Last year while saltwater fishing a ladyfish snatched my Lightning rod out of the boat..I thought it was gone forever..then about an hour later my son says.,"Look, there is your rod bobbing up and down." I chased my rod and pulled it up with the fish still on it..When I got home I took the reel apart and cleaned it good.The fish had pulled it through all kinds od mud.
In Summary...pay attention out there..