Just have to share this story with everyone. Last Saturday My Mom.Dad,my Son, his son and his girlfriend were out with My wife and I fishing for Northern Pike on our newly rebuilt pontoon boat. (project pictures ) We were fishing the lazy way with big sucker minnows and just free lining them. I just pulled in a 30 inch northern and was telling my dad how much i loved this rod and reel. its the best one i ever owned. I rebaited and tossed it back out, about a half an hour later i heard a splooosh and turned to see my favorite rod and reel swimming away. apparently i had forgotton to open the bail. Well of course i was pretty bummed out till about an hour later my dads line starts moving. He sets the hook but feels nothing there. figures he should check the bait starts reeling in when he sees what he thinks is a stick come poking out. he says what the hell have i got here. I look "You got my rod." sure enough he reeled it in and there was my favorite rod. after we untangled it all i reeled in the slack and felt a fish on. the thieving northern that stole it had by then had the sucker all the way in his gullet. He must of dragged that pole around under water for an hour. No body on the boat believed it and i am glad i had 5 witnesses. My son being the smart ass he always is goes to the store later that day, comes back and hands me a package "Happy Fathers day" Inside the package 4 new rod holders.
