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Old 02-04-2011, 14:06   #1
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Minnesota Ice Fishermen Catch Scuba Diver

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Minnesota Ice Fishermen Catch Scuba Diver on Lake

A pair of ice fishermen thought they had caught a monster fish -- but they got an even bigger surprise than they bargained for at the end of the line.

Jason Mechtel and Jeff Klein went out on Lake Waconia in Minnesota to try and lure a monster muskie, but they quickly got a shock, MyFoxTwinCities reported.

“I mean, it didn’t take two seconds and this rattle reel went off,” said Klein.

Soon, every line was going crazy. The pair thought they had a monster fish pulling their lines out until they looked down.

“I literally almost had a heart attack,” said Klein.

A hand broke the surface of the water.

“I didn’t know what to do -- if I should shake it, or what,” said Mechtel.

A scuba diver whose safety line got snagged began sending rope up to them, and soon, they found their hook.

They removed the hook and sent the line back down, and were given a thumbs up by their aquatic acquaintance.

It turned out that three divers had gone into a hole just a short distance from where the two men were fishing, and had placed a flag indicating that they were down -- but the two fishermen had never seen one before and didn’t know what it meant.

The diver later came by to apologize and offered a couple beers as a peace offering, the fishers said.
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Old 02-04-2011, 14:19   #2
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sleeping with the fishes

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“I mean, it didn’t take two seconds and this rattle reel went off,” said Klein.

Soon, every line was going crazy. The pair thought they had a monster fish pulling their lines out until they looked down.

“I literally almost had a heart attack,” said Klein.

A hand broke the surface of the water.

“I didn’t know what to do -- if I should shake it, or what,” said Mechtel.

A scuba diver whose safety line got snagged began sending rope up to them, and soon, they found their hook.
Good thing this happened in Minnesota - in Jersey you stand a better than even chance of hooking either Luca Brasi or Snooki.
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Old 02-04-2011, 14:53   #3
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Ice divers and ice fishermen!!! They deserve each other. I had one ice diving experience. February 1985. Pueblo Reservoir, CO. Safety diver for Dive #1, geared up, sitting on the 'side' of the hole. Weather turned. Dive #1 was cut short, and Dive #2 didn't happen. That was the day I decided to invest in a dry suit. Now I think I'd need one for Hawaii, let alone Calif - in summer!

Just thinking of it makes me cold!
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Old 02-04-2011, 15:03   #4
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Spearing

Luckily they were not spearing.
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Old 02-04-2011, 15:24   #5
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Said one fisherman..."the skin's kinda rubbery...but the meat fries up jus' fine."
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Old 02-04-2011, 15:25   #6
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As that guy felt the tug of that tip up I am sure he thought, "great I take that stinking knife off of my backplate for one dive in 20 years...."
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