grt1 Posted April 28, 2012 Report Share Posted April 28, 2012 This morning i took an hour or so to try my luck at the little river just down the road from the house to see if i could upgrade my pike submission for team 10. After 30 minutes, there hadn't been a bite so i ventured up to the truck and pulled out a cigar to sit back and enjoy. Sure as shootin, i no sooner had a couple puffs when my line starts to run. Now being the prepared fisherman that i am, i had put my cigar holder on my chair just in case this happened. I grabbed my pole and set the hook (i thought) then fumbled around to put my cigar in the holder. while doing this i let out some slack line so the pike could run a bit. This was not a good idea. by the time i got the cigar in the holder, the pike had spit the hook but kept the bait. (it had to be a big pike 40 inches plus as it's always the big ones that get away.) What a bummer, after that the cigar just didn't have the same soothing effect as it did prior to the bite. I've been told the cigars are going to kill me, but today they just got me a little po'd. That was the only bite i had so maybe tomorrow, i'll try again after all, i still got more cigars in the truck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Caster Posted April 28, 2012 Report Share Posted April 28, 2012 I've singed my mustache a few times trying to light a smoke and watching my line at the same time. Definitly a hazard sometimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimace Posted April 28, 2012 Report Share Posted April 28, 2012 I think that was fish was an easy 45 incher. Easy. :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Bob Posted April 29, 2012 Report Share Posted April 29, 2012 Cigars wouldn't kill you, but the smoke might....LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck2fan Posted April 29, 2012 Report Share Posted April 29, 2012 Hopefully that pike is related to the ones around here.... in about 10 minutes you can rehook the same pike. Seen more than one friend get his bait back that way. Unless it was a cuban why not just drop the cigar LOL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBW Posted April 29, 2012 Report Share Posted April 29, 2012 I feel your pain; as I too am a smoker and it happens all the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aplumma Posted April 30, 2012 Report Share Posted April 30, 2012 My favorite is when you are lifting the rod up fighting a fish and you lift it into the cherry of a good stogie and PING BYE BYE..... Art Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Urban Fisherman Posted April 30, 2012 Report Share Posted April 30, 2012 I think that was fish was an easy 45 incher. Easy. :-) no way, I say it was pushing 50! you guys don't know a big pike when you hear about one... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Realsteel19 Posted April 30, 2012 Report Share Posted April 30, 2012 LOL another reason to quit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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