Wow, these stories are heartbreaking. 

I once lost a $25 custom painted vision 110 that I had made and took 2 months to get it in my hands within 10 mins of putting it on the water. The wait alone to get that beauty made made me so anxious I would never order custom made baits again. I bought 3 more that now I wont throw because those are too amazing to lose in the lake. 

I lost close to 20 jigs and jigheads fishing at night along a big chunk rock wall. Some of that is the rocks and some of that is fishing at night. If I cast and didnt hear a splash "awe crap not another one"