RHensley
Resident Hand Model
The pub is the best place for fishing stories. So Here we go. I fish for crappie (a very popular fish here in TN) on the Kentucky lake . I fish with a fly rod and fly reel with mono. line and jigs. So here I am jigging my little heart out and a fish of about 1 1/2 lb bit and I'm trying to land or get it to the boat so I can net it when what should happen . The reel hit the bottom of my boat. Now the fish is still on the line I'm trying figure out what happened and land this fish. My fishing buddy (the wife) is laughing here head off. She laughed so hard she almost lost her breath. I ended up landing the fish by hand .holding the rod in one hand and bringing in the line with the other. So for those out there that need just a little hummer tonight try to visualize what I've just tried to explain and remember i'm trying to control the boat with a foot control trolling motor in about a 5 to 7 mile an hour wind. I've sent the reel to Pflueger to see if they will repair and if so what the cost will be. I have many other reels so I'm still fishing just thought I would share.