Funny Fishing Stories

[cool hand fluke]

When I first moved to the Jersey shore, about 20 years ago, I reacclimated myself ocean fishing patronizing a large party boat that mostly catered to tourist crowds in the summer on half day trips. I became friendly with a couple of the mates. After a few weeks I found out on Saturdays and Sundays the mates usually had a pool between themselves on who the first person on the boat would be to get seasick. One mate I got to know pretty well told me his strategy was always bet on the person with the newest pair of sneakers and/or nicest clothes.

[Offshoreafflicted]

A ways back I was at the Ah Marina and this guy was backing his boat down the ramp, while his wife held the lines and walked alongside. She calls him trying to tell him something and he just yells at her to shut up so he can concentrate, she tries again and again gets the shut up from her husband, the third time she calls him he tells her to shut up and just hold the rope stupid. So she does and he gets the boat in the water. By the time he parks gets back to the boat he is ankle deep in water. His wife calmly hands him the plug and says, "I was trying to tell you that you gave me this to hold but you told me to shut up".

[Gerry Zagorski]

Originally Posted by Offshoreafflicted

A ways back I was at the Ah Marina and this guy was backing his boat down the ramp, while his wife held the lines and walked alongside. She calls him trying to tell him something and he just yells at her to shut up so he can concentrate, she tries again and again gets the shut up from her husband, the third time she calls him he tells her to shut up and just hold the rope stupid. So she does and he gets the boat in the water. By the time he parks gets back to the boat he is ankle deep in water. His wife calmly hands him the plug and says, "I was trying to tell you that you gave me this to hold but you told me to shut up".

Classic.... Open mouth and insert foot

[Blind Archer]

A young fellow brought his non fishing girlfriend on the Sea Tiger for a fluke trip. She landed a fluke and was amazed by the coloring and both eyes on the top. A short time later she caught a sea Robin. Again...what in the... orange and white, wings and croaks like a seal. She later pulls in a star gazer. She's told that it is able to deliver an electric shock.
By now she's blow away by all the strange stuff in the ocean. As the trip ended, she hooks up again and lifts in her fish just as the Capt. blew the horn 3 times . The mate tells her she has caught a "whistle fish". She gives him a look and says" no way., that's a fluke".

[Pennsy Guy]

I guess 30-35 years ago I was half-assed mating on a Grady (winter-reworked all the trolling gear) and took turns with hookups, black-purple on the shotgun goes off, owner's son (was a lineman at Delaware), grabs the rod, 15 minutes later, after a hell of a fight, we have color, an empty Bud 30 pack. I relinquished and let him have next run off. Didn't happen that day but funny as hell as I gaffed it!!!!