This Happened to Me

[Sluggo]

Anyone remember this title from the Outdoor Life magazines? I used to love reading the fishing and hunting mini stories. Perhaps this thread could be used for something like that. I will start.

10/21/2018 - I was pitching a 1/4 ounce jig for walleyes on the river and had about 10 feet of line out when I felt a thump. I set the hook and in the clear water I saw a large fish roll and I believed it to be a large pike. I was fishing by myself. The fish made several runs and the boat was now in the main current so that worked against me. It took a few minutes before I was able to lift the fish to the surface where I got a good look at the big pike. The jig was nicely hooked in the lip so I wasn't worried about getting bit off. I played her out and hand landed her being careful to not let my fingers get into the gill rakers. I lifted her in the boat, put her on the scale where she hit 20.4lbs and then took a selfie before letting her go.

 

[JayKay]

How tall are you again? 4ft 2 1/4 inches?

 

[Enslow]

Great fish. I would have dissected it but nice release!

 

[guywhofishes]

Didn't the "This happened to Me" series usually involve danger, gore, hypothermia, drowning, being attacked by angry beavers, etc.?

 

[Enslow]

Fighting a pike of that stature can result in all of those things guy.

 

[honkerslayer]

Good looking fish!! Congrats!!!

 

[Sluggo]

Didn't the "This happened to Me" series usually involve danger, gore, hypothermia, drowning, being attacked by angry beavers, etc.?

They did indeed, but our guidelines don't have to be that strict here. I could have lost a finger or fell out of the boat hand landing him if that helps. What has happened to you lately?

 

[JayKay]

I was at no time, in any danger, but I about had a heart attack twice last night, when a beaver slapped it's tail right behind me in the dark. Twice. Both times just a few feet upstream from me. Dirty buggers.

 

[KDM]

I was at no time, in any danger, but I about had a heart attack twice last night, when a beaver slapped it's tail right behind me in the dark. Twice. Both times just a few feet upstream from me. Dirty buggers.

Count your lucky stars JayKay. Many a good fisherman has met his demise at the hands of an angry beaver.

 

[guywhofishes]

They did indeed, but our guidelines don't have to be that strict here. I could have lost a finger or fell out of the boat hand landing him if that helps. What has happened to you lately?

jaykay made fun of me on the facebook

 

[Bed Wetter]

“Dear Penthouse...”

Nice fish!

 

[Velva_zv21]

Big fish.... little jig... lol, nice fish and what a fight that must of been.

 

[Weekender]

How did you manage to take that selfie?

 

[rodcontrol]

Couple weeks ago I was hunting with a friend trying to fill my ND elk tag. While waiting in the parking lot for the sun to come up mother nature started to call. Couple cups of coffee and a big dip of Copenhagen really got the process going that particular morning. So I hop out of the pickup to go sit behind a dirt mound in the parking lot. I was just finishing up when I felt an extremely sharp pain in my lower back. I instantly thought to myself that I had stepped in an ant hill. I take a look to my right and notice there is a small round hole in the side of the dirt mound and that angry little hornets are pouring out of it. I jump up trying to make a break for it with pants still around my ankles. I start to scream in terror believing I will trip and fall at any second and get overcame by the swarm of stingers. My buddy yells "What the hell are you doing!!!" I reply with a shrill of "BEES BEES!!" I will consider myself lucky because I was only stung one more time on my thigh. Both bites hurt pretty good until I got home 2 days later.

 

[Jigaman]

How did you manage to take that selfie?

pretty much all cell phones have a timer. I us mine all the time to take fish pics when fishing by myself. I prop the phone up on my dash and set the timer. easy.

 

[Jiffy]

Count your lucky stars JayKay. Many a good fisherman has met his demise at the hands of an angry beaver.

Ain't that the truth....

 

[Duckslayer100]

Went hunting his weekend way west of DL. Put in close to 800 miles. Came home Sunday evening. This morning went to work and heard a weird noise when I pulled into the parking lot. Looked around and didn’t see anything that I may have run over. Checked my truck and found this neat souvenir. No idea how long it was stuck under my wheel well. I just know I’m damn lucky it didn’t rip off the brake line it was attached to!

 

[Maddog]

I was at no time, in any danger, but I about had a heart attack twice last night, when a beaver slapped it's tail right behind me in the dark. Twice. Both times just a few feet upstream from me. Dirty buggers.

There you go!!! ANGRY beavers fits the criteria quite well.

 

[Sluggo]

How did you manage to take that selfie?

I have 1 of these, clamp it to my sparkly winshield: https://www.sportys.com/pilotshop/ram-phone-x-grip-yoke-mount.html

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jaykay made fun of me on the facebook

No!

 

[Brian Renville]

I was at no time, in any danger, but I about had a heart attack twice last night, when a beaver slapped it's tail right behind me in the dark. Twice. Both times just a few feet upstream from me. Dirty buggers.

All the frickin time.