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Fisherman dies chasing fish that stole his pole (Fearsome flounder finishes fisherman)
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| Tue Aug 16
| yahoo
Posted on 08/16/2005 12:08:18 PM PDT by Cowman
BERLIN (Reuters) - A fish caught in an east German lake near the Polish border not only got off the hook but also lured a 46-year-old fisherman to his death, police in the eastern town of Eisenhuettenstadt said on Tuesday.
A police spokeswoman said the fish pulled the fishing rod out of the man's hands and dragged it about 100 metres away from shore at the Kleinen Pohlitzer lake near Eisenhuettenstadt. The man took off his clothes and swam after the pole.
An eyewitness said the man reached the rod floating on the surface but then suddenly stopped moving. The witness, 54, swam out to help him and pulled the fisherman back to shore, where he was later pronounced dead, police said.
"I know it sounds like an incredible story but it really happened," an Eisenhuettenstadt police spokeswoman said. "It was apparently just an ordinary fish."
TOPICS: Local News
KEYWORDS: fish; fishbitesman; germany; hatewhenthathappens; rodforbait
Later the fish went to a fish bar and told all of his fish friends about the one that got away.
And they all wanted to know where he got his bait.
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posted on
08/16/2005 12:08:21 PM PDT
by
Cowman
To: Cowman
Fish 1
Man 0
2
posted on
08/16/2005 12:09:34 PM PDT
by
Fawn
(Being a FREE COUNTRY doesn't mean EVERYTHING'S FOR FREE!!!!!!!)
To: Cowman
Those %(#()@ flounders again!!
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posted on
08/16/2005 12:09:40 PM PDT
by
Fudd Fan
(Who stole the bananas?)
To: Cowman
Doh!
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posted on
08/16/2005 12:11:10 PM PDT
by
darkwing104
(Let's get dangerous)
To: Cowman
Took off his clothes, eh? Wonder if the fish got his worm?
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posted on
08/16/2005 12:11:16 PM PDT
by
b4its2late
(It's lonely at the top, but you eat better.)
To: Cowman
I'm telling the truth, that man was T H I S big!
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posted on
08/16/2005 12:12:06 PM PDT
by
YaYa123
To: Fawn
To: Cowman; mikrofon; Charles Henrickson
It was time to fish or cut bait ... or whatever this guy did.
To: Cowman
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posted on
08/16/2005 12:53:32 PM PDT
by
PaulaB
(The words “under God” are implicit throughout the hundreds of founding documents of this nation.)
To: Cowman
Officer to witness: Let me get this straight. You took off your clothes, before trying to save the man who had his clothes off, because he was trying to save his fishing pole!?
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posted on
08/16/2005 12:54:13 PM PDT
by
laceybrookesdad
(A half truth is a whole lie!)
To: Cowman
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posted on
08/16/2005 12:54:40 PM PDT
by
11th_VA
(http://vdare.com/guzzardi/0508013_mortgages.htm)
To: Cowman
That was reel stupid of him.
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posted on
08/16/2005 1:05:34 PM PDT
by
ItsOurTimeNow
(Mah Pap always said, "Never trust a Hogwallop!")
To: martin_fierro; Cowman; Charles Henrickson
A police spokeswoman said the fish pulled the fishing rod out of the man's hands and dragged it about 100 metres away from shore at the Kleinen Pohlitzer lake near Eisenhuettenstadt. The man took off his clothes and swam after the pole. Perhaps not a Darwin Award candidate, but definitely a Pohlitzer prize winner...
(And how did they know the fish was a Pole?)
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posted on
08/16/2005 1:37:25 PM PDT
by
mikrofon
("Uh oh, I's in deepen-shat")
To: laceybrookesdad
I'm glad we've lived through our "diving after fishing pole" experiences!!! It's just that split second, perfect timing of mine that saved the day! hahaha
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posted on
08/17/2005 3:56:20 AM PDT
by
codyjacksmom
(I've gone out to find myself... if I get back before I return, please keep me here!!!)
To: codyjacksmom
No doubt about it, if it wasn't for your dive and grab we would have definitely lost that pole babe! You were rewarded with the biggest cat I have seen caught in my lifetime. I am so glad that we stayed and that I got to net that monster for you.
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posted on
08/17/2005 11:02:25 AM PDT
by
laceybrookesdad
(A half truth is a whole lie!)
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