01-27-2019, 04:22 PM
Having landed many a "stickeral" in my time, I have always practiced catch and release. One had a fish entangled on it, much like TD's, but mine was in a somewhat "fresher" condition. Meaning it reeked.
Have retrieved a number of lures in addition to my own, too. A few actually good enough to keep and use. Got a nice Heddon Tadpolly that way. Never a rod, but I did find a perfectly good Ugly Stik at Powell on the beach in a small cove. Oddly, no reel attached. The cork was a bit sun-baked, but I revived it.
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Have retrieved a number of lures in addition to my own, too. A few actually good enough to keep and use. Got a nice Heddon Tadpolly that way. Never a rod, but I did find a perfectly good Ugly Stik at Powell on the beach in a small cove. Oddly, no reel attached. The cork was a bit sun-baked, but I revived it.
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