Has this ever happened to you

Last saturday me and my dad went fishing to a local fishery, We go there all the time really nice ponds and well stocked. Well while we where fishing my dad got out his flask to make a cup of tea but left his line still in the water, He looked round and there was his pole 20ft out in the middle of the pond, A fish had hooked it and pulled the pole in while he was making a cuppa. Luckely it was only a small tench and with help of fellow fisherman who casted there rods to pull it back in he would have lost it, As he doesnt have the pole filled or the ends on to stop it from sinking. Now we look back on it its funny but at the time its nerve-racking and we have learned not to leave our poles unattended while fishing unless we take our bait out.

Back in the day when rods were made of fiberglass i,ve had them sink on me cos i wernt paying attension at least now with carbon and others you can normally get them back but watch out for the famouse sinking landing net poll
yours Iain

it happens all the time at a place i fish, so lesson learned i guess, never leave your rod or pole in the wather unattended,