another thing Twitch, you are spot on with that... all of my cats go after my gear, i have pulled rods out, had them ready to go, go away for a second, only to find that the cat bit the line in half at the reel... our youngest cat (2) when he was younger, bit and broke the inserts out of 2 eyes on one of my rods, now i keep them all locked in a small closet in the hall, and litterally cant even take them out untill im about to go put them in the car... so i end up having to either tie everything up, and put them back for a few minutes, or tie up at the river (something i dont like doing, i like to be ready when i arrive)... its almost as bad as having toddlers run around the house...