Static electricity

Hillcountry · 07-29-2018, 08:38 AM

Just saw on a facebook forum (fish winni) that someone that stayed out fishing as the storms were building up discovered that his GRAPHITE ROD was collecting static electricity and would give quite ZAP when touching it!

Be careful as a spark on a boat at the wrong time could be disastrous (as we all know)

ITD · 07-29-2018, 04:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Hillcountry

Just saw on a facebook forum (fish winni) that someone that stayed out fishing as the storms were building up discovered that his GRAPHITE ROD was collecting static electricity and would give quite ZAP when touching it!

Be careful as a spark on a boat at the wrong time could be disastrous (as we all know)

Yeah, that usually happens right before you get hit by lightening, he is lucky to be alive.

Slickcraft · 07-29-2018, 07:10 PM

St. Elmo’s fire

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8gv · 07-30-2018, 03:17 AM

Two friends if mine were fishing whwn some dark clouds moved in.

One guy cast his lure.

The lure hit the water but the line stayed above it floating in the air.

He said to the other guy "What does this mean?"

"It means we had better get the hell out of here!" was his answer.

Moments later all hell hroke loose!

07-29-2018, 08:38 AM	#1
Hillcountry Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: In the hills Posts: 2,420 Thanks: 1,677 Thanked 786 Times in 466 Posts	Static electricity Just saw on a facebook forum (fish winni) that someone that stayed out fishing as the storms were building up discovered that his GRAPHITE ROD was collecting static electricity and would give quite ZAP when touching it! Be careful as a spark on a boat at the wrong time could be disastrous (as we all know)

07-29-2018, 07:10 PM	#3
Slickcraft Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Welch Island and The Taylor Community Posts: 3,337 Thanks: 1,247 Thanked 2,118 Times in 968 Posts	St. Elmo’s fire Sent from my iPad using Winnipesaukee Forum mobile app

07-30-2018, 03:17 AM	#4
8gv Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 2,124 Thanks: 64 Thanked 752 Times in 486 Posts	Two friends if mine were fishing whwn some dark clouds moved in. One guy cast his lure. The lure hit the water but the line stayed above it floating in the air. He said to the other guy "What does this mean?" "It means we had better get the hell out of here!" was his answer. Moments later all hell hroke loose!