Hey Jerry, I feel your pain! I hate it when the fish just will not leave you alone for a minute. And I too learned the hard way not to leave a Tad' hangin off the transome during a good bite. I've lost a few rods to fish jumping up and grabbing the dang lure while trying to mind my own business and enjoy some coffee or lunch. I even tried bringing the rods completely inside the boat but those things have such a keen sense of smell they will take to jumping right into the boat trying to chomp on a Tadpoly or tad bit of eggs. Have to yell at them and kick them out of the boat. Tough fishing in those conditions, but not all days are going to go smoothly. Just have to resign yourself to this and deal with it.

RT