Victor Posted July 16, 2007 Report Share Posted July 16, 2007 Spent the weekend up at a cottage on lake Dalrymple with some family friends. It was my first time going to a cottage but the cold front made fishing pretty tough. Learned a lesson ... i also hear about it from other people's report but i never thought these things would happen to me ... 1) dropped my favourite bob-izumi/sedona combo and donated it to the weeds 2) getting hurt while handling a pike (i thought if you be very careful it would be alright ... i guess not) anyways ... we got there friday evening and started fishing right away ... not too long after we started my dad got this bass that was the only action we got and the boat needed to be returned at 8:30 so we fished at the dock. it got really cold and windy ... we were about to pack it in and my uncle nailed this nice crappie it was so cold that the crappie decided to come out ... ended up getting 5 in total for some dinner we went out early saturday morning and nailed a few pike ... here's the last decent fish i caught during the trip right before i dropped my combo i was casting my inline spinner and i think my line somehow got tangled/the bail closed during a cast and the rod flew right out of my hands ... saw it slowly sink into the water and into the heavy weeds ... the boat was drifting with the wind and i knew it was over ... my aunt got a decent 2lb largemouth on Sunday and that was it ... i just can't seem to catch fish without my favourite combo ... also saw this thing swimming around overall it was an alright weekend ... just that the "accident" ruined it for me ... thanks to fishnfiend, dsn and a few others for helping me with tips and advices ... too bad i couldn't connect with the bigger fish ... i blame the weather lol. hope you all had a great weekend ... you probably won't be hearing from me for quite some time ... final exams are coming up and i won't be fishing much till at least mid august ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raf Posted July 16, 2007 Report Share Posted July 16, 2007 too bad about your rod. i would have gone for a swim personally. the water was warmer than the air this wknd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nemo Posted July 16, 2007 Report Share Posted July 16, 2007 Nice report I tto bad about the injury and losing your rod and reel. I asume that is a deer (fawn) swimming by in the last photo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJL Posted July 16, 2007 Report Share Posted July 16, 2007 Nice Report Vic too bad about the lost outfit. On the bright side, you now have the perfect opportunity to buy a new combo I recommend a Shimano Stella or a Daiwa Steez matched with a custom 7' Lamiglas XMG50 or a Loomis GLX. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishnfiend Posted July 16, 2007 Report Share Posted July 16, 2007 Too bad your weekend didn't turn out better. Nice to see that you got into a few crappie. I went shing last night from 9-10:30 and the crappie were the only things biting. I believe the weather didn't help. Where did you lose your rod? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victor Posted July 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2007 (edited) personally i would have gone for a swim as well but with all those weeds and the weather there's no way my dad/uncles would let me get into the water ... i lost the combo at the northeast corner of the lower lake dalrymple ... right behind where the island was ... it does have some sedimental value to me ... i might get the same rod and maybe pair it up with a symmetre or stradic when i do go buy myself a new combo i'm not sure what that animal was either ... was hoping someone would point it out Edited July 16, 2007 by Victor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lunkerbasshunter Posted July 16, 2007 Report Share Posted July 16, 2007 nice report! To bad about the rod though! that pike was skinny but man it sure looked long. Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrikePro Posted July 16, 2007 Report Share Posted July 16, 2007 I still have yet to eat crappie, they look delicious! Nice bass too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Posted July 16, 2007 Report Share Posted July 16, 2007 Great report Victor. Sorry about your rod. What happened with the pike? Bite ya? Joey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zib Posted July 16, 2007 Report Share Posted July 16, 2007 Nice report. Too bad about losing your rod. My cousin lost his $200 G-Loomis & $100 Shimano reel while fishing with me once. We were drifting with crawler harnesses & he set his rod down & when he turned around it went over board. I once caught a rod & reel that had a live worm still on the hook. There was a guy & his wife/GF drifting in front of us & it must have been their rod. Once I pulled it in I looked to see where they were but they had already taken off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccmtcanada Posted July 16, 2007 Report Share Posted July 16, 2007 Victor...sorry to hear about your rod and reel!!! I've yet to do that, but it's only a matter of time. Think of it this way...it's an offering to the fishing gods...you'll have a great outing next time! Nice report and pics Victor...glad to see you were still able to catch a few...cold fronts are hit and miss that's for sure! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golfisher Posted July 16, 2007 Report Share Posted July 16, 2007 Neither the first time nor the last time, but it sucks every time it happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsn Posted July 16, 2007 Report Share Posted July 16, 2007 Hey glad you got into some fish Victor. Sorry to hear about your gear. From the looks of the pic. That animal surely looks like baby deer. dsn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishnfiend Posted July 16, 2007 Report Share Posted July 16, 2007 Victor, If I catch your rod, I'll let you know. That animal is a whitetail fawn. Did you see that in the same area that you lost your rod? If so, then it's mom and twin were somewhere close by. My cottage is close to there and I have seen them a few times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarzan's Jane Posted July 16, 2007 Report Share Posted July 16, 2007 Too bad about your rod and reel...but it looks like you all had a good time. All the best with your exams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pikehunter Posted July 16, 2007 Report Share Posted July 16, 2007 Sorry to hear of your loss. Nice report and pictures, it's great to see that the fish were somewhat cooperative. That is a nice sink of crappies. Looks like Dalrymple is a good place to find them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFR Posted July 16, 2007 Report Share Posted July 16, 2007 Hey Victor, too bad about the rod & reel. Great report thanks for sharing. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt15 Posted July 17, 2007 Report Share Posted July 17, 2007 hey Victor, I was also up there saturday fishing. I think I might have saw you fishing. The bite was tough with the cold front and the rain and wind made it very unconfertable. You guys caught some nice fish considering the conditions. We only managed 1 pike around 32 inches and two small bass. It was a bit of a disapointing outing since we usually do quite well in dalyrmpal. Sorry about your rod and reel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFSC Kevin Posted July 17, 2007 Report Share Posted July 17, 2007 sorry to hear about that victor. if i were you, i'd just jump right after it right away before it woul deven hit the water..lol.. oh well.. now you have an excuse to get a new rod/reel! check ebay for a reel first, but rods aren't really worth looking at on ebay since it costs too much to ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redfin Posted July 17, 2007 Report Share Posted July 17, 2007 Great report and nice pix! Sorry to hear about your combo! I think before long you're gonna have whole closet full of rods and reels ... Best luck with the finals too! Good fishing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motv8tr Posted July 17, 2007 Report Share Posted July 17, 2007 Hey Victor, sorry to hear about losing your combo, makes me think I should find a way to attach mine to me somehow so i don't lose it. Glad you had a good time and your whole family got into some nice fish...can't beat that. Good luck on your exams... Maureen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJL Posted July 17, 2007 Report Share Posted July 17, 2007 Victor you need this: http://www.asseenontv.com/prod-pages/rocketfishingrod.html This will beat any combo out there on the market. No casting required Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjjiggin Posted July 18, 2007 Report Share Posted July 18, 2007 Victor, Pretty sure my son and I fished right next to you on Sunday! Was your group in two blue rented boats?? That deer passed right by us as well!!! (by the rocks and weeds in the NW corner of lake) My 10 yr old and I caught roughly 18 bass that day and 1 pike! The wind was tough and the weather was strange. Hot when the sun was out and darn cold when it wasn't! It was interesting to see photo of your "aunt". My boy and I thought was a child from the distance!! Tight Lines! JJJiggin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b2kptbo Posted July 18, 2007 Report Share Posted July 18, 2007 Good report, too bad about the rod/reel I've bin thar... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victor Posted July 18, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2007 (edited) thanks everyone... i shall go shopping soon lols tightlines! Edited July 18, 2007 by Victor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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