SO's reply made think of a funny story:
Buddy and I are flyfishing a tail. He hooks a big fish and plays it for a few minutes before it breaks off ...
About an hour later. I hook a big fish. Tows me 1/2 mile downstream. Finally pull it into shore, a big buck of 25-26 pounds. I reach down to get the fly out and low and behold is my partner's fave pattern also stuck in the jaw.
I remove both flies and walk back up to the drift. Art asks if it was a biggun 'cuz I'd gone so far down with it. I said, yep, 42" or so. Paused for a moment and then said "Oh would you like your fly back??" and held it out to him.
He grabbed it and asked "Where'd you ...". I was grinning sheeplishly before he could go any further ... he took it and I took my place in the run up from him
If only ReiterRat had been there too to see the look on Art's face!!