Fisherman dies chasing fish that stole his pole (Fearsome flounder finishes fisherman)

Yahoo News ^ | Tue Aug 16 | yahoo

[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."

[Cowman]

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.

[Fawn]

Fish 1
Man 0

[Fudd Fan]

Those %(#()@ flounders again!!

[darkwing104]

Doh!

[b4its2late]

Took off his clothes, eh? Wonder if the fish got his worm?

[YaYa123]

I'm telling the truth, that man was T H I S big!

[Larry Lucido]

Poles 1

Germans 0

[martin_fierro]

It was time to fish or cut bait ... or whatever this guy did.

[PaulaB]

[laceybrookesdad]

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!?

[11th_VA]

[ItsOurTimeNow]

That was reel stupid of him.

[mikrofon]

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?)

[codyjacksmom]

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

[laceybrookesdad]

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.