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I have to be honest and tell you that I snickered at least twice when reading through your story. But after seeing how much you lost I'm almost compelled to pass an offering plate to help you out. 
"The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him."
-G. K. Chesterton
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I know the lake, I think I may have to go sit in my chaise lounge with a cooler of beer and watch the retrieval. I'll bring a video camera.
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Try running trot lines in a kayak.
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I'm glad you're okay, but your wrong...it DEFINITELY lived up to the hype!! 
If voting made any difference, they wouldn’t let us do it.-Mark Twain
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WOW!!
Good thing that popR in your shoulder wasn't still hooked to the rod which was entangled in the anchor in 26 ft of water.
Could have been really bad.
Glad you came out wet AND breathing.
God Bless,
David B.
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Brandon, you are a good sport for posting the story! Like I told you on the phone that day, it could have been a lot worse and I'm thankful you didn't drown.
The Spirit of God has made me; the breath of the Almighty gives me life.
Job 33:4
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It really is a funny story to read or hear told. With that said, when I realized how easily I could have gotten tangled in the anchor rope, it was pretty sobering. It really all happened so fast that I couldn't believe. Very thankful for all of the losses to be something that's replaceable.
Boff, I don't know when the line broke from the Pop-R to the rod, but was thankful it did.
Ya'll are just overthinking it now
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I keep a chain type stringer handy for that very reason.
Last edited by Shack84; 05/24/17 03:10 PM.
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is the boat down there too?
We will burn that bridge when we get there
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is the boat down there too? It is not. It flipped upside down after filling with water. The anchor was tied off to a cleat so it just sat there, upside down, bobbing in the water all day. My trolling motor was sticking out of the water like a flag pole for a while but it eventually worked it's way loose and sunk as well. I recovered the boat after work the same day.
Ya'll are just overthinking it now
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Brandon, I'm really glad this story ended well. It could have been a disaster. Thank goodness it's something to laugh about.
Matt Brock wears knock-off Crocs.
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Freak of Nature
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What did your insurance man say?
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What did your insurance man say? He told me I was an idot. 
Ya'll are just overthinking it now
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Brandon, I'm really glad this story ended well. It could have been a disaster. Thank goodness it's something to laugh about. 
Ya'll are just overthinking it now
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I've seen an old man man pull up many a fishing rods with one of those old school metal fish stingers that looks like a chain with safety pins on it. Tie one end to a rod with heavy line. Unsnap all the hooks so that they're all open to snag stuff. Cast it out and slowly drag it back along the bottom. here's your answer. Add some weight to keep it flat on the bottom.
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I feel your pain. I've been there and done that only with different circumstances (wasps) and a lot warmer water temps I'm sure. Glad you made it out in mostly one piece minus your pride.
“A government big enough to give you everything you want, is strong enough to take everything you have.” -- Thomas Jefferson
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Glad you're ok. That could've went so much worse. The story is quite humorous though.
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What did your insurance man say? He told me I was an idot. Now this is the funniest part of the entire thread!
my 2nd amendment guarantees your 1st amendment!
cixelsyd ton m'i tub (but i'm not dyslexic)
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Fortunately there was no discussion of the wallowing seal in the neighborhood lake on any of the local FB pages that day. She kept a close eye to make sure.
Glad you made it out and could share the story.
"Hate is an acid that does more damage to the vessel in which it is stored, than the victim on which it is poured."
"Ego is the anesthesia that deadens the pain of stupidity."
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Go to a local fire station and see if they have any type dragging hook you could borrow. Here locally we have a lot of departments with the Rescue One boats that are equipped for "bad type" retrievals. Just a thought.
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