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Originally Posted by GetANet
A whale? That would have been a first!
AND a line class record for sure!!!
What is the bag limit for whales? LOL!!!!!!!!
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A whale is unusual..that's for sure.
But how about an airplane?
Back in the middle 50's or so, my Dad and I were fishing for Fluke off the old Long Branch Fishing Pier. We were using the standard (in those days) a custom, homemade, 12 foot, one piece Calcutta Bamboo Rod, a Penn 160 reel, 15 lb Ashaway nylon line, and a 4 Oz sinker. Being about 40 feet in the air on the pier, we could routinely cast at least a 100 yards. With the long rod, there was always a large upward line loop following the trajectory of the sinker. One day, my Dad made a cast, and just as the loop was out there, a military sea plane of some sort buzzed by the pier at a very low altitude about 50 feet off the water. The line hooked over one of the pontoons, and tore line off the reel so fast it burned my Dad's thumb before it back lashed and broke off.
I bet that pilot was surprised if the sinker, hook, and line were still attached when he landed!
By the way, for about 30 years my Dad was the Pier's expert Fluke fishing PRO. He was known as
"Buddy" in those days, and was always given free pass to the pier because he could always catch Fluke by jigging. The pier management considered him as advertisement because he would show the novices that the Fluke were there if they knew how to catch them.
By any chance, did any of you old timers out there know him?
Denny
