1973

Pulling my old 14 foot wood Eastside out of the rough launch at Gold Bar (for those that remember it)
I got home and found one of my Lamiglass rods and ABU 2500 reel missing, drove all the way back up just to find the line hooked on a tree right by the launch and line going all the way down the road, but no rod or reel to be found. That rod must have catapulted out of the boat when it came to the end!
I still look at peoples set-ups trying to find that custom tied rod. Those old original Lamiglass with the reverse farrels were sure good rods, I still fish 2 to this day!

1977

Probably to much hooch, but out off Sekiu one day fishing for silvers in September, went to take the custom Lamiglass rod out of the holder to check the cut plug when a huge silver slammed that rod right out of my hand, I can still see that rod slidding away from the boat and watching the silver jump for 10 minutes. We circled with other rods out trying to catch the line but after awhile, it was over, back to the dock!