funny

[philipa9]

once i went fishing and i casted my rod out and then when i came to reel it back in it was stuck on summet so i pulled it ad my rod snapped so i tolld all my friends and family that i had a big fish on the end but i dont know weather i did still they didnt belive me

[excarper]

Must have been one of those avanti power waggler rods you were using ! lol

[philipa9]

ha ha lol it wasnt

[excarper]

what rod was it phillipa, your line should have snapped before your rod did

[philipa9]

one of those shity cheap things well saying cheap i mean like £20 from spain

[Poisson dans la Fleuve]

Remember to always pull in on a hard snag in a straight line, that way the line will always break before the rod, it's only when you pull the rod in a sideways direction does it risk breaking, I can speak with some experience because I have done exactly the same myself in the past fortunatly that rod was also only about 20 squid.

[philipn]

Originally Posted by Poisson dans la Fleuve

Remember to always pull in on a hard snag in a straight line, that way the line will always break before the rod, it's only when you pull the rod in a sideways direction does it risk breaking, I can speak with some experience because I have done exactly the same myself in the past fortunatly that rod was also only about 20 squid.

yeah pull straight BUT from experience DONT pull when your faceing the line i pulled a snag straight up a dock wall looking down the line broke had one of those moments where everythink is in slow motion watched the line break the floats coming towards me shall i go left or right the float got me smack in the nose blood pouring 3 mates rolling on floor helpless with laughter several others had a good giggle funny now bloody hurt my pride and nose at the time

[spirit42]

did the same with a pole. Hadto get one giggling mate to pull the wire stemmed float out of my ribs with a pair of pliars. lucky it hit a bone.

[NICK R]

Never pull a lead by the rod , pull the line ,

you dont want this to happen
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/north_east/4315748.stm

i was there at the time and it was horrific ,
he was very lucky

[thearchie]

you probably caught the plug.i normally point my rod down facing towards the snag,with the line taught then move from side to side hoping the hook pulls free.some times it works some times it doesnt but thats just sods law.