In the early 90s i was prefishing for a kentucky afield show with norm minch the following day. I was fishing by myself (huge risk) when i hooked a monster drum right below the dam. I had him hooked on a spinning outfit spooled with 6lb test and the fight lasted for quite a distance floating down the river. When it finally came time to try to net the fish i got the shock of my life to realize i was being thrown from the boat into mid air. I lost control of the rod and the net and hit that ice cold water and was immediately stunned and shocked into a muscle spasm that was very intense. I knew i had to get to the boat so i swam as hard as my knotted muscles would let me swim and uade it to the boat. I didnt have enough strength to climb over the side so made my way up the skag on the outboard and into the back of the boat. I was exhausted to say the least. My best guess is the motor caught on a stickup and violently swung the boat around, it was like one of those mechanical bulls. So when i met Norm Minch and the cameraman that evening, the cameraman said "awww man i wish we wouldve been with you, that wouldve been some great footage"... .ummmm.....ok
That place is not forgiving when it comes to mistakes, things get really bad REALLY FAST