Trolling with my kids (both asleep), put out one rod with a flasher and herring- but not dropped on the down rigger.

Grabbed rod # 2 and let out 30 feet of line with flasher and bait and started to drop the rigger.

As I was messing with rod # 2 a salmon grabs rod # 1 gear from the top and starts running. I go to grab rod # 1 and as I attempt to grab it (unsuccessfully) another fish hits rod # 2 on the suface and it goes flying overboard.

Two Penn 975's and Loomis GL3's gone- no fish.

Ouch.