What is the strangest thing you have caught while fishing?

hooligan82 · Aug 9, 2019

A few weeks ago while fishing at loch Raven I got a snag. It was stripping drag but I could pull it in if I hand lined it. I realized I was snagged on another line. The odd thing is it was a 700 yd spool of 12 lb line with no tackle on it. About 25 yards had draped itself across the weed line and that’s what I hooked. To avoid the pics or it didn’t happen I’ve attached a photo lol.

What is the strangest thing you have caught while fishing?

Mightydog · Aug 9, 2019

I’m waiting for someone to say “multiple firearms” that one of our good members said he lost in a “boating accident”. Wouldn’t that be a blast?

gizzard · Aug 9, 2019

a rusted 22 bolt action, another time several hundred dollars spread over a bout a tenth of a mile along the road bordering a trout stream

Mr. Ed · Aug 9, 2019

When I was a young kid I was fishing with my father, and got my favorite spinning lure snagged in a tree branch. Did what most kids do and tugged on it pretty hard. When it released it came at me at about 20 miles an hour and I caught myself in the mouth with a treble hook... one barb in my upper lip and one in my lower lip... both buried past the barb. Way before the age of cell phones, so no pics. Dad drove me to the hospital, and the doctor started pushing the hooks through my lips to free up the barbs so he could cut them off with nippers, without anesthesia. I think my screams convinced him to numb me up first. Not sure what hurt more though, the pain in my lips, or the embarrassment as dozens of strangers made (what they thought were) funny comments about my catch of the day.

So I am the strangest thing I've ever caught. :sad20:

River02 · Aug 9, 2019

Mr. Ed said:
When I was a young kid I was fishing with my father, and got my favorite spinning lure snagged in a tree branch. Did what most kids do and tugged on it pretty hard. When it released it came at me at about 20 miles an hour and I caught myself in the mouth with a treble hook... one barb in my upper lip and one in my lower lip... both buried past the barb. Way before the age of cell phones, so no pics. Dad drove me to the hospital, and the doctor started pushing the hooks through my lips to free up the barbs so he could cut them off with nippers, without anesthesia. I think my screams convinced him to numb me up first. Not sure what hurt more though, the pain in my lips, or the embarrassment as dozens of strangers made (what they thought were) funny comments about my catch of the day.

So I am the strangest thing I've ever caught.

Sir---that is one helluva "Fish story" You win the internet today!

hooligan82 · Aug 9, 2019

Mr. Ed said:
When I was a young kid I was fishing with my father, and got my favorite spinning lure snagged in a tree branch. Did what most kids do and tugged on it pretty hard. When it released it came at me at about 20 miles an hour and I caught myself in the mouth with a treble hook... one barb in my upper lip and one in my lower lip... both buried past the barb. Way before the age of cell phones, so no pics. Dad drove me to the hospital, and the doctor started pushing the hooks through my lips to free up the barbs so he could cut them off with nippers, without anesthesia. I think my screams convinced him to numb me up first. Not sure what hurt more though, the pain in my lips, or the embarrassment as dozens of strangers made (what they thought were) funny comments about my catch of the day.

So I am the strangest thing I've ever caught.

I can’t imagine how much that hurt. Geez.

marko · Aug 9, 2019

It was nearing dark, and I remember telling my brother Steve - "the Browns come out at night" (trout - must have read it in field and stream)
so sure enough I'm hooked up in a very small stream, and it's pretty dark now, and up comes an EEL and FREAKED US OUT! We were like 12.
cut the line and beat feet.

willtill · Aug 9, 2019

Mr. Ed said:
When I was a young kid I was fishing with my father, and got my favorite spinning lure snagged in a tree branch. Did what most kids do and tugged on it pretty hard. When it released it came at me at about 20 miles an hour and I caught myself in the mouth with a treble hook... one barb in my upper lip and one in my lower lip... both buried past the barb. Way before the age of cell phones, so no pics. Dad drove me to the hospital, and the doctor started pushing the hooks through my lips to free up the barbs so he could cut them off with nippers, without anesthesia. I think my screams convinced him to numb me up first. Not sure what hurt more though, the pain in my lips, or the embarrassment as dozens of strangers made (what they thought were) funny comments about my catch of the day.

So I am the strangest thing I've ever caught.

I did something similar to that; but it was my sister. :sad20:

We were down in the Baja fishing, in a very remote area. I cast my line back and unbeknownst to me, my little sister had walked behind me at that very moment.

The treble hook caught her in the cheek right below her eye, and it was set in very well.

Of course she was screaming bloody murder and I don’t blame her. My dad scooped her up and found a Mexican dentist in the closest town there, whom got the hook out and cleaned it for her.

Man, was I the most hated sibling for a long time after that. :sad20:

rgramjet · Aug 9, 2019

Oye, getting hooked is no joke!

I caught 2 pairs of sunglasses in the surf.....within an hour of each other. Weird.

marko · Aug 9, 2019

Man, was I the most hated sibling for a long time after that.

Man Will, you must have felt terrible.
ANy Bikini Pics of Sister?

remrug · Aug 9, 2019

Years ago,5 of us were fishing off the bridge at Prettyboy. Once it got dark,I tied on a Jitterbug and fished towards the bank.I could hear something hitting at it on every cast but couldnt hook it. After 4 or 5 casts,I heard something squeaking and thought no way!!! Sure enough,I had a bat stuck on my lure.I guess he hit it on the cast or when I was reeling it up off the water.

We couldnt stop laughing for a while for sure.One guy asked..."How are you going to get it off?" Another said..."I would just cut my line"
I said..."Im going fishing" I cast it back in ,and no chit....I had a bite and hook up about 5 seconds after hitting the water. It was a 12 inch smallmouth.I wish the story ended with the fish being a really big one,but thats the way it was.

willtill · Aug 9, 2019

marko said:
Man Will, you must have felt terrible.
ANy Bikini Pics of Sister?

I did, and I still do. That was like 50 years ago. I still remember it vividly

remrug · Aug 9, 2019

A couple of us were fishing below the dam at Prettyboy.I snagged something heavy and thought I wouldnt be able to bring it in without breaking off.Slowly but surely it finally showed itself....a plastic trash bag with an empty bottle of nitrous oxide in it.

Nay_sayer · Aug 9, 2019

marko said:
Man Will, you must have felt terrible.
ANy Bikini Pics of Sister?

^^^hahaha

joppaj · Aug 9, 2019

marko said:
It was nearing dark, and I remember telling my brother Steve - "the Browns come out at night" (trout - must have read it in field and stream)
so sure enough I'm hooked up in a very small stream, and it's pretty dark now, and up comes an EEL and FREAKED US OUT! We were like 12.
cut the line and beat feet.

The very first thing I ever caught was an eel. I was about six years old and I was done after that. I don't think I went fishing again until I was a teenager.

28Shooter · Aug 9, 2019

Buddy of mine was fishing in the Delaware Bay and brought up a real nice Penn boat rod and reel.

Muleskinner · Aug 9, 2019

When I was a kid my uncle caught a cryovac packaged Butterball turkey in loch Raven reservoir. The only thing that I've ever caught weird was a tennis shoe and my father who was fishing with me cut the line because he didn't want to see if there was a foot in it

Biggfoot44 · Aug 9, 2019

I'm waiting for someone to say crabs .

lazarus · Aug 9, 2019

Mightydog said:
I’m waiting for someone to say “multiple firearms” that one of our good members said he lost in a “boating accident”. Wouldn’t that be a blast?

Someone did pull most of a Bren LMG our of the Chesapeake a couple of months ago. I am sure the ATF destroyed it afterwards.

My strangest and luckiest catch was an ugly rod with a nice reel. Cleaned up well.

Fishing Assawoman bay. Wife’s uncle pulled up a 42” rock fish. 15 minutes later I hooked something big. Pulled it up and it was someone’s fishing rod and reel that must have gone overboard that season as the reel had very little corrosion on it.

lazarus · Aug 9, 2019

River02 said:
Sir---that is one helluva "Fish story" You win the internet today!

Yewoich! I can only imagine. Strangest thing my brother caught was me. Swung his line back and snagged my arm. Tried to cast it before I could yell/scream. Same deal except it was my dad who pushed the barbs through to cut off the tip. It was buried maybe 1/4” deep and he had to twist it up to poke it back through the surface. Small hook. I was 9.

Lots of screaming.

What is the strangest thing you have caught while fishing?

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