This Guy Tied His 'Cursed' Wedding Ring To A Fish, Says His Life Has Been Great Since
A group of friends were fishing in Lake Michigan when they were surprised by a steelhead trout that Joe Penar caught. The fish had what was later identified as a wedding ring tied to its tail. The bizarre finding remained a mystery for a couple of days until reportedly the owner of the ring reached out to the Chicago Sun Times publication to put a rest to the mystery.
Fish choking because of plastic bags, turtles and seals getting fatally injured because of plastic wires and dead dolphins washing ashore have become common news now.
It is a sad reality that we have become almost immune to such human brutality. But when these fishermen caught this fish, it was not stuck in a plastic bag, rather it had a ring tied to its tail. Here is the tale.
A group of friends Jim Nelligan, Bob Nichols and John Massard were fishing in Lake Michigan when they were surprised by a steelhead trout that Joe Penar caught.
They caught the fish during a tournament that was taking place on Lake Michigan a few days ago. The fish had, what was later identified as a wedding ring tied to its tail.
Jim Nelligan
¡°So, we caught this steelhead today. Someone attached their wedding ring, which reportedly had a single diamond, to this fish and we caught it. Wonder if it was a divorce or death, but a crazy story,¡¯¡¯ Chicago Sun Times quoted Nelligan as saying.
The friends noticed that the ring had SDH Steel inscription on it. Reportedly, they initially thought that it was sort sort of a tracking device. It is not uncommon for fisheries biologists to attach tags to some fish to track their movements for research purposes.
Nelligan reportedly said, ¡°When we first saw it we wondered if it was some kind of DNR tag initially, but then we saw it was a wedding ring.¡±
They did not know who could possibly tie a wedding ring to a fish and let it float back in the lake. The bizarre finding remained a mystery for a couple of days until, reportedly the owner of the ring reached out to the Chicago Sun Times publication to put a rest to the mystery.
The owner of the ring apparently is Captain Jason Rose, who informed that he used a plastic zip to attach his wedding ring to a steelhead trout that he had caught on May 4 and released it back again. According to CST he and his wife had been more for almost a decade when they decided to get separated.
¡°I am a fishing guide,¡± Rose informed CST, ¡°she was always against me following my dreams and hated how much I fished.¡± He continued, ¡°Four years went by since our divorce. I felt I needed to get rid of that ring but I didn¡¯t want to just toss it to the bottom, pawn it or any of that kind of thing. So I released it the best way I know how.¡±
He further said ¡°I am convinced that ring is cursed. My life has been nothing less than great since I released it.¡±
What do you think? Can something like a ring actually be cursed?
