gretsch Posted May 20, 2007 Share Posted May 20, 2007 Gidday Viewers, Well, what a day. We hit the Spit for squid at 5.00am and caught 6 Arrows, a little cuttle and an Occy. Was pretty calm so we went out to North Head and picked up 9 big Calamari. Twas a great start.. we had caught one of every Cephalopod available in the Harbour (to my knowledge). After a a call from my brother saying that Dano1 had aced it in Middle Harbour on Saturday we decided that we would give it a shot.. after all, we were armed with the best bait possible and the calm of Middle Harbour is a joy to fish. We were anchored up at spot x and all of a sudden, an unweighted strip of squid gets hammered. Straight into a snag and shes gone. Bugger. Here is where the day turned to poo. I had my Stella 6000 and Millerod Bay Buster ($1,500 woth of outfit) dangling a squid head. I was at the helm leaning against the wheel and watching it. All of sudden, wooshka.... it did a tripple somersalt and a half twist and was gone. It left a hole in the water as it entered and a few bubbles then, dead calm. I was in shock. I couldn't believe it. I am wearing the black arm band today. This is all I have left of what was, a superb kingy outfit.... (to be honest, the rod was a little bit long for me). We didn't land a King all day. If you are looking for me, I will be in the "Swap & Sell" forum. Cheers Ceph.A.Lopod. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aloosh Posted May 20, 2007 Share Posted May 20, 2007 (edited) damn that's harsh... mate...trust me though, ur outfit is one of many on the beds of middle and sydney harbour thatve gone the very same way...bad luck, n hopefully it wont take ya too long to replace the gear. Edited May 20, 2007 by Aloosh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmoshe Posted May 20, 2007 Share Posted May 20, 2007 What a shame Ceph. Looks like the Davy Jones tackle shop has scored another nice outfit. You must have been in total shock watching that happen....I know I would be devastated. Hope you can find an equal replacement in the ol' Swap & Sell. Good luck. Cheers, Pete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gretsch Posted May 20, 2007 Author Share Posted May 20, 2007 Thanks Lads... Maybe I should focus on some rod holders first.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
netic Posted May 20, 2007 Share Posted May 20, 2007 Sorry to hear about the lost outfit....a stella sinking into the depths would be a very sad moment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanger Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 I wasn't on scene to whitness the crime but i did hear through the middle harbour grape vine that a stella went overboard to a king!!!!! Im sorry for your loss! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnno Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 sorry to hear the loss ceph i might have gone for a swim instantly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penguin Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 Bad luck on losing some expensive tackle,$1500 worth I'd be pi##ed hard. penguin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zen801 Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 Hey Ceph, Mate what a bummer. Its happened to me B4. I lost one over the side and about two hours later jagged it and brought it up. Was pretty glad as it wasnt mine. Pulled it apart and cleaned it and it bounced back. I think it probably shaved some life expectancy off the reel but better than not having it. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy C Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 Ceph that sucks!! Same thing happened to me about 2 months ago... Mine was a stradic reel with this beautiful strudwick flick stick. Had one of my rods sitting in a deep plastic paint bucket as I have no proper rod holders. Well, the bucket wasn't deep enough to hold the rod in when a decent fish hit and all I could do was watch and mutter obscenities as it popped out and shot off like a cannon through the clear blue..... With the damage bill at about $350 I could afford to end up laughing about it, but I can tell you'd be feeling a bit crook losing your baby!!! Hopefully the fishing gods will smile on you in some other way in the future to even up the ledger... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hook'm Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 Bad luck ceph! I know how it feels i lost a nice combo trolling around north head in Jan i just heard smack bang looked around and saw it slide down the side of the boat into the water going horizontally into the depths..i was in shock too i almost dived in after it but common sense prevailed and i just wore it! Still s@#$s me to this day! But i have to be optimistic so i say i gave to the fish gods and they have paid me back big time lately so look at it that way mate you dont have to spend a lot on a king setup if u dont want to mine was $450 including 300mtrs of braid /a swiss filleting knife and a dozen 8 o owner hooks cheers mate jase Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gretsch Posted May 21, 2007 Author Share Posted May 21, 2007 Thanks boys.. I feel better now. I have been on Ebay and although I am in mourning, I am excited about the prospect of a new rig.. If anyone finds it, there will be a reward!! Don't know what yet... but it will worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunder Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 Sorry to hear about your loss Ceph. Someone may get a Xmas bonus, hooking a big King with a rig to go with it. It sounds like there are a few of them going around the harbour. Cheers Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankp Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 shame about the gear ceph. i think it happens to the best of us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arpie Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 What a shocker, Ceph! You'll be reliving that one for some time, now!! Might be worth tossing a grapple hook round the area (if you gps'd it!) Chances are, the fish didn't get hooked & it sank like a stone! And I thought busting my favourite flattie rod was bad!! Did you see the xxxxxxxxxxx DVD where one of them dived overboard & actually retrieved the rod ...... at the cost of a $1500 wireless microphone system (for their videoing!) The Dive was priceless!! Cheers Roberta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gretsch Posted May 21, 2007 Author Share Posted May 21, 2007 Yeah.. I saw the xxxxxxxxxx dive for the rod segment..... I might grapple it on Saturday.. see how i go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justinp Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 Sorry to hear of your loss, have you thought of getting in touch with the local scube club and offering a reward, my missus dives and although probably wouldnt be up to it, some of the guys that I have met through her probably would be depending on depth, would be money well spent IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flattieman Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 OUCH! Condolences, mate - that's some expensive gear. Flattieman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arpie Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 Great idea, Justinp! Less damage from a grapple, too! Cheers Roberta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark* Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 sorry to hear bout the loss, thats alot of combo to lose, unlucky. its a good reason to buy a new one though. regards mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abiasin Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 spewing mate not much else to say, bad luck but im sure it will swing back your way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dano1 Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 G'day ceph! Bad luck on the kings and your rig Mate if i catch it ill let u know! i seem to have a way of jaging things off the bottom over the last 6 months we've managed to catch a tld 25 + game rod (wich i got serviced and works a treat), 3 anchors, 15hp johnston outboard motor. a massive drag net, But the ocean still owes us a downrigger Ps. that snag at spot x i caught it!! along with a king atached to it and got back a rig we lost on it!! Was the net i was talking about above! I called it the FAD of middle harbour and put it back down! Dan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CR@ZY OS@M@ Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 sorry to hear about your stella mate. i own one myself and they are one hell of a top reel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R_Zee Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 (edited) g'day mate, so it was you! Kelvin and I went pass you and said g'day... man did you look shitty... sorry to hear that again.. we got a few fish biggest one just shy of 90cm, went 12lb... fattest kingy i've seen in a while Tony Edited May 21, 2007 by R_Zee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robeebee Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 and I thought losing a $18 sx 40 was a bad day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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