fishing rod dragged in by jet skiers

[nrgjim]

if anyone is fishing south shields pier to night can you keep an eye out for my cm crest with penn mag 525 on it as it was draged in by a jet skier off harbor side of pier the tw-t come rite in to the side of the pier as l went to get another trace it happened that fast that l could do nothing about it went down to grab them at little haven but could not prove witch one did it l was gonna smack them one but there was kids with them l dont know how the law stands for us fisherman but as in the past when this has happened to other anglers nowt can be done just cant aford to fork out £500 so down one rod and reel its heart breaking as l love that rod so back to my shadow

[endurothumpers]

yes truly heartbreaking.any chance you could be covered by your house insurance?.

[nrgjim]

yes truly heartbreaking.any chance you could be covered by your house insurance?.

it only covers house should of upgraded it my fault

[endurothumpers]

where probably all guilty of not having any type of insurance on our gear and if you were to tot it up how much it would cost to replace i bet many of us would get a shock.

[nrgjim]

where probably all guilty of not having any type of insurance on our gear and if you were to tot it up how much it would cost to replace i bet many of us would get a shock.

dont you believe it im totaly skint glad ive still got my old shadow and other mag or l would be having a long break from fishing to by a new cm crest nearly £300 and the mag £140 not cheap

[jamiebrennan]

where abouts on the inside of the pier were you Jim? Wheel, Rubble? Just incase any of the club lads drag it in tomorrow night, im suprised they didnt get tangled in the pot ropes! Hope you get it back matey.

[mickbrennan]

what a sickner hope it turns up are you not insured with the club?

[nrgjim]

what a sickner hope it turns up are you not insured with the club?

l think insurance only covers me and thats it l was fishing towards tynemouth but tide was ripping into wheel seen in heading in there then it disapeered if its stuck on the pots dont know if the pot lads will return it hope they have a good heart as l cant aford another one

[mickbrennan]

l think insurance only covers me and thats it l was fishing towards tynemouth but tide was ripping into wheel seen in heading in there then it disapeered if its stuck on the pots dont know if the pot lads will return it hope they have a good heart as l cant aford another one

good luck i fish tynemouth pier with a club and sometimes they fly round the corner near the lighthouse never seen anyones gear go in but its only a matter of time it ****es me off when theres all of the river to play in and they come close in same as the kayaks they do the same they would think twice if one of them gets hit in the head with a 6oz spider

[Topfly]

Accidents do happen

[nrgjim]

he was about 20 yards of the small wall he seen it go in he could of turned back and picked it up but sped off he new what he done bob one of the lads seen him shoot in relised what he done and just dun off bob shouted for me but it happened that fast

[big sid]

One of Tynemouth Club members had a similar thing happen to him while fishing a match on Tynemouth pier. Fishing at the four posts the safety boat for the sailing club launched his rod & reel on to the rocks and into sea. Luckily he made an insurance claim against the sailing club and got his money.

[Greys-Platinum-Gsi]

did u get the rod back ? good luck if u didnt thats bad luck.

[nrgjim]

fishing for luckys

did u get the rod back ? good luck if u didnt thats bad luck.

no l didnt but useing my old shadow its never let me down yet fished lastnight had 7 cod to 2lb1/2 and a cracking whiting lb1/4

[harry barker]

jet skies.

Everyone has the right to enjoy there water sports,be it fishing,boating,sailing and jet skiers.
But I find the jet skiers seem at times to be irresponsible in there enjoyment of there sport.
I speak from a incident that happened to me a couple of years ago,I had my boat moored in Sunderland Marina and on this lovely Sunday morning I planned a sail up the wear to the a19 bridge.
Set off 3 hrs before hw with tide and light winds taking me and Susken up the river,this was my first trip up and it was very enjoyable seeing the wildlife and greenery once passed the wearmouth bridge it became very peaceful only a few people walking the banks and a few anglers fishing.
I got up to the a19 about hw and did a turn to come back down on the ebb tide,I moved over to port side of river but couldn't go to close due to my 6ft draft,I noticed a fast moving jet skier with two people on board as they got along side me he did a 180 turn very fast towards me I think with the intent to give me a good wet spraying,but the skier started to skid across the tide and rammed me side on.
On the jet skier was a young kid on the back and as they bounced off my hull
the kid nearly fell off but he was definitely hurt as I could hear him crying as
the driver sped away.
I was also concerned for my boat because of the impact but at 6tons and heavily built I had no worries.

On returning to the marina I reported this to the marina staff which in turn reported this to the wear harbour control,but the problem is these jet skiers have no identification numbers shown on there hull so I could only give colours red,blue and white.....have you seen any with these colours maybe with a bit of yellow as well.
To sum up I would say jet skiers must show large numbers on there hull and this should be enforced by the river authority and I would also like to see some rya 1st line training and insurance being compulsory for these crafts.

If this was the case you could have went to the skiers and claimed your rod loss on his insurance and in my case and damage to my boat.
cheers H