9/12 Castaic good until.... 1k later

[kewlwhip]

soooo...

Me and a buddy went to Castaic- got there at 530am with a small line... did ok on the troll, we got a few hits here and there, but got one good one down near the middle- go figure again :)

line peeled for at least 7 seconds on a very firm drag... while fighting to take rod outta holder, the fish popped- i reeled in to see that Mr Stripey rippped my lure off- there goes one of my favs, poop.

trolled and trolled, came up on 7 2-4lbrs. By midday it was getting somemwhat hot...i asked my buddy to drive the boat for a bit...Best part...while we were crossing west side all the way to the east side (where buoys are) somehow he didnt see this coming, and i was trying to tie my shoe lace, due to the hot bit we had few minutes before..shoelace's ripping off lol...just then a wave tapped the side of the boat, and the steering ripped out of his hand, turning the boat quickly right, and 1/2 on its side...i instantly flipped outta the boat, and kicking a few things on the way out. before i knew it i was head over heals and flipped over under water...@#$^%@ instinctively i swam under for a few seconds, and popped back up... i heard a "bbzzzzz swirl sound above my head (it was the props)....I said "wtheck happend?" and muffled sounds, i see my buddy pointing to the side, but didnt know what he was saying, (ears filled w/ water) There was a blue bayliner with two guys that came up immediately to me as well (thanks a bunch, nothing like a good dink in the lake after some hot fishing.. uh lol)... i swam to the side of the boat, and i couldnt get myself up (soaking wet jeans, socks/shoes,ls shirt and more....) finallly got up...in the boat from sure...shaking my head...my friend was truly sorry...but accidents do happen...i wring my gear up (had some dry clothes in my tackle-thankfully)...i looked around..i said "where are my two rods?" he said "i was telling you they were right beside you...they were slowly sinking about 5 ft away from you.." i said, great, with a bunch of not so friendly words.

well after all that, i had 1 rod left...after trying to shake that bad accident (never have i been dunked in the water..lol-or tossed) from my head, we ended the day on a nice little boil.

on the way home, while i was knocked out from all that drama...i woke up next to BPS...my buddy goes, kewly, i am buying one of your rodes back for you...

in short

14 stripeys 2-4lbrs
1 huge hit

-2 rods/reel combos (about $500)
-1 Blackberry bold (about $500)
-1 kpn lure

-thankful noone was hurt, namely me- thank the man above.

all the parts are replaceable, but being here w/out a scratch...actually i think 1 or 2 of my rods left their marks on my arm/ankle.


ps- if anyone hooks up a 1) okuma 7'7" rod/penn 320 or a Daiwa 7'7"/abu garcia 6000 combo...please let me know- i'll gladly give ya some $$$ in return! lol-
Ok Castaic monsters- please payback kewly with some DD's lol

til nextime

kewly-


PS thanks to the girls in the ski boat giving me a towel! ;)

[Fishthewhaler]

was that a rental, those v hull aluminum with tiller are notorius for that. My buddy did same thing in newport harbor, only the boat kepr doing doughnuts with noone in it. sheriff rescued them and lassoed the prop. he lost his gear as well. sorry to hear what happened. At least you got payback on stripey!
FTW

[kewlwhip]

yes it was, thanks FTW- $tripeys cost alot that day! lol

[fishinone]

That's scary stuff.

I'm glad your OK.

Nice catch.

[TroutOnly]

KOOLY YOURE SUPPOSED TO USE YOURE SELF FOR BAIT, YOURE TOO FAT FOR MR STRIPEY TO SWALLOW YOU,,,,,,,,t/o

[vagabond]

sounds like a bad dream,sorry you lost your gear.easy come easy go...it would
be worst if you got skunked..

[Liteweight]

Really sorry to hear about losing all that stuff!

Even more relieved to hear you didn't sustain any injuries thought.

LW

[GeordyBass]

Hey gear lost is better than life lost,,, Great that you are well and healthy bro,,,

[gletemfeelsteelgary]

OUCH !...at least your ok...gear can be replaced but your skull cant....you caught fish and survived Mr Toads wild ride, I'd say you came out ok...it could have beenn way worse....

Glad everything turned out ok bodily injury wise...

Congrats on the feesh !

[fishntime]

I havent had anything like that happen to me yet, and hope it never does. At least your buddy was kind enough to buy you a new outfit. Better days!