A sad yet funny story.

[walleyewinder23]

Ok, a few days ago, i was out on Norwalk's lake and i happened to pull out a walleye! when i reached to grab it, it got loose!!  Then I tried to grab it........ BY DIVING INTO THE HOLE! My whole arm from hand to shoulder was soaked, and i missed the 15-19" fish.....                     

[doonan]

thats always fun to do. the worse is when your buddy tries helping and loses the fish down the hole.

[kauffman_matt]

I did the same thing last year.  Only difference is I was going after a cell phone.  I thought it was kind of funny.  My wife how ever didn't see the humor in it.

[fin-n-feather]

Yeah isnt it funny.  Every time you have a fish come off at the hole and its one you would keep it shoots back down the hole like a bullet.  But whenever its a dink perch or gill they will sit there stunned and you practically have to push them back down the hole with your skimmer. Fin

[MelroseHawkins]

Summer fishing yrs back on the Missississsisiisisisis isippi with my buddy & brother-in-law.  My bud (avid fisherman) connects on a nice northern 10-12 lb range, & of course, my brother-in-law who doesn't fish much tries to land the fish because of his proximity in the boat.  Needless to say, he bifs it due to technique & hits the line or fish.  He felt pretty bad & my bud was not the happiest, but my brother-in-laws line to my bud is classic.

"Here you are trying to land this nice fish & I'm over here beating it off with the net".