365swimbait Posted March 8, 2020 Report Share Posted March 8, 2020 So i ran into a guy while fishing and we started talking swimbaits. He tells me a while back he was fishing a nego and got it snagged, he tried to get it back with a lure retriever, but instead retrieved a gillrilla. Turns out it was the one i snapped off about 4 1/2 years ago. I pointed to the exact spot where i lost it and he confirmed thats where he found it. He walks to his van, hands me the swimbait and says “it’s yours”, I literally couldn’t believe it, it really was the one i lost and it still swam exactly how i remembered it. This type of stuff never happens to me. This was the 2nd swimbait i ever purchased. I caught a 4lb’r the first day after getting it from Brock. I was new then and didn’t know i had to retie so i left it on the rod for about four trips and that very week, I had lost it. I tried swimming for it with goggles and an underwater flashlight, but I gave up. This guy Mike is a good dude. All i had was a $20 bill in my wallet which he tried to refuse, but i forced him to take it. He said he snagged a godzilla while dropshotting and he found the owner through a mutual friend and confirmed it was his and returned it to that individual as well. Without a doubt, there’re good people in this world. When i can, i plan to buy this guy a brand new Nego. aholodnick, drewmoniz, Fishfoo and 41 others 44 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthefisherman Posted March 8, 2020 Report Share Posted March 8, 2020 Awesome stuff...hats off to Mike! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassbass Posted March 8, 2020 Report Share Posted March 8, 2020 Very cool stuff. Great guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chefchris Posted March 8, 2020 Report Share Posted March 8, 2020 That’s awesome. that’s also a testament to how good brocks paint/resin is if it sat submerged for that long Tangaroo215, 253caster, jigginwood and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigpoppabass Posted March 8, 2020 Report Share Posted March 8, 2020 (edited) Usually trips to vans with strangers don't end well....great story. Edited March 8, 2020 by bigpoppabass jigginwood, BrierBob, 168 Rookie and 5 others 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chefchris Posted March 8, 2020 Report Share Posted March 8, 2020 5 hours ago, bigpoppabass said: Usually trips to vans with strangers don't end well....great story. @bigpoppabasscheck your pms about the crawler too bigpoppabass and 365swimbait 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jiggerjake Posted March 8, 2020 Report Share Posted March 8, 2020 Good story. Glad to know there are still a lot of decent people out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.Krys860 Posted March 8, 2020 Report Share Posted March 8, 2020 That's awesome. Fishing community is one of the best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigpoppabass Posted March 8, 2020 Report Share Posted March 8, 2020 6 hours ago, chefchris said: @bigpoppabasscheck your pms about the crawler too Lfmao. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El_Weruso Posted March 9, 2020 Report Share Posted March 9, 2020 (edited) Bro! I know him! His name is Mike and a good friend of mine, he's also returned a Hiroshima Godzilla to Jack (BassJaks friend). Haha what a small world Edited March 9, 2020 by El_Weruso Badfish562 and bigpoppabass 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
365swimbait Posted March 9, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2020 6 hours ago, El_Weruso said: Bro! I know him! His name is Mike and a good friend of mine, he's also returned a Hiroshima Godzilla to Jack (BassJaks friend). Haha what a small world Yea man, this guy is super good people. I think that’s the Godzilla he was talking about. El_Weruso 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassassin1990 Posted March 9, 2020 Report Share Posted March 9, 2020 On 3/7/2020 at 7:35 PM, 365swimbait said: So i ran into a guy while fishing and we started talking swimbaits. He tells me a while back he was fishing a nego and got it snagged, he tried to get it back with a lure retriever, but instead retrieved a gillrilla. Turns out it was the one i snapped off about 4 1/2 years ago. I pointed to the exact spot where i lost it and he confirmed thats where he found it. He walks to his van, hands me the swimbait and says “it’s yours”, I literally couldn’t believe it, it really was the one i lost and it still swam exactly how i remembered it. This type of stuff never happens to me. This was the 2nd swimbait i ever purchased. I caught a 4lb’r the first day after getting it from Brock. I was new then and didn’t know i had to retie so i left it on the rod for about four trips and that very week, I had lost it. I tried swimming for it with goggles and an underwater flashlight, but I gave up. This guy Mike is a good dude. All i had was a $20 bill in my wallet which he tried to refuse, but i forced him to take it. He said he snagged a godzilla while dropshotting and he found the owner through a mutual friend and confirmed it was his and returned it to that individual as well. Without a doubt, there’re good people in this world. When i can, i plan to buy this guy a brand new Nego. That's so dope Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RatBeater Posted March 9, 2020 Report Share Posted March 9, 2020 That's awesome. I figured the bait would be tore up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baddmnkey Posted March 9, 2020 Report Share Posted March 9, 2020 I believe in karma...hope Mike gets a DD soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtySouthGlide Posted March 10, 2020 Report Share Posted March 10, 2020 Great story! Love hearing that stuff! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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