Happened to me one day while fly fishing early 90s/late 80s in Western Long Island Sound. The storm was way in land, hadn't moved near to the water yet, so I wasn't too concerned.
Then my rod was shocked out of my hand ... went flying and my hand was tingly and numb for a few seconds ... grabbed the cork and scrambled off the rocks, tubed the rod and got into the car ASAP.
Not good and not worth messing around with ... fish will still be there.
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