OK , here's the short version of a good fishing story:
I once had an old girlfriend who wanted to go fishing with me at Lake Quinsig in Worc/Shrewsbury MA. We were likely to get perch and largemouth bass , maybe even a trout. I had a good outfit but no spare so I set her up with an old baitcaster rod with a closed face zebco spinning reel on it.
It wouldn't cast at all so I tied a big striper lure on there so at least she could cast it. It was a Rebel about a foot long with 3 sets of treble hooks.
Beginners luck , she hooks the largest largemouth bass i have ever seen alive in my life. She takes one look at this huge bass and throws the rod and reel in the lake and runs back to the car in the parking lot screaming in fear!!
The bass swims away with the whole rig. I tried to snag it with mine but no luck.
As god is my witness , it's a true story.