First time it ever happened to me, brand new reel, about a half hour into using it, side plate comes off mid cast and plops down into the depth. 😭 

 

that's bad.....but my buddy had his trailer stolen from the ramp area once.

I've told the story here before, but I was attacked by a donkey when fishing a farm pond once. I think I'd take a broken reel over that again. 😃

Brother tells story of a friend and his Dad...they purchased new Lund Pro-V back in the day, loaded...(20 years ago).

 

Boat had a roller trailer....

 

...you can see where this is going....

 

Maiden voyage...they get to the ramp...unhook the boat....

 

And watch as it slides off the trailer on to the cement(!)

 

Thankfully there were other fishermen around who helped them muscle the boat back on the trailer.  

 

Ouch!!

I was fishing from my old Town canoe several Falls back. I have a vertical rod holder for several rigs on the port side.  One day while transiting to a new spot, I noticed that one of the spinning reel handles had vibrated loose.  So I tightened it.  Except I am a dyslexic spaz. I spun it the wrong way it fell off the reel and proceeded to find it's way to Davy Jones Locker. Sweet that it was a limited edition reel and the replacent doesn't match it.

So everytime I use it I am reminded of my dorkness moment.

🤓

A-Jay

That sucks ☹️. If it were me I'd try ebay or facebook marketplace to see if I could find a cheap used one. Even if the reel itself isn't that great at least you could use it for parts and get this one working again...

Moments before a tournament started I had an electrical issue with my kayak. I pulled the battery for my fishfinder system and knocked it into 12 feet of 55 degree water.

9 hours ago, OmegaDPW said:

I've told the story here before, but I was attacked by a donkey when fishing a farm pond once. I think I'd take a broken reel over that again. 😃

Yeah, so was i, but i showed the donkey whos boss. I was very drunk at that time.

Clearly you’ve never sank a boat 

30 miles out in the ocean and lose your prop.  Had another with hardware to install it.  

Knocked our skeg clean off on a reef in canada 2 weeks ago. Insurance is paying for a new lower unit. Wish I lost a side plate instead!

I've ordered just a sideplate before due to this.  It happens.  If everything went perfectly every trip what would we have to talk about?

2 hours ago, Alex from GA said:

30 miles out in the ocean and lose your prop.  Had another with hardware to install it.  

 

Yet another example of how hardcore Alex is.

On 9/2/2024 at 3:04 AM, TnRiver46 said:

Clearly you’ve never sank a boat 

Been there done that. Sank a 14 foot jon boat at Pickwick in the wind. 

That suck man, but things can be much worse...I was talking to a buddy who owns a tackle shop.  I was telling him about how I had tripped on a submerged root that morning while duck hunting and went for a January swim.  He told me about his father-in-law who had just had a custom sea duck boat built and new Chevy to pull it.  The first hunt went well, until they got back to the ramp in Fortescue.  He got the boat on the trailer and was pulling up the ramp and I guess the ramp had frozen at the high tide line.  He felt it slip, but the truck being new he couldn't get in 4x4 low fast enough and the truck and boat trailer slid right into the bay.