So... went fishing today on the Potomac. Last day this season on my Dad's boat and I was casually fishing with my Shimano Core 50 and a Kistler KLX when I made a cast and upon switching hands... *splash*. Sank like a rock. I tried to use quick reflexes but I was too late. I only got down enough to see it disappear into the abyss for a split second. I tried using a treble hook and a weight to get it off the bottom but it's like 12 feet there and after 20 minutes no luck. SUCKS. I just downsized my arsenal too (as some of you guys saw in the flea market) cause I needed the money. OMG I can't explain the pain.

oops...and people say switching hands after the cast never causes any problems.

 

I lost a straidc FJ on a st croix avid once.  My story wasn't quite as dramatic though....i just bought a new kayak and had it in the flush mount rod holders.  I was using my old paddle which was a little to short, apparently, and I was cruising along loving life when i felt a clunk and heard a splash.....looked back and the rod was long gone.

Metal stringer with all the hooks open. Put it on a HEAVY rod and start dredging.

12 feet? I would've dived

12 feet? I would've dived

yup. that's relatively shallow to the point you probably could have got it back with some effort diving. that is a terrible combo to lose. sorry for your loss. hope you get it back.

 Rope and magnet ?When i was a kid i bought this large magnet that i used to use for throwing off bridges and pulling back in with rope to see what i could pull out of the water.I pulled out a rod and reel on occasion along with a pistol once.

I love to tell this story (cause it wasn't my combo).  4 miles out on Erie in about 50'.  I hear a splash.  I look back to see my buddy's new SCV/Stella DS combo slowly sinking into the abyss.  Then another splash.....he dove after it,  but not totally out of the boat.  His knees were still in the splashwell.  He managed to go deep enough to scoop under the rod and he came up with it.  He put it in the rod rack and grabbed his SCIV/Certate combo and fished for a while.  Guess he figured if he had butterfingers, better off dropping the 'cheap' combo! lol

 

I just delivered both rods to him that morning.  We spooled them up and went fishin'. 

 

We were fishing once on a lake in a boat when I hooked something. I pulled up a rusted rod setup. It was junk. So I sent it back to davys locker.

My son goes after every snagged lure even if it means swimming. One day two sons were fishing when his lure got snagged in a dead tree that was over hanging the water. My son crawls out on the branch to get his lure and as soon as his whole body is over the water over he goes. I had no clue why he was soaking wet till I heard the story.

I would dive after a core I can guarantee you that. Rush home, take it apart, dry everything, send to shimano.

 

 

Honestly if you don't go in the water over a core you're filthy rich or lazy as hell.

i would dive for it lol hell i would dive for a $70 i mean its free to dive lol

I've hit the mark button on my GPS a few times when a rod went overboard and I snagged them each time.  I dropped my 6' ML crankin' stick with Curado 50e on Devil's Lake Saturday and it FLOATED!  Same goes for a 1st gen Revo Premier on a 6' medium Fenwick GT.  It floats too.

Yeah 12" isn't anything to go after a combo. Heck if you would of dove right away you could of gotten it on first try possibly.

My wife almost jump into 80ft abyss for an umbrella.  We were out trolling for Stripers.  I thought to myself that moment, "She cooks, She cleans, She lets me fish."  I grab her and pull her back in.

^^^ good thinking!

Yesterday my friend dropped a phenix m1 in the water with a lews tp on it, but phenix rods float. His friend dropped a phenix with a core on it but he got it back since they float.

Man I dove in 60 degree water for a Sedona/Lightning Rod combo, I'd be swimming all over for that combo! If it happens to me I drop anchor as soon as possible and as close to where it went in as possible. I follow the anchor rope down and start feeling around. It's worked well other than one time my anchor actually landed on top of the lost rod and broke it, at least I got the reel back though. 

12 feet in murky water? I dunno. I tried and did consider going in but the water was cold and visibility was like 6 inches. I slept on it and feel a little better I guess. The stories you guys had helped a bit!

I can understand not diving 12ft in Florida cause of Gators but in Virginia! Did you save the spot on a GPS? If so, I would go back and get it.

I am sorry to read about your loss. That was an expensive setup. One to be proud to have owned

 

Yes, you could have dived into the Potomac, depending where you were.

 

In a creek or cove you would be OK.  In the main river with the tide running - no way. Too dangerous.

 

My friend and I have always debated why I use a right handed baitcaster and a left handed spinning rig. He says changing hands is time consuming and I need to learn to use a left handed baitcaster so I don't have to switch hands.

 

All you can do is suck it up and start to save to replace the rig. The Bait Monkey awaits you.

 In the main river with the tide running - no way. Too dangerous.

 

 

This is a good point that I did not think about!

12 feet? I would've dived

 

 

Yep.  No question haha

Loomis with a Chronarch E on it, in 24'...went back a week later with a weighted treble hook, and got it back after 30 or so casts.

 

 

Was a mess inside, but after a cleaning, still one of my best casters:

 

 

I am sorry to read about your loss. That was an expensive setup. One to be proud to have owned

 

Yes, you could have dived into the Potomac, depending where you were.

 

In a creek or cove you would be OK.  In the main river with the tide running - no way. Too dangerous.

 

My friend and I have always debated why I use a right handed baitcaster and a left handed spinning rig. He says changing hands is time consuming and I need to learn to use a left handed baitcaster so I don't have to switch hands.

 

All you can do is suck it up and start to save to replace the rig. The Bait Monkey awaits you.

 

Yeah... I guess I need to start saving. I have all off season I guess.