Good day fishing ended in sour note.

[Jnasa]

Visiting my wife who works seasonally in Alaska. Whenever she is busy I go out fishing. I had a fun afternoon fly fishing for Sockeye.

It’s a tricky place to get one landed. I had lost a few and had to release one the was foul hooked. Had kept a couple though and decided to call it.

At the vehicle I didn’t have a good spot to set my rod down so I set it on the roof. I put things away and drove off. After a bit I heard something slide off the roof. Knowing I just dumped my fly rod on the highway I pulled off. Walking to it it looked ok. Then the first vehicle I’d seen in 2 hours drove by smoking it.

Surprisingly the rod appears to be usable though has a weak spot near an insert. The reel is demolished. I thought I could save the line but of course it got cut in two places.

Luckily wasn’t an expensive set up but still stings. After fishing so long I never lost a rod in a stupid manner. I guess my number was up. I won’t be doing that again.

 

[Dave N]

Bummer. But hey, you're in Alaska!

 

[SD_Prairie_Goat]

Visiting my wife who works seasonally in Alaska. Whenever she is busy I go out fishing. I had a fun afternoon fly fishing for Sockeye.

It’s a tricky place to get one landed. I had lost a few and had to release one the was foul hooked. Had kept a couple though and decided to call it.

At the vehicle I didn’t have a good spot to set my rod down so I set it on the roof. I put things away and drove off. After a bit I heard something slide off the roof. Knowing I just dumped my fly rod on the highway I pulled off. Walking to it it looked ok. Then the first vehicle I’d seen in 2 hours drove by smoking it.

Surprisingly the rod appears to be usable though has a weak spot near an insert. The reel is demolished. I thought I could save the line but of course it got cut in two places.

Luckily wasn’t an expensive set up but still stings. After fishing so long I never lost a rod in a stupid manner. I guess my number was up. I won’t be doing that again. View attachment 374870

Ouch!

On another note, if you don't want to foul hook anymore, you should check out circle hooks for sockeyes. Game changer

 

[Birdbander]

That is a bad way to end a day.

I leaned a rod against the boat while loading & drove off. Wasn't there when I went back.
Lost a pretty expensive crappie net on the highway because I stupidly thought it would ride in the boat.

Stupid tax gets us all

 

[Jnasa]

At least this one was on a fish. Felt a crack bringing one in. I knew it wouldn’t hold up but didn’t have much to loose. Made I through one more fish.

 

[Salmonchaser]

How is the run starting out? Sucks about the rod.

 

[Jnasa]

Depends where you’re at. Kings seem later. Reds in this specific river are coming in strong. Not really any places I can access to fish Chums. Commercial guys are catching a bunch though so numbers seem decent.

 

[Salmonchaser]

I learned to fish, before I was in grade school on the Kenai. Guided for 20 years out in Bristol bay but have retired now, only go back up to fun fish. What region are you in?

 

[Jnasa]

South Central in Prince William Sound. Definitely more of a commercial fishing town than sport fishery. Still opportunity though. I enjoy visiting.

 

[Salmonchaser]

Nope. Nothing wrong with being able to fish for Reds. I had clients that fished with me for 17 or 18 years in a row. I had to beg them to fish for kings, all they wanted was Reds. Easy on me, they would cherry pick and only keep their five per day in double digit size fish.
I would rather eat Reds than anything else.

 

[RiskyWhiskey]

Visiting my wife who works seasonally in Alaska. Whenever she is busy I go out fishing. I had a fun afternoon fly fishing for Sockeye.

It’s a tricky place to get one landed. I had lost a few and had to release one the was foul hooked. Had kept a couple though and decided to call it.

At the vehicle I didn’t have a good spot to set my rod down so I set it on the roof. I put things away and drove off. After a bit I heard something slide off the roof. Knowing I just dumped my fly rod on the highway I pulled off. Walking to it it looked ok. Then the first vehicle I’d seen in 2 hours drove by smoking it.

Surprisingly the rod appears to be usable though has a weak spot near an insert. The reel is demolished. I thought I could save the line but of course it got cut in two places.

Luckily wasn’t an expensive set up but still stings. After fishing so long I never lost a rod in a stupid manner. I guess my number was up. I won’t be doing that again. View attachment 374870

Happens to the best of us