[Got Stripers]

I've had two really "hair raising" fishing experiences with lightning. Way back in the day I was in a freshwater tournament on Wakeby-Mashbee and fishing on the back end near the island and saw the front with lightning rapidly approaching. My hair stood up on end and my fishing line suddenly arched high into the air, so I tucked the front end of my Basstracker V-17 as far under a large hardwood with overhanging limbs as far as I could. Funny thing is I could side arm a plastic worm out from under and didn't a bass pick it up, jump and throw it due to my in ability to set other than reel quick; probably would have put me on top that day if memory serves.

Another day off Cohasset ledges a flat calm day turned into 6 footers in almost no time. Being only a half mile from shore and westerly winds it was amazing how fast it blew up and with side-ways rain that stung your face and no console or canvass; I wasn't running anywhere. I do remember saying too bad after it went threw as fast as it came, because just before every eel was being hammered by big stripers on every drift and the bite shut down completely after.