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[chris gadsden]

Most of us have left their fishing rods behind sometime in our fishing careers, I know I have and have been lucky to get them back. We hear and read all the time of people losing theirs.

A tip worth considering. I use it all the time now, I put my rod on the hood of my vehicle, across the windshield so if I donot put it in the vehicle when I am ready to drive off I see it there right away when I slip into the drivers seat.

[Fish Assassin]

Also a good place to put your car keys while you're changing out of your waders.

[funfisher]

a few years back I left my shimano convergence rod reel combo down at the scale bar.  because I was carrying out my catch I didn't realize that I had left my rod down on the bar.  I went down to get it and it was gone.  200 bucks down the drain.  I was a little upset with myself to say the least. 

[cohojoe]

thanks for the advice,   I now clip my car keys to my pants even when not fishing.   That way if I lose my pants I know I lost my keys .    Rods across the windshield sounds good.

[tyee35]

great tip Chris!...keys almost lost many time...

[shoreboar]

I've lost 3 rods this year while loading stuff in the truck and/or camping, so the "windshield" tip is certainly a good one. Certain types of beverages have been a factor in 1 of the situations, and perhaps old age in the other 2 situations.

[chris gadsden]

thanks for the advice,   I now clip my car keys to my pants even when not fishing.   That way if I lose my pants I know I lost my keys .    .

[yakideath12]

I lost my rod last week and a nice guy called me on thanks giving day and found my rod!

worth to try put papers about lost things at where you lost . This will help alot.

[BigCoho]

a couple years back my buddy drove off and left his center pin behind in Chehalis. His day got even worse when he threw a rod in his engine on the way home

[cohojoe]

I normally forget my gear in the dark.    So I have now got a light color tarp and lay out my gear when I am ready to load up.   And you would be suprised at all the things you see on the tarp.   Your net,  your hat,  gloves,  whatever else that is small and attached to you or your tube.    Then when everything is loaded;  both of us walk around the site with those new bright flashlights and make sure we have not left anything for the next angler .

[speycaster]

Gees Chris at your age can you even see the hood of the leaf mobile from the drivers seat.

[armytruck]

My last experience losing my rod was at the chehalis in the canyon . The springs were in full force that year and so was the rain . I was half asleep , my hands were all pruned up , all soapy from the borax roe . WHAM a smack from a huge spring hit the roe and B4 I reacted the rod torpedoed right outta my hands and shot down the river , the spring in tow leaping down river with the rod  .

[David_R]

Yup, had shaky hands and was excited leaving a spot from an encounter with a steelhead, put my fly rod on top of the roof. Got distracted watching another fisherman playing a trout and then got in the car and drove away. Realized half way home that I left my rod up there. Turned around and found a broken piece of the blank but someone had since stopped and picked up the reel

Windshield tip is definitely a good idea

[chris gadsden]

Good thing I took my own advice yesterday as I got talking to a fellow board member about the serious gravel issue on the Fraser River. We talked for some time and by the time I got ready to drive away it was nearly dark. I had forgotton about my rod and there it was where I said to put it, on The Leaf Mobile's windshield.

[bigguy]

shoreboar and a few others... Where are you oing to fish next, I need to replenish my supply of rods that I have lost.   Actually mine were stolen out of the back of the truck when we stopped at Timmy's for an early morning coffee.  Learned our lesson to always use drive thru or leave someone in the truck.  Couldn't believe it though.