"Steve & Chris Clark" wrote in message
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There is a simple remedy for your affliction Kevin! If you see the line
coming up, go into action, stab your rod tip under water and pull the line
tight and keep it tight while reeling in. Get down on your knees like you
are going to pray (good idea too) get that rod tip well under the water!

A friend of mine was telling me this trick and when he got done he followed
up with, "Remember, put the TIP of the rod in, not the handle." I asked why
he clarified that and he told me a story out on a boat with his friend.. It
seems his friend hit a large bass and it started trying to jump. He yells
to him to put the rod in the water and he submerged the reel and left the
tip up. When asked why he did that he replied, "I thought you wanted me to
put the reel in the water because it was overheating.." Ever since then
he's been sure to be very explicit.

Christopher