[bonz]

Fishing a pond in the CLT area today before the storms ran me off. Tried wacky rigging a worm for the first time today. Had already caught one on a chartreuse Buzz bait.
Tossed out the worm, got a bite and hooked into a 3/4 pound or so fish. He came up once, then dove back down. The line got heavier, but not as much fight. He started to come back up and I noticed something trailing him by a few inches. I figured one of his buddies was trailing him. As I got him in closer, I saw it was definitely a bud, but not the kind I was thinking of....

definitely one of the stranger things I've had happen fishing...

 

[2008xpress]

A fish cant even chill out and drink a beer these days without being bothered by some dang fisherman.

 

[GreyGhost]

This Bud is for you said the fish now take this hook out.

 

[bonz]

Haha...no kidding. And he didn't even offer me one.

I'm still perplexed on this one... As he was coming up, and I was realizing what it was, my brain was trying to process it. I was thinking the line had some how got wrapped around the tab...but no. The hook was literally buried into the can...and it was pretty much a round spot where the hook went in. The fish was just on the line like a stringer.

Crazy stuff.

i should send this to TruTurn...

 

[GreyGhost]

One in a million catch. I bet you put a can in the water and try to set the hook it will never happen.

 

[Abert43]

Could have made a commercial out of it! Nice catch

 

[bonz]

As you can see it's definitely a catch and release pond...that's probably one of the more innocuous things "other than fish" that could come out of that body of water.
1st wacky rig catch was definitely wacky...

 

[spidey]

A week ago got a smallish bass maybe 3/4 pounder on a trick worm as I was letting him play out I noticed another bass was chasing trying to take the worm away from him. Thought at first ya caugt two bass on one worm but the BUD makes it two!

 

[bonz]

Ironically, it was a zoom trick worm....and that's what I thought was happening, another bass. I've had that happen before.

 

[Neilslure]

It would be nearly impossible to stick that can without a fish on there. To have the hook come out like that and stick the can is incredible.

I did have a partner in a club tournament set into the side of a 16 oz pepsi bottle that was wedged in the rocks.

 

[Jay]

Wives all over NC are going to be in serious trouble - once word gets out that our lakes are stocked with free beers in addition to fish they will really be fishing widows, lol

 

[bonz]

I think me an my little girl are about to drive back to that pond this morning..see if I can catch 5 more.

 

[jerry condrey]

Fish drinking beer! Next thing ya know, they'll be hanging out on street corners, doing drugs and breaking into houses!

 

[yakattackabass]

My friend pulled up a glow stick with a line attached to a rock yesterday too!