Mark,

I've lost only one really nice rod down there. However, mine was very close in description, very expensive, the problem was it wasn't mine. I was fishing in Eddy creek, on an anniversary trip. My wife had gotten tired and went back to the cabin. At that time we still had our pontoon.

I had just given her a rod and reel combo that went near $350. It was on the deck of the boat. I cast, got hung on the rail of the pontoon, and apparently her rod, and plooop... I heard the worst... then saw it sinking. I spent several hours dragging the area for that rod and reel. Never found it, and that night only got worse. Fortunately she didn't cull me for it. That was back in about 1995. So unless that is an old story, it wasn't mine.

LOL... thanks for sharing though.

Danny