Fess Up! 2013 Bloopers and Blunders - NJFishing.com Your Best Online Source for Fishing Information in New Jersey

NorthJerzyG · #1 12-28-2013, 09:57 PM

Ha ha, the good times, lol. Was out once with my brother this year in the midst of a 90 something degree mid summer day. Motoring a shallow section of river I bumped the trolling motor on a rock.........

No biggie right? Kept goin for a while, then out of nowhere, the motor stops working. Ended up snapping the center pin that spins the prop. Worked fine long enough for us to add another 30 mins onto our row back to the launch, lol. Ended up being a cheap easy fix, but that row back, against the current, really SUCKED............

Mikeps326 · #2 12-28-2013, 10:18 PM

I have many this year one was I forgot to put the boat plug and found out early but didnt have a pump to pump it out so I had to use a water bottle for two hrs then this one hurt but was beyond funny afterwards my cousin went to pick up a bass by the mouth in monksville and I seem it coming but the hook pops out and goes into his hand and had to bite a rag and rip it out with pliers. Haha

AndyS · #3 12-28-2013, 11:40 PM

A lake trout at Merrill Creek did 20 loops around my anchor rope, I pulled so hard the rod snapped in half. Thought the line would break first, guess I was wrong.

saxmatt · #4 12-29-2013, 12:25 AM

I was fishing for pike and muskie bait on a river about a month ago and one of my carp fishing buddies came and put out a few rods out for carp. He hooked into a carp and I grabbed the net to help him land it. The bank where we were fishing was a 3' high undercut mud bank and I was about 1 foot from the edge about to net his fish when the bank gave way and I went head first into 40 degree water. I decided to keep fishing even though I was freezing because I had some dry clothes in the car. When I grabbed my phone out of my pocket and saw I had 5 missed calls I remembered we had ordered Chinese food to the park and I gave them my number. The poor guy had been driving around for 15 minutes looking for us. Eventually I ended up with dry clothes, hot soup and egg rolls, and the delivery guy got a good tip.

Rottilover · #5 12-29-2013, 10:40 AM

Newbies to launching a boat we decided to hit the Passaic for some Fall Pike. We hit our launch destination at around 10 am and the fun began. My buddy backed the van down to the water a little fast and yours truly dropped the rope attached to the boat . Now the 14 footer was floating out in the beautiful Passaic a few hundred yards from a waterfall. I never felt so helpless for about 10 seconds, what a feeling. So I had to put all those YMCA lessons back in the day to the test. Swam out to the boat in slightly cold water and brought it back. I still haven't gotten the stink off my clothes . Well lesson learned anyway. . Won't happen again. Needless to say , no Pike that day!!

GetANet · #6 12-29-2013, 12:16 PM

Been fishing a long time and probably have done them all at least once if not a few times. This year was thankfully uneventful for me other than launching my boat once with the tie down strap on and giving my daughter a hell of a laugh! I had half of my truck in the water and was like WTF? And was on my buddy's john boat and anchored up to fish an area that looked good so about ten minutes in i realized i'm no where near where i dropped it and looked down behind me and the anchor was gone knot must have slipped and lost it all, line and anchor but hopefully i'll find it in the spring when the waters clear and the weeds are still low.
We all do some dumb stuff especially when we're in a hurry!!!
Good Thread!!!

Bicey · #7 12-29-2013, 02:14 PM

I was pretty good this yr. Broke my favorite rod by slamming it down after losing a fish. Almost got a speeding ticket at spruce run while in the park.......doing 35 in a 25 mph heading to the launch. Ranger let me off with a seat belt ticket.
I saw alot of other people having some bad luck at spruce run.....from tipping sail boats at the launch to canoes tipping as well....sorry but it made me laugh every time I saw it.

EJS · #8 01-03-2014, 05:24 PM

I was fishing up in the 1000 islands in about 60' of water back of the boat. The current was swift, both anchors out holding bottom. I go to sidearm cast, bait hits the anchor line, sling shots the pole out of my hand into the water! Whoever said cork handles will float the rod.... Wrong! To the bottom it goes! So I get out the back up rod, hit the tackle box for 8oz of lead, 2/0 hooks, yes about 4 and start fishing for my pole at the bottom! After 30 minutes i am at the "just 1 more cast" stage. So give it the ole college try, and I feel something at the end of the line, and not just 8oz of lead. I managed to hook the bail on the reel and up from the bottom comes my fishing pole!

A little WD drenching and it's back in action!

Hooked4Life · #9 01-09-2014, 08:27 PM

Great posts--thanks for the laughs! Now let me get back to reorganizing my tackle box.

dopderbeck · #10 01-13-2014, 01:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Rottilover

Newbies to launching a boat we decided to hit the Passaic for some Fall Pike. We hit our launch destination at around 10 am and the fun began. My buddy backed the van down to the water a little fast and yours truly dropped the rope attached to the boat . Now the 14 footer was floating out in the beautiful Passaic a few hundred yards from a waterfall. I never felt so helpless for about 10 seconds, what a feeling. So I had to put all those YMCA lessons back in the day to the test. Swam out to the boat in slightly cold water and brought it back. I still haven't gotten the stink off my clothes . Well lesson learned anyway. . Won't happen again. Needless to say , no Pike that day!!

You SWAM in the PASSAIC??