A heartbroke Fisherman

  • jigs
    Posts: 163
    November 9, 2004 at 4:43 pm #1334686

    Last night me and a friend did some shore fishing here in eastern south dakota. it was a great night with us catching two walleyes over 7 lbs. My pickup was parked a quarter mile away from us, and wouldn’t you know it some guy stopped by and helped himself to the rest of my tackle. I had three rod and reel combos in the back and now have nothing. I just can’t beleive it. Who could do this. My st. croix legend elite is gone along with two other nice rods with great reels. I only have one good rod and reel combo left. I called the sheriff and they said it happens all the time in this area. I can’t believe it.

    kooty
    Keymaster
    1 hour 15 mins to the Pond
    Posts: 18101
    November 9, 2004 at 4:44 pm #326927

    Sorry to hear that Jigs! Welcome to IDA. Where you from??

    jigs
    Posts: 163
    November 9, 2004 at 4:51 pm #326940

    Brookings South Dakota. Thanks I love this website. It’s nice to see other people love fishing as much as me.

    ted-merdan
    Posts: 1036
    November 9, 2004 at 5:04 pm #326973

    You weren’t fishing out on Thompson last night were you?

    ted

    jigs
    Posts: 163
    November 9, 2004 at 5:08 pm #326974

    Yes i was, On the grade from like 8 to 11:30.

    kooty
    Keymaster
    1 hour 15 mins to the Pond
    Posts: 18101
    November 9, 2004 at 5:14 pm #326975

    I lived in Brookings for a semester. Or should I say I lived at the Saf for a semester….Thursday night twofers on long islands.

    I fished a lot of water north of you when I lived in Wtn. Again, welcome to the site, I think you’ll enjoy it here. I sure enjoy hearing fishing info from back home.

    jigs
    Posts: 163
    November 9, 2004 at 5:20 pm #326976

    Thanks, This is my fourth year here in brookings at school. i am originally from Southern Minnesota. I hear you about the saf, my second home tends to be skinner’s.

    carpking
    Janesville, WI.
    Posts: 859
    November 9, 2004 at 6:02 pm #326986

    I would watch the area, those stupid enough to steal will eventually forget and start to use the stolen equip. Hope you had markings that were identifiable.

    kooty
    Keymaster
    1 hour 15 mins to the Pond
    Posts: 18101
    November 9, 2004 at 8:03 pm #327003

    An ex girl of mine used to bar tend there. We stopped in there one night for a cold one, that lead to a bunch with the owner. Good times in that town.

    So, enough about the drinking. How’s the fishing out there??

    jigs
    Posts: 163
    November 9, 2004 at 9:53 pm #327021

    Fishing started out slow this fall but has been pretty good as of late. Had a lot of trouble getting into better fish this fall compared to last, but hopefully last night was a change in that with two nice fish. I hope to go out again tonight if i am not to tired, guess we will see.

    bill_cadwell
    Rochester, Minnesota
    Posts: 12607
    November 10, 2004 at 3:52 am #327074

    Sorry to hear about what happened. Welcome to the site. Great to have you with us. Thanks, Bill

    ted-merdan
    Posts: 1036
    November 10, 2004 at 4:21 am #327084

    Is that the bridge out by Oldham (sp?) I spent a lot of time around there from the fall of ’90 through the spring of ’95. My dad wouldn’t let me bring the boat so I bought waders instead and probably learned more about walleye fishing…

    The falls were tough, phesant hunt, duck hunt, walleye fishing or goose hunting – all world class in my book.

    Sorry about your loss as the majority of the folks out there are great, but as we all know it only takes one.

    Any big fish this fall?

    ted

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