Dumb luck & good fortune

[g-force]

Well, it's been a bit of a disastrous couple of days - not only blanking at Beadnell yesterday, but managed to smash the tip off my brand new, mint Mk 1 Apollo on it's first outing My line snapped unexpectedly when retreiving my gear on the second to last cast (nicked a snag, rived, then "ping") and the rod goes backwards over my head into the rocks behind me!

Not a happy bunny, I got back to the weigh in and bumped into Neil Cutler, who tells me that he's got a tip section at home after smashing the butt-section several years ago. We met up again tonight at the Copthorne match and now, in return for a couple of spools of Trilene I've got a replacement tip

Always great to meet someone so helpful - don't know if you get on here Neil, but again a big thank you

Mind you, my catching rate tonight was no better than yesterday so I concede my first ever blank at the Copthorne, while fish were being pulled in either side of me Just don't know what was going wrong! One thing's for certain, I'd better figure it out before the open on Sunday.

Maybe it was that red Amnesia I was trying out - I was told it was a killer for flounders...........................now I'm not so sure!

Gary

[COD BOY]

Nice to see you got ya rod sorted hope to get
the one i have out for the first time when i get
back from work (yes sill out in the north sea)
all this sea round me is makeing me sick as my
gear is all locked away at home

Oh still wating for my 30H to come.

See ya soon Gary.

[willywetegg]

Pleased you got sorted with your rod Gary, I nearly had a bad do a few years ago pulling too hard out of a snag, nearly cost me my neck lol. Nice of Neil to help you out like that, there are still some great people out there that are willing to help others with their sport.

Jim.

[Red5]

I always walk backwards with the rod level to the horizon after I hit a snag a few years back and took a six ounce gripper in the face, when I rived too hard. A golf ball sized lump on me head was a bit of a tuff lesson to learn as it could have been much worse!

[g-force]

Hi Steve, yeah, we'll have to have a session when you get back to try out all your new gear! As Jim says, it's always good to meet people willing to help out - it's something I always try & do myself if I can.

As Red says, I generally always pull from a snag with the line around my arm, but in this instance I think the line must have picked up a severe ding sometime during the day as I was just winding down & lifting to start the retrieve when I felt a little tug from some snag and it snapped like cotton about 10 yards in front of me. I'd have been ok if it wasn't for the high rocks behind me, if I'd been on level ground. Oh well, we all live & learn!

Gary

[willywetegg]

Aye Rory, those grippers are a bit harder than we are mate. I had two bad goes at the same place, the south end of Collywell bay. The first time I was fishing a match with a mate and had a fish on, I got snagged close in and pulled it hard. It came free and I shouted duck as it was dark, and luckily the lead came off and the fish went just over my partners head. The second time, I got snagged and tried to jar it free with the rod and the line snapped throwing me back. The rocks there are sharp and I had to turn and jump and just managed to keep my feet. I am always more careful now lol.

Jim.

[Davyred]

Aye Rory, those grippers are a bit harder than we are mate. I had two bad goes at the same place, the south end of Collywell bay. The first time I was fishing a match with a mate and had a fish on, I got snagged close in and pulled it hard. It came free and I shouted duck as it was dark, and luckily the lead came off and the fish went just over my partners head. The second time, I got snagged and tried to jar it free with the rod and the line snapped throwing me back. The rocks there are sharp and I had to turn and jump and just managed to keep my feet. I am always more careful now lol.

Jim.

Even worse when you've got a bimini leader knot Jim. You don't get snagged up much when you fish Kirkcudbright, but when you do, such is the nature of the rocks you're fishing from, its a t*at to pull out