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Someone needs to start a fishing rod salvage business I think...

(somehow, it's still not funny... guess it's too soon)

Sucks to lose gear like that...

You'd need a ton more cork to float a rod and reel.....it is used for it's lightness and sensitivity....

I'd be borrowing an under water camera to go have a look...I bet its not far....on a calm day...I'd bet ya get it back....

Good Luck!

RJ

That really stinks for you. Big bucks there. I've lost 2 poles overboard in my career and neither were expensive, but one was my father's who had passed away a year or two before. We said he must have wanted it back.

Good luck. You never know, you might get it back if you try. Stranger things have happened.

W.

Would a Reel even be useable after a week underwater? I assume it would have to be stripped down and rebuilt/regreased/relubed...

I'd think you'd have to recondition the reel. Question would be whether the reconditioning costs outweigh the cost of new replacement.

reconditioning cost would be well worth it. This is the equipment he lost.

Was a $200+ shimmano (sorry, I just do not remember the brand, I bought it at the show in the spring) and a low-profile Curado 2017E

I just seen this new product and though it was very appropiate for this thread

[url]http://www.tackletour.com/reviewicast09rodguard.html[/url]

Almost 50 years ago, my father, who was crippled, accidentally kicked his prized Pflueger Nobby and Conolon rod over the side of the boat while fishing in Crow lake near Jones Falls. About 25 years later, a couple of guys with scuba gear retrieved it while diving near the spot he lost it. My Mother and brother went back there a couple of years later, and the lady who owned the lake gave it back to my brother. Much to all our surprise, the reel still worked perfectly without any maintenance required. The rod,while glass showed some deterioration abut the guides.(Some were starting to unravel). Otherwise, it was hard to believe it had been under water that long. I would think the Shimano 200 Woulld remain as new,as well as the rod for an infinite amount of time.

Alright.. I'm sold.. who has a BC and tank they can loan me? I sold my gear a few years back...

Maybe I can get a rental at a dive shop... Though I do not like the idea of Diving solo (it'd be my first ever), I think 30-40 feet isn't horrible, I'd have someone in the boat above water (for whatever good that'd do) and I want my DAMN ROD BACK!

Leafing through the September FLW magazine and came across an ad for something called The Rod Guard. It's supposed to keep your rig from sinking. Might be worth checking out.

Here's the link.

http://www.therodguard.com/

I think RJ has the best idea to use an underwater camera! Ive personnaly retreived a few expensive items this way!!!

It's one of the first diving rules Never Dive Alone. I sold all my equipment also.

one of the rods that I had lost had a silver reel on it and I was able to clearly see it from the surface. so if you still have the mask and snorkel you can possibly locate it from the surface anchor over it and then jig for it with a sinking lure with a couple of trebles on it

ouch! That's the worst....I've lost a nice rod/reed before too with a big walleye on the end of my line, so don't feel so bad...

I had a similar incident yesterday in the Ottawa R. @ Wendover.

Wasn't paying attention, rod in the rodholder, hear a wee 'sploosh', look over to see my Signature Walleye Rod & Pflueger Supreme sinking to the bottom!!! $200. just grew fins & floated away.

I tried one of the suggestions listed here, put a jointed chrome Canadian Wiggler on to try and hook it. They sink like a stone!!
3rd cast I think I've hooked bottom when what appears behind my boat but a big MUSKIE!!!!! Holy SHEE-ITE!!! I've never been up close and personal with something so BIG that's still ALIVE!!

Got him into the boat, no room left for me and Nick!! Measured 45" long, 20" girth. AWESOME, and a complete fluke too!! Anyway, took about 45 minutes to revive him and we're drifting further away from my rod & reel all the while (current is strong there!!) but I want to see this guy swim away under his own steam, which he finally does!

So now what about my gear??? I'm resigned to the fact it's probably ancient history, but my buddy Nick says "Why don't you drive around real slow with the anchor out and see if you can snag it??"

HMMMMM???? I'll modify that suggestion slightly (driving around w/ anchor on bottom=potential disaster!!! ) so I'll toss the anchor out behind where I think the rod may be, drift w/ current to end of anchor line, then slowly pull anchor back in.

I have a pretty good idea of where rod went in (but I'm thinking strong current could have taken it anywhere ) but it was about 50' downstream from a marker buoy in 19.4' of water, so I'm going to try a 'grid' search.
I toss it in 1st time, slowly pull in the anchor, NADA!!
I toss it in 2nd time, slowly pull in anchor, about 2/3 of the way in I feel like it's suddenly become a little heavier, could it be?? , NAH, getting closer to the boat, comes to the surface, SON OF A B.........., got my rod dead center in the forks of the anchor!!!! WOOHOO!!!!!<a href="http://plugin.smileycentral.com/http%25 ... /page.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/4/4_17_208.gif" alt="SmileyCentral.com" border="0"><img border="0" src="http://plugin.smileycentral.com/http%25 ... e.gif"></a>

A fantastic ending to what could have been a costly, disappointing day!!
Oh, and BTW, I also came out on top in our ORWL Competition with a 14 1/4" runt!!!!!

So since you said you know where your rod/reel went in, this may be a viable option to try, you never know!!!!

Good luck, hope you get it back!!

a quick trip to Lee Valley for a large earth magnet and some rope and you should be able to find something magnetic on that reel and bring it back to the surface