Finished work yesterday for Christmas,am gagging to wet a line but everywhere is frozen solid.
Just been putting a new 5wt line on my reel and it got me to thinking about things that have never happened to me in fishing!

1. i've never caught a fish between 1.5 pounds and 10 pounds (this includes fly, sea and coarse fishing) all have been either small or absolutely huge fekin monsters

2. I have never EVER had a fish break me off, honest injun, this includes 22 pound carp on 3lb tippets

Any of you guys have any similar experiences ?

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Have never caught a blue marlin under 600lbs, a dorado under 25lbs, barracuda under 15lbs a salmon between 30 and 40 lbs or had sex more than 5 times a night!
get the point?
regards
bert

Until just over a week ago I had never caught a fish

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Weird thread that has infinite answers.
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I have never woken up and been a woman.
I have never died.

Weird things, seeing this thread???

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Actually how the hell did a 22lb fish not break you on 3lb test, you should sell it as anchor cable in the 10lb test, you'd make a mint

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sorry peeps, wasn't meant to be a weird thread, i'm just mystified that in 30 odd years of fishing i've never caught a 2lb fish, what are the chances of that! just tiddlers or monsters as i said, thanks for your replies

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ive never fallen in love with a sheep

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Lol!

I got your point but I think you should have added something about things that you would have expected to have happened but that haven't to make it a bit easier for people to understand if they weren't able to get it from the original post.

The only one I can think of is never catching a scorpion fish when shore fishing. Dead easy to catch and they have been caught by friends fishing next to me but never by me. Though I do have quite a few octopi to my credit which no one else seems to catch on such a regular basis!



Have a look at some of the IGFA line class records, roll cast - they will really surprise you! My first biggish fish was an 11lb pike on 4lb line. Not so impressive a feat but as a beginner pretty lucky to get it and a reflection of the efficacy of the balanced outfit I was advised to buy. I think that that, some skill and in my example, plenty of luck, makes it possible to land heavy fish on light lines.

Andy

played it for 20 minuites mate, took me 10 mins to get it in the net, only had a small landing net with me, was targeting rudd, caught it on an apps bloodworn think i'm just lucky when it comes to playing fish, patience friend keep the rod tip up

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