06-26-2023, 04:08 PM
(06-26-2023, 03:57 PM)Fisharefriends Wrote:I think that's exactly what it is, static electricity from the storm, there have been other members that have reported the exact same thing when using graphite rods. Graphite poles act like a lighting rod during a thunder/lighting storm.(06-26-2023, 12:45 AM)obifishkenobi Wrote: I was with Shawn on Thursday and I can say his lack of Kokanee is certainly not for lack of trying! He threw everything at them and covered a LOT of ground (well, water). Still a really fun time with great company. The really strange thing that happened that I am still trying to figure out is a incident on the boat at the approach of a thunder storm. We were trolling and had a graphite rod that we were not using in a metal pole holder. We started hearing a clicking sound coming from the base of the pole in the rod holder. When we touched the pole it was hot to the touch and seemed to have a electrical shock coming from it. Shawn put on a rubber glove and grabbed the pole out of the holder and set (threw) in on the floor of the boat. We saw a small spark arc between the real and the pole when it hit the floor. Shawn said the pole was hot to the touch. The clicking noise stopped the second the pole was removed from the holder. So...Was it the static electricity from the storm being picked up from the graphite rod and shorting out on the metal holder and boat? Anyone ever experienced anything like that before?