Dumbest things you ever seen fisherman do?

[DockShootinJack]

Well, I know a fella who went fly fishing in a mountain stream above Charlottesville last Thanksgiving weekend. It was a great day, fishing was superb, and not another soul on the water. At the end of the day, he got out of his waders, cleaned up and started the drive back home. The sun was going down, he was feeling tired, but satisfied with how the day went. Well, wouldn’t you know, on the way out he passed a large pool and saw fish rising. No way to pass that opportunity up, so a fly was tied on (rod was left rigged just in case this pool looked promising), and a few casts were made. The distance was a little long, but since there was a fallen tree, walking out a few feet didn’t seem to be a problem. Putting the waders back on was probably a good idea, but since it was only going to be a “few” casts, it didn’t seem worth the bother. You guessed it….didn’t even get all the way out on the log, he slipped off in to waist high, cold mountain stream water. Being a total moron, he didn’t have a change of clothes in the truck and drove the 4 hours back home in his underwear. You can bet I drove the speed limit

I too share in many seemed like a goodidea at the time fiascos. Certainly helps build ones character

[DockShootinJack]

Something involving the statement "til death do us part". Also saw where an idiot ingested a jig head while taking medecine from an identical bottle. I,oh, I mean he, was in the hospital a couple of days over that.

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Till death do we part has to be lawyer speak for she gets everything acquired upon your release.

[DockShootinJack]

[QUOTE=Barnacle Bill;4181934]We were over to eastern shore of VA doing some flounder fishing. While at the ramp a couple oriental gents backed their trailer down to load the boat. The car was a very small Datson or something like that and the trailer was more than twice as long as the car. They got the boat loaded and went to pull it out and for some reason the guy driving floored it. Max smoke from the tires spinning on the concrete enveloped the entire long ramp area. He didn't let up until he was a the top of the ramp. Hope there was enough rubber left on the tires to make it

Just warming the tires like they do on those dragsters for maximum traction. Guy sounded like a pro

[BobC]

These are some really funny stories. You have seen some strange stuff, DSJ.
Bob

[DockShootinJack]

These are some really funny stories. You have seen some strange stuff, DSJ.
Bob

I tend to be observant of the things going on around me. Drives the wife crazy. She doesn't pay attention to much unless it's very close to her

[MCG1]

Fishing northern pike in Minnesota years ago with my ex in-laws. Lake was a no size or possession limit for the over populated pike. My ex bro in-laws gets cocky because we are hammering them and starts gilling them instead of using the net. Claimed,"This is how the natives do it". Very next fish his thumb slips into the corner of the toothy pike's mouth and the fish slams shut on his thumb! As he's jumpy and cussing and screaming, with blood dripping from the pike's mouth we asked if the dance and song was part of the ritual too! Luckily we had pliers to get his thumb lose. Several puncture holes were covered with gauze and tape. He used the net after that.

[DockShootinJack]

Fishing northern pike in Minnesota years ago with my ex in-laws. Lake was a no size or possession limit for the over populated pike. My ex bro in-laws gets cocky because we are hammering them and starts gilling them instead of using the net. Claimed,"This is how the natives do it". Very next fish his thumb slips into the corner of the toothy pike's mouth and the fish slams shut on his thumb! As he's jumpy and cussing and screaming, with blood dripping from the pike's mouth we asked if the dance and song was part of the ritual too! Luckily we had pliers to get his thumb lose. Several puncture holes were covered with gauze and tape. He used the net after that.

That's funny stuff there

[SuperDave336]

Fishing northern pike in Minnesota years ago with my ex in-laws. Lake was a no size or possession limit for the over populated pike. My ex bro in-laws gets cocky because we are hammering them and starts gilling them instead of using the net. Claimed,"This is how the natives do it". Very next fish his thumb slips into the corner of the toothy pike's mouth and the fish slams shut on his thumb! As he's jumpy and cussing and screaming, with blood dripping from the pike's mouth we asked if the dance and song was part of the ritual too! Luckily we had pliers to get his thumb lose. Several puncture holes were covered with gauze and tape. He used the net after that.

Guess he decided he wasn’t a native anymore….

[zummy]

My mother reminded me of a couple of mine.
It was a different time when I was a kid. At 10 years old we would ride our bike to the Neosho River which was 1 mile away and my folks didn't expect us home till it got dark or we ran out of bait. One day we were fishing the riffles for channel cat. A severe storm came up and kind of trapped us. It was 1/2 a mile or so to make it to the bridge. The wind coming down the river was crazy, we thought there was a tornado. I lost a flip flop in the mud trying to run. I got grounded for that one.

Another time the river was on the rise. Fish were biting. Same deal storm coming, me and my cousins fishing. We waited until lightning was so close you could hear the sound of bacon sizzling in the pan before you saw the bolt. I was old enough to drive at that point so we headed back to my pickup. I got grounded for that one too.

[DockShootinJack]

That was some close lightning.