What's the worst thing you've ever lost down a hole? - Page 2

wildwoods · #31 01-12-2015, 09:21 PM

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Originally Posted by martind25

I had a Pike take my small ice rod, right off the holder.....down the hole it went. Drilled a few holes around the area, and dropped the camara to look around to see if i could find it. Spotted the rod on the lake bottom. Managed to snag the rod, with a big spoon. Brought the lost rod up, and still had the Pike hooked. Landed the pike.

Awesome story.
What a first thread! Welcome to the forum
We lost a small ice rod on spring lake. Musta been a big brood rainbow. Oh well. Lost a phone in an outhouse. Left her to die like a fox on the run....

Wes_G · #32 01-12-2015, 09:22 PM

Another reason to leave your technology at home and enjoy the outdoors. Oh and #hashtagsdontworkhere

Willowtrail · #33 01-13-2015, 10:20 AM

I've lost a few things. First was a gerber hunting knife. Had it sitting on my lap and stood up and down she went.

A couple years ago I was out on south buck and a buddy was drilling holes with my auger because I was fresh off of acl replacement. As finished the hile and pulled the auger out only the power head came out, down went the bit in 20' of water.

We were able to create an apparatus with a tree and my marcum attached to it. We had it hooked and the hook came off our tree so we pulled it up to rebuild it stronger and Thad when my camera leaked. No more chance of getting it. Marcum did send a new camera but that didn't replace the bit. Shortly after I grabbed a 10" bit and check the screw every trip.

Last thing was my ice scoop. Someone kicked it down but luckily I carry a magnet now so that was an easy catch.

Battery · #34 01-13-2015, 10:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Willowtrail

I've lost a few things. First was a gerber hunting knife. Had it sitting on my lap and stood up and down she went.

A couple years ago I was out on south buck and a buddy was drilling holes with my auger because I was fresh off of acl replacement. As finished the hile and pulled the auger out only the power head came out, down went the bit in 20' of water.

We were able to create an apparatus with a tree and my marcum attached to it. We had it hooked and the hook came off our tree so we pulled it up to rebuild it stronger and Thad when my camera leaked. No more chance of getting it. Marcum did send a new camera but that didn't replace the bit. Shortly after I grabbed a 10" bit and check the screw every trip.

Last thing was my ice scoop. Someone kicked it down but luckily I carry a magnet now so that was an easy catch.

Magnet, now THATS a genius idea. Will be going to buy a powerful one I can tie my line to!

Elkaholic338 · #35 01-13-2015, 10:41 AM

Princess auto has magnets on sale right now that they say will lift up to 225lbs. Maybe a guy should have one of those to retrieve all these lost auger bits that we keep hearing about lol.
Heres hoping that I never have to do so though.

Fish face · #36 01-13-2015, 10:45 AM

My buddy dropped a big cop style led flashlight with fresh batteries down the hole while fishing at pcr by the bridge. Landed light end up and stuck. It took 3 weeks for the thing to stop shining upwards. I'll bet a couple of you burbot fishers saw it.

MBOBREL · #37 01-13-2015, 10:54 AM

Funny and great advise. You sound very persistent!

TYEE · #38 01-13-2015, 12:24 PM

After removing hook from undersized Walleye, I threw my leatherman in the hole and kept hold on the Walleye. DOH! Yes, I was sober.

Couldn't help but laugh.

bubba 96 · #39 01-13-2015, 12:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Willowtrail

I've lost a few things. First was a gerber hunting knife. Had it sitting on my lap and stood up and down she went.

A couple years ago I was out on south buck and a buddy was drilling holes with my auger because I was fresh off of acl replacement. As finished the hile and pulled the auger out only the power head came out, down went the bit in 20' of water.

We were able to create an apparatus with a tree and my marcum attached to it. We had it hooked and the hook came off our tree so we pulled it up to rebuild it stronger and Thad when my camera leaked. No more chance of getting it. Marcum did send a new camera but that didn't replace the bit. Shortly after I grabbed a 10" bit and check the screw every trip.

Last thing was my ice scoop. Someone kicked it down but luckily I carry a magnet now so that was an easy catch.

I tie a hard drive magnet to a piece of rope and drag it around while trolling, ya should see the prizes iv found no gerbers, but lots of raps and spoons..

lund17 · #40 01-13-2015, 01:01 PM

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Originally Posted by martind25

I had a Pike take my small ice rod, right off the holder.....down the hole it went. Drilled a few holes around the area, and dropped the camara to look around to see if i could find it. Spotted the rod on the lake bottom. Managed to snag the rod, with a big spoon. Brought the lost rod up, and still had the Pike hooked. Landed the pike.

My brother in law and I had the same thing happen 2 years ago on Devil's Lake. Fishing was hot and could not stop to eat lunch. The bite cool off so we jumped in the truck to eat and warm up and than we watched his rod go down the hole. He tells me it was an expensive reel so I drop my camera down and found it but the pike was very slowly dragging the rod around. So about 50 holes in a 20' radius later we were able to snag the rod and bring it up but the line snapped and broke, so no fish.

I will say it was the best adventure yet and we laughed our asses off.

silver · #41 01-13-2015, 02:54 PM

I didn't lose it but my friend did. Lent him my Buck knife and he let it slide into the hole. Went back a few times to find it and never did.

On the plus side, I have retrieved a few chisels. Ran my own dragline for years and one of the things I did was cleaning out dugouts. Guys would go out on the ice and cut a water hole for cattle. Pulled two out of one dugout.

gasman · #42 01-13-2015, 09:09 PM

First time out this year at spray lakes I lost an iPhone 6plus down my hole. Currently sits 80ft under water

The bright side, turns out my credit card covers me for loss within 120 days of purchase. I lost the phone on day 118!! I'm still out the difference between buying a contract phone and buying it outright but it's better than nothing...

Won't keep my phone on the breast pocket anymore!

jethunter · #43 01-14-2015, 07:10 AM

DST landing string.

Moefoe · #44 01-14-2015, 11:10 AM

About a 28lbs Pike at Newell 10 years ago...holding it by the tail waiting for my buddy to get the camera ready, one tail flip and she was gone!

pikey6666 · #45 01-14-2015, 03:50 PM

I have a Vexillar fish phone and I lost the plug that secures the cable in the arm. So I had to be resourceful, so my car jack was wider than the hole so I wrapped the camera cable around that. But one time I needed to adjust the camera direction I had wet hands and the cable came loose and the jack slipped out of my hands and went down the hole. Boy did I feel stupid. Had to pick up a new jack at the wreckers.

Thats my story.

drhu22 · #46 01-14-2015, 06:06 PM

My independance.
(just a joke... probably a bad one)
Come to think of it, I've lost quite a few nice fish.

w_worbeck · #47 01-14-2015, 06:31 PM

[QUOTE=Willowtrail;2695727]I've lost a few things. First was a gerber hunting knife. Had it sitting on my lap and stood up and down she went.

A couple years ago I was out on south buck and a buddy was drilling holes with my auger because I was fresh off of acl replacement. As finished the hile and pulled the auger out only the power head came out, down went the bit in 20' of water.

We were able to create an apparatus with a tree and my marcum attached to it. We had it hooked and the hook came off our tree so we pulled it up to rebuild it stronger and Thad when my camera leaked. No more chance of getting it. Marcum did send a new camera but that didn't replace the bit. Shortly after I grabbed a 10" bit and check the screw every trip.

Last thing was my ice scoop. Someone kicked it down but luckily I carry amagnet now so that was an easy catch.[/QUOTE

God bamb buddy's . Is that the same guy who almost dropped your monster
rainbow down the hole after doubting u caught a hog? I don't blame you for not ice fishing with him anymore 😁.

alacringa · #48 01-14-2015, 07:46 PM

Still waiting for the first guy to say he lost his truck down a hole...

-JR- · #49 01-14-2015, 08:32 PM

I know one thing we all lost in a hole........our Virginity

Bigwoodsman · #50 01-14-2015, 08:36 PM

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Originally Posted by -JR-

I know one thing we all lost in a hole........our Virginity

49 posts to get this response. I figured it would come a lot quicker.

BW

freddy27 · #51 01-14-2015, 09:06 PM

I have been fortune enough not to have lost anything of any value down hole but many years ago we went out and drilled a few holes on what is now known as spring lake. As luck would have it I noticed a wallet on the bottom, I fished the wallet out and found $150 in it.

Red Bullets · #52 01-15-2015, 01:23 AM

Lost an ice chisel down the hole I just finished chopping. Other than that I haven't lost anything more than a fish down the hole.

...but I did have a muskrat come UP the hole one time. I was sitting under a bag half asleep from lack of fish.. Woke up real quick.

Years ago in Wizard lake I found a 75 hp mercury outboard motor in 15 feet of water while canoeing. I'm sure it's still in there.

Alarmedtadpole · #53 01-15-2015, 04:13 PM

Thanks for the warm welcome to the forum AND for sharing all your stories! I loved reading them. I sympathize with all of you who weren't able to retrieve your items. Honestly though it makes me feel very grateful that I didn't drop the phone in an outhouse!

fisherkarin · #54 01-15-2015, 07:19 PM

With a quick flick of the wrist..lost a nice cast iron frypan full of deer sausage and fried potatoes!! Son of a gun..only thing left was a can of Alphagetti

Red Bullets · #55 01-15-2015, 08:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Alarmedtadpole

Thanks for the warm welcome to the forum AND for sharing all your stories! I loved reading them. I sympathize with all of you who weren't able to retrieve your items. Honestly though it makes me feel very grateful that I didn't drop the phone in an outhouse!

At least that could have been fun...calling the next guy that sits down.

Welcome to the forum.

Bigwoodsman · #56 01-15-2015, 08:30 PM

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Originally Posted by fisherkarin

With a quick flick of the wrist..lost a nice cast iron frypan full of deer sausage and fried potatoes!! Son of a gun..only thing left was a can of Alphagetti

Man! I think I'm gonna cry now after reading this. How big a hole were you using?

BW

elk eater · #57 01-15-2015, 10:15 PM

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Originally Posted by freddy27

I have been fortune enough not to have lost anything of any value down hole but many years ago we went out and drilled a few holes on what is now known as spring lake. As luck would have it I noticed a wallet on the bottom, I fished the wallet out and found $150 in it.

Dude u found my wallet!!!' Thanks Freddy. Where can I pick up my money.

Maxwell78 · #58 01-16-2015, 06:28 AM

i was getting ready to fry a ring of garlic sausage when it fell down the hole. Every time i looked to the bottom. my stomach would growl.

Buckwheat · #59 01-16-2015, 07:20 AM

Was cleaning the filter in our septic tank at the cabin. Was using a 18v Dewalt cordless to take off the lid. Got the lid off and lost my grip on the drill and splash

. Don't have a camera but would be too murky anyhow

will have to wait another 5 years when the tank is sucked to see if it still works

muzzy · #60 01-16-2015, 09:53 AM

Yesterday at Wabamun buddy had attached his rod and reel to a small folding chair to keep it "safe". We turned just in time to see the whole works go down the hole. If you catch a pike lounging on a chair at Wab let me know

Gord