call lanyard went overboard, i need a miracle

[bigcans]

has anyone ever lost their calls due to the unfortionate? I didn't want to overheat getting set up in my boat so i took my jacket off and laid it on the top brace bar of the center console and my lanyard on top. I started tossing out deeks in a cove where not much current is in some backwaters of the columbia. with a deek went the lanyard into the water. i emmediately went for my 18ft decoy retriever and failed twice to pluck it from the water. Unbelievable! as i watched it sink fast. Just a few days earlier I had replaced my floating lanyard that was wearing out with a non floating lanyard and really only decent one in the store. I marked the spot with my gps in 14ft of water with an incoming tide. i tried dragging the deek retriever for 2 hrs and nothing. Feel pretty crappy about this. 4 bands, a Zink SR1 honker call, a Sean Mann arcrilic black onyx, were the most expensive. a great pintail whistle from Billy Gianquinto, a cheap hadels gadwall call, teal whistle, a diver call that I've had for 20 yrs and a sweat meat mallard from Tim Grounds.

I went to home depot and got a 1ft magnet that construction crews use to pick up nails. It has a 4ft handle and i'm gonna attach some small chain to it and troll the area real slow. Magnet picks up 10 lbs so i have my work cut out for me. I sure hope that I can find it. Makes me angry at the thought that my calls are at the bottom of a river where they don't belong. If anyone has any other ideas on retrieving them I can use all the help i can get. Someone with many yrs experience said they should be in the same place but no telling. lots of weed down there too maybe i can  hire a few search and rescue swimmers? lol...

[Ellensburg]

That must be a sickening feeling. Good luck finding it and keep us updated.

[carpsniperg2]

Sorry to hear that! Good luck trying to get them back.

[TwoFeet]

Sorry to hear that.  Makes me think I should probably invest in a floating lanyard.  Hope you find them.

[D-Rock425]

Something happen to me a few weeks back but with my wallet.   I normal keep it in my pants pockek inside my waders but the pants I had on had no pockets so I put it in my blind bag.  When the tide started coming in I knew I had to run for it or I was getting wet made it about 3/4 of the way back when I stopped and noticed my blind bag being unzipped check and sure enough wallet gone.  Tried to make it back and look when I slipped and fell in the water.  Now I'm soaked fried my phone and lost my wallet.  Walked back to the car drove home put on dry clothes and drove back up at low tide and found my wallet where I was set up hunting earlier that morning.   I for some stupid reason was packing 650 dollars in cash with me to bad idea I know.  I hope you find it good luck.

[Heredoggydoggy]

Back when I was Scuba Diving, I found a guy's prescription eyeglasses that he lost overboard while fishing.  Saved him $400 for a new pair.  Ask at a local dive shop if there's a diver who wants a challenge and make a few bucks.

[bigcans]

Something happen to me a few weeks back but with my wallet.   

DRock, It's great that you found your wallet. Yurr doing something right if you had 650.00 bucks in your wallet.  Sounds like you had a brutal moment when you slipped and fell into the water. I was looking for a dive shop around here. maybe i'll try Vancouver

[high country]

I watched a 3lb brook trout swim to the bottom of a lake when the swivel on my stringer broke. I know that sick feeling.

[D-Rock425]

Something happen to me a few weeks back but with my wallet.   

DRock, It's great that you found your wallet. Yurr doing something right if you had 650.00 bucks in your wallet.  Sounds like you had a brutal moment when you slipped and fell into the water. I was looking for a dive shop around here. maybe i'll try Vancouver

good night at the casino

[mallard79]

Not sure the magnet is gonna do any good....arent bands usually aluminum?
That sucks though....good luck. Maybe build some kind of spreader bar with hooks or several peices of bent wire to drag along the bottom? Might get luck and snag the lanyard.

[Skagit_Hunter]

Not sure the magnet is gonna do any good....arent bands usually aluminum?
That sucks though....good luck. Maybe build some kind of spreader bar with hooks or several peices of bent wire to drag along the bottom? Might get luck and snag the lanyard.

Just start over

[h2ofowlr]

I would grab the snorkle and fins along with a wet suite.

[CoryTDF]

My little brother just had this happen. He lost 20 bands and about $600 in calls.

[bigcans]

Not sure the magnet is gonna do any good....arent bands usually aluminum?
That sucks though....good luck. Maybe build some kind of spreader bar with hooks or several peices of bent wire to drag along the bottom? Might get luck and snag the lanyard.

today when i was out there I was thinking exactly what you mentioned. I never used a spreader bar when trolling for salmon but thought hey, it could work if i made a large enough spreader.  Can they be made into 3 or 4 ft wide?   When out there today i was thinking a spreader bar with large trebles would work better but with all the weeds i could pick up, i would have to drag it to shore as the weight would be huge. I really thought i was gonna find it today. the thought that the calls and bands being in the murky river being ruined bothers me far more than losing the calls.

[h2ofowlr]

My little brother just had this happen. He lost 20 bands and about $600 in calls.

Bummer, Riley was probably a little pissed off!

[wraithen]

I'd make a bunch of pier gaffs and clean out that whole area! I get mad enough when I lose a couple of squid jigs and those are less than 10 bucks a piece.

[Skagit_Hunter]

With water movement and time.... It most likely has moved some distance.
At what point do you just give up, And start over.
I don't understand the whole look at me I shot a dumb duck with a band ego thing.
We spend alot of money on camo. Then hang some bright ego stroke around your neck for the world and birds to see 

[ICEMAN]

With water movement and time.... It most likely has moved some distance.
At what point do you just give up, And start over.
I don't understand the whole look at me I shot a dumb duck with a band ego thing.
We spend alot of money on camo. Then hang some bright ego stroke around your neck for the world and birds to see 

   No need to add a jab or two is there?

I feel for the guy. A lot of memories on that lanyard. Good luck finding it.

[Skagit_Hunter]

With water movement and time.... It most likely has moved some distance.
At what point do you just give up, And start over.
I don't understand the whole look at me I shot a dumb duck with a band ego thing.
We spend alot of money on camo. Then hang some bright ego stroke around your neck for the world and birds to see 

   No need to add a jab or two is there?

I feel for the guy. A lot of memories on that lanyard. Good luck finding it.

No jab intended... Just a observation. I feel for him losing his calls. but at what point with water movement do you pull the plug. Just adding money trying to find the needle in the hay stack in deep water that moves sounds pointless.
If it was a pond searching might find it. Because wind it the only thing that could make it move.

[ICEMAN]

I felt the jab was the "ego stroke" commentary, not your logical point about water flow. 

It just might be for a shiny leg band or colorful call that his whole lanyard is found. This would be good... 

[high country]

Perhaps one of your buds has one of the ice fishing cameras.....should give you some eyes.

[ICEMAN]

There is a great idea...  Good one high country!

[CoryTDF]

If you know the exact location and if it's not 150 feet deep or someth ing mybrother ans I both scuba and I'm sure he would be willing to help if he can make it work. He lives in Marysville. If you want his info PM me. If it was in the sound that is cool as the water temp does not really change between summer and winter. The rivers and lakes however, well, guess that will depend on the temp as to weather or not he can dive.

[Ellensburg]

Find that lanyard damn it. Or I'm going to be pissed off.

[Camp David]

Didn’t see that coming   . Remember boys Santa reads this forum.

[carpsniperg2]

This has been cleaned up! Keep it on track guys

[Ellensburg]

I check this post 20 times per day with my fingers crossed.... U can borrow my gopro camera and send it under water to video tape the bottom... It can instantly show u whats on the bottom

[mallard79]

Not sure if they still sell them but Harbor Freight Tools use to sell the under water cams with viewing monitor cheaper than anywhere.........good luck.

[bigcans]

I appreciate the ideas and condolences lol...guys. I'm inbetween jobs but I want to give someone a nice lamiglas drift rod for silvers to who can lend me the tools, be it a cam or a diver. As i stated where the calls went down it's weedy, about 50ft from shore without any moving current. those calls sank pretty fast so they are most likley hung up in the weeds.

[1morebuck]

Good luck, I really hope you find them. I would get my dive gear out if I dropped my ONE band and three cheap-o calls over. My wood call was given to me from my grandpa, it isn't expensive, but priceless to me as I am sure your calls are to you.

[Ellensburg]

Someone loan this guy a gopro camera with a waterproof casing. I'm sure that it will work IF the calls are still there. If I wasnt 3 hours away, I'd do it.

[bigcans]

hey long gun really appreciated your help. Someone loaned me a brand new Aqua view. No problem he said. He was glad to help. Calling for some big winds everybody. play hookie from work. gonna blow like a hurricane up and down the lower columbia tomarrow.  80 mph forecasted for Astoria? holy crap. insane. be safe

[Ellensburg]

Update us. The search must go on.

[bigcans]

i have the system at the house but the 12v 7amp battery is dead and wouldn't take a charge so the store is sending off for a new battery.    I took a cruise over to where they went down and in spite of all the rain we have had over past week and rising river level, and not much of a low tide to be seen the water color in the back cove remains very clear. Thanks E, for chime ing in

Update:..... lol....finally shot my first duck on sat down in cathlamet. started late at 9:30a managed only 2 buffleheads and was an idiot for shooting a blue bill that flew over the island. I thought for sure i would find it as it fell not far from the boat but i sweated like a hog looking for it for 1/2 hr. pretty dangerous walking around up there. good thing i didn't fall and break my neck. really hate it to lose ducks plus my pup..never found it either.

i had 11ft dropper lines but not gang rig yet and some of my deeks started floating down this slough and i had to take the boat far in the back but i got all 7 of them. wasted about 45 min with that while some shooting was still going on at the head of the bay where i was. nice to see the pup jump off her boat and bring back her first bird.

[SurfingScooter]

I have a diving license.  If you were to pay for the rental tanks and BCD and wetsuit.   I would do it for you for free.  Depends on were you live though.  Im on the westside towards Everett and the Skagit.