I've always been wary of fishing in stormy weather and the pic below shows what can happen when lightning hits a graphite rod. Interestingly, the reel looks to have survived okay. Jeff
I am not totally sure but the reel may be a Shimano Tranx! You should buy one...they look like they are tough! cheers Team Bender Likes reading shocking posts!
It does look like a Tranx, Jim. I've never seen one in the flesh and I don't think I really need one - still squirreling away the shekels for the you beaut Megabass Pagani pistol grip outfit, plus a new tinny. I see the latest Curado from Shimano features computerised braking to control spool speed. Maybe this great leap in technology is something that could interest me. www.shimanofish.com.au/content/fish/oceania/au/en/homepage/productdetail.P-BRCURADODC.html Jeff
bloody hell that would have been exciting! hopefully caught some good fish before it was hit we all know how good the fishing can be whith storms around...…. wonder if it can be repaired? untangle and straighten fibers,remold and glue,new guides, ha ha.
Jeff; I guess 'scary' is the operative word. Once had a classis 'boot' from a graphite fly rod at Eucumbene during a thundery evening. Not even any lightning about. No damage done other than a sore hand but the static electricity generated a really wild spark when I touched it. Rule No 1: Never leave a graphite rod pointing up in those conditions. Keep it horizontal. They don't just conduct electricity; they attract it. It's never happened again but we are much more careful now. On that lake; I note the level has dropped below 20% at present. A bit sad. The Old fisho Who still can't get out fishing.
hi , I am contemplating going to anglers next weekend but don't think I will be able to launch boat and its forecast to be a bit stormy and some rain ,not much wind but. I remember once I was fishing a bay at eucenbene and this massive thundered head/anvil cloud was heading right towards me there were no other clouds about and u could feel the charge in the air so I hopped in the boat as soon I was moving there was a massive crack/boom/flash right behind me where I had just been fishing. lucky I didn't decide to just keep fishing, not cheap those fly rods. cheers blair
