Strange "Catches"

[Nels]

I caught a young Loon once on a sucker. I had to have my wife row us out as fast(not really..) as she could so I could reel up the slack and cut the lne within about 6". The Mother Loon was freaking out the whole time and stayed within about 10 feet. I saw the loon fly over us the next day with the short bit of line still hanging out. Glad to know I didn't kill it.

I also caught a mud puppy once. That was very hard to hold and get the hook out. It just kept wriggling around. (I also caught a small eelpout and bullhead within about a half an hour of catching the mud puppy- talk about slime creatures!)

I have also purposely "caught" fishing lures that have dropped down the hole while icefishing.

[icehousebob]

Two of my sons are rabid Sturgon fishermen who camp out on Wisconsin riverbanks every fall. #2 son had a bite but his rod was dragged into the river before he could get to it. A half hour later, #3 son got a bite. He reeled in and he had hooked the bail of his brother's reel. He reeled that one in and it still had a 40 inch Sturgon on it. The minimum keeper size is 50 inches so it was a throwback, but #2 son was sure glad to get his rod back.

[Guest]

I guy a couple years back caught a Piranha on Lake Orono in Elk River. It was between two and three pounds and made the local paper, complete with a picture. Apparently, someone got tired of their aquarium pet....

[Guest]

I know ther are lots of fishin stories out there but my father who is deceased will put his hand in the the truth of this story. medicine lake I was probably 4-5 who knows back then. we rented a boat and started early fished late, not a bite my granfather (still with us) was here from CA getting skunked really stunk. So we headed for the rental place empty handed and a little hungry. As we headed at full speed twards the docks there was a thump and I kid you not a frickin northern flew in the boat.....It must have jumped at the wrong time... ahhh memories R.I.P Richard

[Crawlerman]

I've alson seen a Pirhana being caught, out of the Mississippi off the Wakota acess. I was fishing next to the guy who caught it. It was about 1/2 lb. He took it home and said he was going to use it to practice taxidermy on. It'd be interesting to see how it turned out.

[Guest]

it really happened it weighed in at 1 and some pounds a snake but a keeper. pirana I dont know but if you put your dead fathers name on it I'll beleive you

[Guest]

hey crawler sorry if your serious just seems oddddd.

[Guest]

i thought i was snagged until i felt it give.....turned out it was a wire basket with 10 live crappies!!!!!!!...

[MT Net]

Fun stories!

I caught a mass of maybe 8#. I must have pulled in 30 feet of line when I felt more resistance and saw the orange Rapala hung up on some Dacron. I pulled until I could reach and untangle it form the line and started pulling in the heavy line it was hung up on. Next thing I knew as I was pulling the line, it pulled back, moments later I heard a SNAP! and the line broke and peeled out of my grasp.

[jparrucci]

When we were young, my cousin was casting off the dock and hooked my brother right in the lip. Just about pulled him off his feet. Would that be considered a keeper? Whats the limit on people?

[Fisher Dave]

Growing up fishing the shores of the Mississippi River has given up an endless aray of oddball catches.

1: waterdogs (mudpuppies)
2: used condoms
3: numerous articles of clothing (no purple panties)
4: rocks, clams, & crayfish
5: turtles of all local species
6: 30 lb thrust minnkota troling motor
7: A 5 lb carp with a square head
8: A herring type fish about 12" long
9: lawn chairs, bicycles
10: ducks and geese
11: minnow buckets
12: fishing rods and lures
13: stringers full of fish on a few occasions
14: dead deer
15: 3 unidentifiable fish between my cousin and I in one afternoon. They looked similar to a buffalo fish in a way. The coloring was very similar to a rainbow trout, and they had teeth similar to a catfish. They weighed between 2 and 4 pounds and fought like crazy.

I could make another list just as long if I thought about it for a while ... never know what you will be hooking into next.

[tjwierz2]

Ely Lake Expert, where did you catch that rock on Vermilion...I saw someone put up a great fight with a rock there 2 years ago on fishing opener weekend. Guy fought it for about 10 minutes in front of about a dozen boats. Man was he embarassed.

The story by Tumbleweed on the previous page is one of the funniest stories Ive heard in awhile...