The hybrids, my friend, are blowin' in the wind! 10/18/14

[kcritch]

Nicely Done there guys. Way to put 'em in the boat.

[Bicey]

Nice work guys.......nice to see Jigman on the GET A NET.

[GetANet]

Yes that day was almost a disaster for GetANet and the GLOUCESTER MEN on it.
We battled the wind all day runnin two boards and two downs the entire trip.
For the most part of the day we stayed tangle free but there were a couple and one tangled practically ended our day.
We were kinda takin what we could get with mother nature trying to fight the wind and had to swing back upwind into the monster.
So Then we get blown sideways across a shallow point and hang both boards up. Jeremy got a rod in each hand and not battling the fish LOL!
As I feveeerishly try to get us off the point one of the other rods get wrapped in the trolling motor so one motor down I reach down to fire up the 9.9 the cord rewind comes apart and jams up the motor! HOLY SHIT!!! NEVER BEEN IN THIS PREDICAMENT BEFORE> OH WAIT A MINUTE, YES I HAVE!!! UP the creek with out a paddle !!!!
Looking at the fishfinder going down like a shuttle launch I say to Jeremy there is nothing I can do so brace for impact!! Still holding on to the two snagged rods in his hands we slam up on a shale bank!!!

NOW WHAT YOU SAY RIGHT????
Being the maniac I am I jump into the chilly fall water above the knee and make my way to the back of the boat and with the waves crashing into my backside and over the transom I rip the cover off to find the bolt came loose and jammed into the flwheel. I knew if I could get it out I could get er running so armed with a pair of needle nose pliers and a $1.98 leathermen I begin the extraction! The look on Jeremy's face was hilarious as I removed all the parts from the motor. All this time the wind is honkin and waves crashin into the motor I get er done!
Now armed with a barely foot long piece of rope I bring her back to life!!!!!
YEA!!!!! Now under power we retrieved both snagged boards and rigs!!!
After such a catastrophy we decided to call it a day and limping back in and getting a lot closer to the ramp I spot some nice marks and being that Jeremy fishes with me so much he knows what that means when I slow down and start studying.
We make the decision to rig up again and deploy the arsenal!!! Sick MF'ers right !!! We make a few passes and hook up again!!!
Doubling up for the true end of the day was sweet!!! And as we tried to make one more pass we wrapped another line up and finally packed it in.....
All I can say is "What a Day"!!!!!!

[Jigman13]

Originally Posted by bicey

Nice work guys.......nice to see Jigman on the GET A NET.

Bicey! What's up man??!!

Dale pretty much summed it up. It was an event of pretty epic proportions. That's twice now I've seen dale rip a motor open and fix it on the fly...only this time we weren't at the dock and he didn't have a toolset lol... Talk about a macguyver! Always an adventure... Dale really earned the soggy bottom boy moniker with his at-sea/in-sea engineering! Lol...

[Jigman13]

Originally Posted by ScowardNJ

So....On those single fish double knock downs....Do each of you grab a rod fight it together??? That's cute haha

Good work sticking it out and fighting for those wind wipers.

We share, Scotty lol... Too funny...

[GetANet]

Hey bicey are you comin this year or what????? Call me!!!!

[AndyS]

GREAT looking fish !!!!!!

[FASTEDDIE29]

Truly EPIC report now that the story is out. Great friggin report you crazy MOFO's!!!!