'm just minding all of it for mates!! The trick is never declare which mate so she can't compare notes with their wives!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickmarlin62 Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 I put fone in ziplock bag when I get to boatramp with wallet..no water no loss....simples Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Short Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 Dont try to turn the phone on and put it in a air proof container full of uncooked white rice for a week. It works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onearmedfisho Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 +1 for the rice trick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingie chaser Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 (edited) The rice trick is an urban myth plus besides its salt water & will corrode the internals anyway. So the kings are back on in the bay then, thats nice to know Edited February 9, 2018 by kingie chaser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Short Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 Rice has worked the few times I've seen it done. Might be a placebo but the result was good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kracka Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 A phone can easily be replaced however, a man's rod is irreplaceable. Sounds like a solid session and yet another interesting story for the books. Nicely done. Even though the rice trick does work, it usually corrodes the wiring, as kingie chaser has mentioned. Like rickmarlin62 suggested, best to keep it in a little sandwich zip lock bag (I double up, in case) - saved my butt many a times - just avoid leaving it in a heated area i.e. direct sun - the moisture builds up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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