Went out to my small neighborhood lake at noon to toss a few.  Took two spinning rods, one with a worm and one with one of those vibra jig lures.  I fished the worm so slow it was silly and did not get a bite.  So I swapped over to the jig, cast it out, slow retreive...all of a sudden I get a hit that just rips the rod out of my hands.  I was still in the slow motion worm mode and holding the rod real delicate and such. I caught the rod but in order to keep it from going in the lake I grabbed it with both hands and the fish is making a run and the spinning reel is roaring backwards and when I reached down to get a hold of the handle it just slapped my fingers silly!!  All I could do was just laugh and wish I had a camera.  I never even had a chance to set the hook.   Must have been a nice one.

Things you have to go through to be an experienced bass angler.

I did catch a couple though.

Anyone else have something like this happen to them?

Nope.  8-)

well, not lately anyway.  

Not yet, hopefully never

Hint:  turn on the anti-reverse and losing the drag a little.  

Hint: turn on the anti-reverse and losing the drag a little.

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Please, please, please check your drag before your first cast.

I have lost two big ones because I did not check the drag.

Talk about dumb.