03-27-2006, 04:08 AM
The funniest thing I think I've ever seen occurred when I took a buddy of mine out catch trout with a Wooly Bugger and bubble rig at Tibble Fork. We were catching em left and right He was new to trout fishing and when he got more confident with his casting ability he started doing the long Hail Mary casts to get into the fish way off the bank. A few beers later he forgot to open the bail on his reel. He swung that thing like a Samurai sword and then there was a loud snap. [shocked] The bubble went into low-earth orbit and flew all the way to the opposite bank. An unsuspecting bait chucker was on the recieving end. The bubble landed two feet to his left and smashed apart, spraying him with water. I wish I had a video camera for the occasion. This guy was walking around for five minutes looking up at the sky like he had gotten a sign from the almighty himself. [sly] If he had seen the two idiots on the opposite bank rolling in the dirt i'm sure he would have given us a lesson with our own fishing poles... good times!
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