JUST \"ONE OF THOSE SESSIONS\"

[TC]

Following the report made by Colossus regarding a bit of a nightmare fishing session (see \"Catch Reports\")....I thought it might be a bit of a laugh to hear about other outings which didn\'t quite go to plan.

So.....what have you done (or forgotten to do), which has turned looking forward to a trip out into \"please I just wanna go home\".

[John_Rambo]

drove from byker to lynemouth walked through 2ft of clarts and s**t to the beach and realised i\'d left the bait in the fridge on another ocassion at the same mark i turned up with a different tip section to the butt totally pi**ed off.now i double check everything before leaving.

[tala]

Where do I start, had that many
One of the biggest nightmares was last year Octoberish, 01:00, drove 20 miles to Port mulgrave, there was a cracking sea on so I was in a bit of a rush to get down.
Got my gear out of the van and set off, I was thinking all the way down (its as steep as hell and about 200\' high) I\'m sure I\'ve forgotten something.
Got to the bottom without slipping over which was a bit of a bonus, clambered over the car size weed covered rocks to get to my favourite spot, its about 100 yards futher out than the high water mark and gets covered with about 20\' of water at high tide.
get myself sorted and tackled up me two rods. Put the traces on and OH SH!T WHERES THE FOOCING BAIT . Id only left it in the van.
So off I got back up the cliff (it kills you getting back up there believe me).
Got my bait and headed back down (a little slower this time , knackered).
Crawled back over the boulders and back to the spot where I was 1 hour ago.
it was about 1 hour of the flood by the time I got my rods in the water, sat back and waited for the cod to come on (certain to get fish there that night).
After about 15 mins my frigging cap lamp went off (blown bulb) , so there I was middle of the night, stuck amongst giant week covered rocks with the sea streaming in and not another soul for at least 1 mile .
I always carry a little led torch in my floatation suit pocket, so I thought ok I\'ll get myself out of here quick (WRONG) , could not see a bloody thing and did not notice that the battery compartment of the torch had came undone, now the PANIC started to kick in I really thought I was a goner.
I had to crawl about 100 yards over massive rocks to get to the safety of the jetty, my hands and knees were in shreds off the barnacles and crap.
But the elation of making it of them rocks was overwhelming .
Last hurdle was to get back up that bloody cliff without even the slightest bit of light.
It took me about 2 hours to find my way back upto the van.
Now I carry two lamps with spare bulbs and batteries and that led torch with tape over the loose cap.
Fingers x, lightning never strikes twice

Yes I had a mobile phone but you cannot get a signal down there mores the pity.

[kensr27sz]

what good would the phone do , phone the van and like knight rider car it starts its self up drives down and gives you your worm then stays to provide you with light , or did you expect some poor bugger to drive there come down with your bait then go back for a spare lamp .

[kensr27sz]

i never foget anything but my box is so heavy i cant lift it , lying sod i forget some thing just about every time , but i dont leave my bait in the car i leave it at home by the time i get back i dont want to fish that day, i wish i could forget the wife as she catches fish and i dont .

[jordy]

Worst one for me has got to be fishing shields pier when i was a kid,on the school holidays.Had been catching coalies down the side got snagged and lost the hook.Whilst tying new hook on decides to use me teeth as pliers and ooops hook in lip,pretty scary S##T when your 13yrs old .Some bloke on the pier tried getting it oot never forget the pain cos it was in the grisstle above me lip.anyways walks down the pier with a 1/0 hanging ! blokes P###ING themselves as they went past >gets to the pier house tells the bloke and he phones for an AMBULANCE! 20 mins later bloody turns up lights flashing and sirens going and heres me standing everyone walking oot the car park laughing just a bit embarrasing.Anyways few tears later and a needle in the jacksy and im right as rain again.Suppose the moral is make sure you use pliers instead of your teeth when tying hooks !

[tala]

LIKE PHONE FOR THE RESCUE SERVICES FOR HELP IF NEED BE DOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
WHAT THE FOOC DO YOU THINK. FOOCING NIGHTRIDER MY ARSE.
A mobile phone has save a few peoples lives that have been cut of by the sea.
That happens to be a truthful account of a trip I will never forget, If things had got just a tiny bit worse believe me a working phone would have saved my life.
Thats what a mobile phone does ok.........................................

Ok lead boots now put on, thanx for the put down Ken m8

[Edited on 21/1/2005 by tala]

[Stephen]

Come in from fishing one night once put my tiga on charge well i thought i did. Sless ask me to go fishing with him the next night so i gets me gear together puts head lamp on and realises no light so i pull the battery oot terminals still on must be the bulb. Sless lent me a tourch.

Got yem realised that i had pluged me phone charger in and not me tiga one lol. thats wat u get for doing things half asleep!!!!!!!!!

[tala]

A bit of advice for the newbie anglers out there TRY TO CARRY A PHONE WHEN U GOT OUT FISHING AT NIGHT u never know when you may need one.
Hopefully never BUT just in case EH

[Stephen]

first thing i check wen i leave the house espcialy wen u fish jarra lol

or anywhere

[MikeR]

And if you don\'t have a phone (or like Port Mulgrave where they don\'t work) carry a whistle!

Last year I managed to do the 100 miles to get to Sandsend for an easy session on the beach - only to end up casting with a slosh 30 and 35lb line. Forgot to pack my beach reel! How to look like someone who doesn\'t know what they are doing!

[TC]

Tala, I think Ken was pullin\' ya leg, m8...

[john.frain]

a pal of mine was fishing the beacons one very windy day when he had the sudden urge for a number 2 decided to go to big rock edge that looked a nice spot dropped his kecks and does the buisiness...........

OOOOOOIIIIIIIII !!!!!!!! what the......... never new there was a bloke below him keeping out the wind only did it in his hood ..............lol that day............

john :P :P :P

[TC]

Lol John......tell ya pal to be careful, m8.......they\'re culling the gulls in Shields town centre for doing something very similar....lol

[RobAdair]

Took our lass and the bairns down to Whithorn last March (1st time for her, but the bairns were used to scrambling over the rocks)

Treking down to the left hand side of the lighthouse thingy, loaded up like a mule, when I go arse over tit and smash down on top of my right ankle. Feel a crack/snap and feel sick, but not wanting to spoil it for them I carry on.

Spend the day baiting up and casting out for the three of them until 2pm, when I start to turn grey and sweat profusely. Then the **** hits the fan when I have to explain to our lass what\'s up.

She chucks a wobbler and storms off with the kids to get an ambulance, while I desperately try to crawl off the mark to avoid any embarrasement. Get as far as that park bench up the side when half the village turn up to help me.

By now I\'m embarrassed, annoyed and in a **** load of pain. I\'ve got an old couple linked in with me to keep me upright and an ambulance crew rushing over the grass with a stretcher to help.

Macho bull**** then takes a hold of me and I refuse hospital treatment and get our lass to drive us home. 5 (silent) hours later (I do it in 3 1/2hrs) we get home and go to A&E in S/Shields were I end up in a pot with torn tendons and ligaments in my ankle and foot.

I\'ll never (and probably never will) live it down.

P.S. Cost me £1200 in lost shift allowance with my 10 weeks on the sick as well

[Edited on 21/1/2005 by RobAdair]