Only one thing I've ever lost overboard: My bro-in-law and I went out on a charter boat. He realized that he had forgotten his rod & reel, and since I had an extra one with me he borrowed it. Brand new, never been fished before. (Masters rod with a Diawa 50H reel on it)
So we're standing on the stern with several other people drifting chunks for Blues.. and a guy on the opposite side of the stern gets a bite and the fish goes crazy...running back and forth, fouling everyone's line. Stupid Mate grabs the line, and instead of cutting it he gives it a hell of a yank... and of course he pulled my brand new rod and reel out of my bro-in-laws arms just as he was lighting a cigar and not really holding onto the rod. We watched it float out back of the boat and go down to Davy Jones as a gift.
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1987 V20 w/1987 150HP Yamaha on a Shoreland'r Trailer
1978 16.5 Airslot w/1996 120HP Force on a Four Winns trailer
1996 V21 w/1993 200HP Mercury on a Shoreline Trailer
All towed by a 5.7L Hemi Durango.
If God didn't have a purpose for us we wouldn't be here, so
Live simply, Love generously, Care deeply, Speak kindly.
(Leave the rest to God) 
Silence, in the face of evil, is itself evil. Not to speak is to speak, not to act is to act. God will not hold us guiltless.
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