I have a funny one, it was years ago about ’97 I think? First trip on the Nehalem, heading down river a few hundred yards below the launch pulling a decent line, anyway there was a log or something we had been bumping gear over all weekend, my buddy a older guy that has gout and has trouble hanging onto stuff once in awhile,

well I here Fish & SH!t all at once and I turn around to see his Loomis and Bantam going horizontal out of his hand and hitting the water, it laid there just about 6 inches under the water for a milla second, without thinking I tossed my rod on the floor and dove over the kicker and grabbed the rod,

I came up realing and setting the hook!, turned out his drop weight hung on the log and yanked the rod from his hand, it was late in the day and there were not to many boats still chugging around, I look back and laugh pretty hard, my buddy says you crazy nut as he is backing the sled up, I replied I always wanted a $450.00 dollar setup!.

We made a few more passes and I was pretty cold by then, so called it a day.
I still tease him about taking care of my rod.

Bud.