all i had was a solid fiber glass rod and a mitchell 300 reel
one day i get in the boston whaler from the pram
i lean the rod against the wind sheild with the rod butt sitting on the boat cushion which was sorta half way hanging over the edge
i go to get in the big boat and get hit by a wave when making the transition and i stumbled into the big boat stepping on the cushion
i accidentally launched my beloved rod ten feet into the air behind me and it went Bloop and sunk into a deep dark hole....
i dived in for it but couldn't see or go deep enough to find it...
Not to mention it was ice cold.......
i've missed that rod ever since.
