Caught No Fish
By DW Davis
@DWDavis (25797)
United States
August 10, 2023 1:40pm CST
We enjoyed a thunderstorm before lunch this morning and anticipate more weather fun sometime after 8 tonight.
It's been windy all day. I decided not to inflate the leaking chamber on the kayak and paddle around the cove after all. What I did do was go fishing from the bank behind the camper.
But, DW, how did you go fishing when you left your rod at home?
A few campsites up from us was a family. This family had two fishing rods. When they left Tuesday, they left the fishing rods in the trash barrel. K was walking Sophie and saw two perfectly good, nearly new, fishing rods in an otherwise empty trash barrel. She brought them back to our campsite.
As luck would have it, I did have some fishing tackle in the storage space under the camper. I didn't catch any fish. I did annoy a young snapping turtle that surfaced long enough to glare at me.
Why would someone throw away two nearly new, in working condition, rod and reel combinations?
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11 responses
@noni1959 (13047)
• United States
10 Aug 23
When camping, I will find like new chairs, stoves, rods, and more. Some people want to try it out and decide it's not for them and toss. When I was camping in Oregon during June, I found a stove with nothing wrong. My daughter has it right now.
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@DWDavis (25797)
• United States
11 Aug 23
These are two-piece rods that break down to fit easily into any vehicle, and they had an SUV and a car as well as a mid-sized tag-a-long camper. I'm sure they could have found room. They just didn't want to keep the gear. Bonus for K and me.
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@DaddyEvil (174590)
• United States
10 Aug 23
Maybe, when they packed to leave, they decided fishing wasn't for them. I've seen people throw out perfectly good equipment when they had no luck with it.
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@DWDavis (25797)
• United States
11 Aug 23
@DaddyEvil The rod casts nicely and the reel works smoothly. The only thing wrong was the knotted end of the lines. A quick cut with my knife and that was fixed.
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@DaddyEvil (174590)
• United States
10 Aug 23
@DWDavis I would call it a stroke of luck for you. 
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@Starmaiden (9308)
• Canada
10 Aug 23
Probably they didn't catch any fish either and blamed the rods. 
When I was a kid and wanted to go fishing at the brook that ran behind our property, my father would cut a rod from the willow tree, tie a thin rope line to the end of it and tie a hook to the end of the rope. We'd dig our own worms and a fishing we would go. We'd come home with enough brook trout to feed the family.
When I was a kid and wanted to go fishing at the brook that ran behind our property, my father would cut a rod from the willow tree, tie a thin rope line to the end of it and tie a hook to the end of the rope. We'd dig our own worms and a fishing we would go. We'd come home with enough brook trout to feed the family. 1 person likes this
@DWDavis (25797)
• United States
11 Aug 23
My first fishing rod was a cane pole with a length of fishing line, a piece of lead shot for weight, a cork bobber, and a hook. My grandaddy had a huge pile of dirt and mulch in his backyard that supplied all the worms we'd ever need. I caught so many fish with that cane pole that my grandaddy and uncle used to threaten to throw me in the river if I caught any more.
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@wolfgirl569 (135910)
• Marion, Ohio
10 Aug 23
Maybe they didn't want to do it anymore.
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@LindaOHio (222623)
• United States
11 Aug 23
Maybe they were really miffed that they didn't catch any fish. But lucky for you! Be careful and enjoy your day.
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