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lundojam
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07/24/2017 01:48PM   (Thread Older Than 3 Years)
A buddy sent me this pic from Florida. Yikes.
 
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QueticoMike
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07/24/2017 02:44PM  
Holy Moly!!! Wow, that's is why I only use steel fishing rods :)
 
OldFingers57
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07/24/2017 03:04PM  
A little duct tape and some Gorilla glue and it will be as good as new again.
 
07/24/2017 04:24PM  
It's only a flesh wound!
 
07/24/2017 07:16PM  
i saw this on FB , really amazing how it shredded that graphite , i was fishing once when i would casted out my #10 mono line rise above the lake over 10' , i looked at everyone and said were off the lake now ,
 
07/24/2017 09:53PM  
I hate it when this happens. Another rod down the drain.
Wonder what the fish felt on the end of the line????


Tomster
 
missmolly
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07/25/2017 06:33AM  
quote OldFingers57: "A little duct tape and some Gorilla glue and it will be as good as new again. "


Ha!
 
07/25/2017 11:36AM  
I wonder what happens if lightning strikes a carbon fiber tent pole . . .
 
mr.barley
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07/25/2017 07:01PM  
quote boonie: "I wonder what happens if lightning strikes a carbon fiber tent pole . . . "
Your tent falls over.
 
07/25/2017 07:15PM  
quote mr.barley: "
quote boonie: "I wonder what happens if lightning strikes a carbon fiber tent pole . . . "
Your tent falls over."


And becomes a very heavy bivy bag :)
 
07/26/2017 05:24PM  
quote boonie: "I wonder what happens if lightning strikes a carbon fiber tent pole . . . "

Tent becomes a body bag??
 
07/26/2017 09:06PM  
I heard of people blowing out their tennis shoes. Internal damage to person?
 
Basspro69
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07/26/2017 09:53PM  
quote jcavenagh: "It's only a flesh wound!"
LOLOLOLOL
 
mgraber
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07/26/2017 11:48PM  
Holy cow!
 
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