I can remember hooking a fish once at Kentucky Lake when I was about 8 or 9
that straightened a hook and got away. I was using night crawlers. I'll
never forget it.

I also remember my first trip to Lake of the Ozarks where I threw a plastic
worm next to a dock and thought I'd snagged the dock. I set the hook, and it
was like a tree was tied to the other end. Then the line started coming back
towards me. The fish went under the boat and broke the line. I was about 14
when that happened. I'm 57 now. NO, you never forget some of the big ones!

Randy