OK, I'm at a club tourney at Barkley on June 2 and 3rd.  I'm in Little River and the Crig bite is hot on about any bait we are throwing.  My partner and I both have limits and are culling.  I cast out an get hit the moment the bait hits the bottom.  I set on a good fish about the same time my partner casts his rig.  I ask for the net and my partner lays down his rod to net my fish.  Just he nets the fish, his rod takes a dive as a fish grabs his bait and takes off.  

OK, we're bummed as a brand new rod and reel just went for a swim in 12' of water right next to a 26' channel.   :'( :'( :'(

About 10 minutes later, up comes a fish just thrashing like crazy trying to throw a bait.  Adam casts out with a crankbait a few times and behold, he snags a line.  The line belongs to hid rod and we end up recovering the rod, reel and the fish.   8-)

Too bad he was a bit short, a keeper would have been a better story.

Adam also managed to beat me that Saturday from the back of my boat by 1 lb.  

I got him back Sunday though by 6 lbs.  

Brad

Great story nothing is worse than loosing a good rig not to mention a brand new one.  

Now that's a crazy story. Most people just lose rods, they don't usually catch them and get em back. lol.

that's awesome Brad,.....only when you're fishing does stuff like this happen,lol.

I'd say, "A Lucky Guy." Great story with a happy ending!

8-)

I'll bet Avid is in sympathy with that rod recovering story! ;D

Dan

that's awesome Brad,.....only when you're fishing does stuff like this happen,lol.

Agreed with LBH lol

You guys definitely got lucky on that one!

Now that's a technique I never heard of, kinda of difficult aint it  

Great story.   How did you two fair in the tourney?