I hate that when it happens! Glad to hear the guy is OK, although he'll probably have to go into the fisherman's ID protection program, have his name changed, move to a new location, maybe have surgery, change his style of fishing, or face being reminded of this for life. A few years back a guy backed his van and trailer into the Chehalis river at the Monte lauch. Haven't heard about him since. Talk about a bad gear day on the river! Guess I won't be so upset when I loose a favorite plug on a rootwad--it's all relative. Let's all keep safety in mind or risk having to change to flippin' an pichin' to ol mr. bucket mouth.