I nearly lost one a couple of weeks ago. Had been throwing a crappie jig but not getting any bites. Started seeing something chasing shad behind us in open water, so I dropped the crappie rod quick and grabbed a different rod with a fluke on it to throw at what I assumed was bass. didn't realize that my crappie jig was hanging about a foot into the water off the side of the boat.

Caught a white bass feeding on the shad and while I was getting the hook out of its mouth, all of a sudden I saw my crappie rod go flying. I caught the handle right as it was about to go under and pulled it back up with another white bass on it that had grabbed the jig hanging off the side of the boat.


There are 3 certainties in an uncertain world:

1. All Politicians Are Liars
2. All Gun Laws Are an Infringement
3. Taxation Is Theft