Your former possessions on the bottom of Canadian lakes?

[boyks]

On my now annual fly-in trip - my digital camera, 3 years ago, with a pic of a 27.5 inch walleye that was the big fish that year (and since actually).

Got tired of being badgered that this was a good fish story, SO brought an underwater camera this year and managed to find and hook the camera and rescue it. The SD card still worked after being removed and dried out and I was vindicated.

BTW the camera didn' fare as well, I suggested it being used as the "Big Fish" trophy from now on.

[Ten Horse Johnson]

Almost forgot...a stringer with three or four walleyes on it. Have often wondered if those boys and girls found a way to make their life together work. They were alive and well when we last saw them.

[Obabikon]

My wedding ring's down there. Felt it slip off my finger when I was releasing a fish. (I almost always take it off when I go, but forgot). My wife took it well though.

I did make a lunge for it at the last second, but to no avail.

[Bitinlight]

A number of years ago, I really got on to a school of walleyes. Instead of backtrolling and drifting through like I usually do, I decide to anchor and vertical jig. When it was time to leave, I could not get the anchor up-must have wedged in some rocks or boulders somehow. Tried everything I could to pull it up, but nothing worked. Finally, just cut the rope and that was the end of that.

[Jig A Lowe]

Originally Posted by Bitinlight

A number of years ago, I really got on to a school of walleyes. Instead of backtrolling and drifting through like I usually do, I decide to anchor and vertical jig. When it was time to leave, I could not get the anchor up-must have wedged in some rocks or boulders somehow. Tried everything I could to pull it up, but nothing worked. Finally, just cut the rope and that was the end of that.

Man, you have a ton of company! I'd bet that lost anchors is the "number one answer".

I once lost a fish basket with about 30 perch in it. It was the kind that clipped onto the back of the boat and when I tilted it forward to add another perch it came loose and slipped to the bottom of the lake. My mother was furious. We tried to hook that thing for about an hour to no avail.

Kidney Stone?

[Richard B]

It's not me but in 2008, my youngest brother forgot to tie his rods down on the front deck of his 620. 4 St. Croix rods with Adrent reels and 2 3600 tackle boxes full of stick baits overboard at 55mph. He was not very happy.

[@Lunker]

Launched a perfect cast and a baitcaster rod and reel followed it right into the water. Also a jaw spreader that I forgot to take out of the Northern's mouth before I released it.

[outdoorsron]

Hello: I'm storing a Seiko wristwatch on Lac De Millac, It had a gold band that somehow became unsnapped and fell off while netting a fish, we tried to snag it for a long time but no luck, pulled out a fishing rod on Lac De Millac that had been there a while, cleaned it up and was catching walleyes with it an hour later, pliers on Lake Wenesaga, a Columbia shirt on Red Lake, cheap sunglasses all over. On Gull Rock I almost lost a custom made fishing rod and reel $375.00 that went overboard while I was netting a 30" Walleye for my buddy. After I netted the fish and photos taken (It was released) I turned around and my rod was gone, I thought my buddies were messing with me. Luckily I ended up snagging my line and retrieving it. It was a good thing I caught it because if my buddies caught it I might have had to buy it back or at least cough up a couple cases of beer. I also caught a new ski rope on Devils Lake, nothing on either end. Saw a big bobber on Lac De Millac moving through the water, netted a 41" Northern on it, (released live and well), caught various rod and reel outfits nothing very expensive . Caught a pair of vise grips that must have been in the lake 50 years they were junk and I released it back. Was fishing on Leech Lake one time, the bite was on and we ran out of minnows.We were going to head back and get more but as we were leaving our spot we came across one of those flow through yellow minnow buckets guys throw over the side of their boat, it was full of minnows. It didn't have a rope on it , their knot must have came loose. Good for us bad for them. fished out a couple of anchors after catching the ropes. Good Luck O - R

[keek]

Also - two of my anchors are in Quebec waters.