Lost my new rod after trying to get back into fishing. Any similar stories?

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• u/boxyship·1·Aug 1, 2026, 6:13 PM

  Happens, i was done for the day after a solid day fishing from a kayak in a lake and decided eh one more cast and behind my head the weight of my texas rig caught my brand new crappie rod and sent it flying 20 feet into the water, couldn’t get to it before it sank

  • u/Current_Leopard_6643·1·Aug 1, 2026, 6:18 PM

    Man that stings but you got a story out of it at least My first time back I snapped the tip of my rod closing the car door before even got to the water. stood there in the parking lot like an idiot with a broken rod and a full cooler fish are sneaky little bastards they wait for you to look away. happens to everyone

• u/Sufficient_Fly9035·1·Aug 1, 2026, 6:28 PM

  So many rod ruined by doors and trunks!! At least you lost yours to a fish. 😊

• u/metaveina·1·Aug 1, 2026, 6:50 PM

  Similar but in a positive way... was trolling and snagged into a $500 set up lol... it was covered in mussles and algae and had been in the lake for a while. A little oil and maintenance and brand new lol.

• u/Traditional-Dig-9982·1·Aug 1, 2026, 6:52 PM

  Go get another rod and fish where you lost yours. Hopefully you will catch the string and get the fish and rod back . It happens semi often . Good luck !

• u/gals_only·1·Aug 1, 2026, 8:49 PM

  I was fishing with a two piece rod, didnt secure the pieces together all the way and when I cast the top half of my rod flew off into the water. It was still connected by the line so I started to pull it in but a fish bit the hook and started pulling away, which snapped the line. Lost the fish and the top half of my rod lol