What sets your heart pounding

[Swimmer]

All kidding aside with the girl answers I gave previously thier have been three times when I was startled, heart pounded, while fishing. First time was when fishing a jetty just before dawn when a huge bluefish hit a Spoffords Ballistic Missile that was splashing across the surface. Landed that one. Second time while fishing a pier not far from where the first time occured I was fishing a very heavy, 5m 10" rod using mucho bait on a # 10 stainless mustad, when something took the bait and I couldn't turn the fish with 40# test line. I was either going to loose the rod or cut the line, I cut the line after about 15 minutes of holding on for dear life in a gale with the dock swaying back and forth in the wiind. Third time while fishing on the south side of the vineyard one morning looking for albies when a fish hit my deadly #^&#^&#^&#^& and when it did a splash happened like a boulder dropped from the sky. Just as I was starting to loosen the drag the fish straightened the hook and that was it.

One more thing, I am startled everytime a rat as big as a cat runs across my footwear when fishing.

[FishermanTim]

Fishing on the Powderpoint Bridge and having a big'un break the surface to hit the Storm Shad I was just pulling out of the water.
This happens at least once EVERY year. I laugh afterwards, because it's usually when I've gotten relaxed, and let my guard down.
Having the fish jerk the rod back like that always gets me going.

Same bridge alone late on a moonless foggy night, having the feeleing that I could turn around at any second and have some apparition (ghost) right in front of me. When the hairs stand up on the back of my neck, I just change locations.

[honeyhole]

When I am working a pencil popper and a large fish takes a few swipes at it, or is just cruising behind it.