03-09-2007, 02:11 PM
LOL, i've never had a reel come out of the rod, but i've seen it happen before. We were fishing on a pier one day and this old guy got a run on his King Mackerel rig. He fought it for like 5 minutes and then the reel just poped of the rod. LMAO, it was so funny! [sly] You know, that guy caught that king. He reeled that fish in holding the reel in his hands. He had a little help, but he got it. You know the old school fiberglass big game rods that had like some kind of cheap steel reel seat? The pressure from the fish actually ripped the reel from the seat, splitting the little pieces that the reel slides into. I'd never seen that happen before. LOL, I guess he was long over due for a new rod.
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