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Winnipesaukee Divers · 01-27-2005, 08:54 PM

If you can't afford downriggers or other serious fishing gear... Then you got to get diving in some other parts of the lake. I've found so much of that fishing junk on the bottom I stopped bring it up since my fishing buddies won't take any more of it.

Last year I was diving off Black point with dive buddy Paul, we were looking for a reputed Indian stone statue. First, I found a cannon ball with a S/S line attached to it, I follow it over the rocks and along the bottom for about a hundred yards until I came to the rest of the gear. We decided this needed to rescued and spent the rest of the dive winding it up and getting it back on the dive boat. Once back on the dive boat we checked out treasures: we had a nearly new down rigger with all it components, three fishing poles, lots of fancy lures dangling form from our BCs, antique bottles in ever pocket and all sorts of other interesting trinkets.

On the way back to the Club we came to the realization that we had a lot of junk that neither of us would ever use or even wanted. So we made a quick detour over to the town docks and left it there. Later that day on our way to dinner we strolled over to see if it was still there. Nope, it was gone. I sure hope it made someone's day

A note to the fishermen: if you guys would put your name and number on your equipment, I would be able to get it back to you instead of just giving it away.

01-27-2005, 08:54 PM	#5
Winnipesaukee Divers Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Exeter, NH or @ WCYC on weekends Posts: 250 Thanks: 7 Thanked 46 Times in 28 Posts	What's this, you call yourself a diver.... If you can't afford downriggers or other serious fishing gear... Then you got to get diving in some other parts of the lake. I've found so much of that fishing junk on the bottom I stopped bring it up since my fishing buddies won't take any more of it. Last year I was diving off Black point with dive buddy Paul, we were looking for a reputed Indian stone statue. First, I found a cannon ball with a S/S line attached to it, I follow it over the rocks and along the bottom for about a hundred yards until I came to the rest of the gear. We decided this needed to rescued and spent the rest of the dive winding it up and getting it back on the dive boat. Once back on the dive boat we checked out treasures: we had a nearly new down rigger with all it components, three fishing poles, lots of fancy lures dangling form from our BCs, antique bottles in ever pocket and all sorts of other interesting trinkets. On the way back to the Club we came to the realization that we had a lot of junk that neither of us would ever use or even wanted. So we made a quick detour over to the town docks and left it there. Later that day on our way to dinner we strolled over to see if it was still there. Nope, it was gone. I sure hope it made someone's day A note to the fishermen: if you guys would put your name and number on your equipment, I would be able to get it back to you instead of just giving it away.