Tony on the Pandad setting long line in a nasty gale off of Yakutat had a deckhand (his son no less) lose his grip and slipped into the bait chute got caught up inthe ground line and went over the stern into the blackness of the oceans depths forever. Not an uncommon ocurrence but it only happens once per. Does however put into perspective the minor pain and discomfort of a little hook piercing empathy.