Hey guys , took 4 yr old son fishing today(Mom out of town at nieces grad sice yest a.m. bak tomorrow a.m. slept in tent in living room 2 nights TO "camp" 
)went fishing at Heather farms pond her in Concord, CA, threw his line in w/ hotdog as bait(we left on ground/shore - BIG mistake), was rigging mine, and "whoosh" went his pole!!!! He eveidently snagged biggest damn fish in pond and I watched as whole pole just SHOT out into big pond!!! Follwed air bubles for 40' or so and that was all she wrote! Damn! Had to be 8-10 lb cat or carp, moved damn quick, no time to dive after it! My poor litle guy felt sooooo bad! "Shudda been holding pole dad", extreme guilt , etc. Told him it wudda got mine too, just toofast of a hookup to react. So after trying to hook lost pole w/ rattle trap for 2 hrs(He says, "like you said Dad, when something bad goes wrong Dad, you don't give up!, and when something bad happens, something good will follow" Oh boy did I cast lots today! , aftr wards we went to Big K and got him brand new Zebco spin caster , tackle box, and gave him brand new pole I just got($8.00), now he's happier than a pig in sh*t! LOL , What a day! Aftr saying he would NEVER go back to that pond, he's ready now to go get monster with new rig! He's my best fishing bud, and more of a fishing nut than I am! Just had to share, Heinz
)went fishing at Heather farms pond her in Concord, CA, threw his line in w/ hotdog as bait(we left on ground/shore - BIG mistake), was rigging mine, and "whoosh" went his pole!!!! He eveidently snagged biggest damn fish in pond and I watched as whole pole just SHOT out into big pond!!! Follwed air bubles for 40' or so and that was all she wrote! Damn! Had to be 8-10 lb cat or carp, moved damn quick, no time to dive after it! My poor litle guy felt sooooo bad! "Shudda been holding pole dad", extreme guilt , etc. Told him it wudda got mine too, just toofast of a hookup to react. So after trying to hook lost pole w/ rattle trap for 2 hrs(He says, "like you said Dad, when something bad goes wrong Dad, you don't give up!, and when something bad happens, something good will follow" Oh boy did I cast lots today! , aftr wards we went to Big K and got him brand new Zebco spin caster , tackle box, and gave him brand new pole I just got($8.00), now he's happier than a pig in sh*t! LOL , What a day! Aftr saying he would NEVER go back to that pond, he's ready now to go get monster with new rig! He's my best fishing bud, and more of a fishing nut than I am! Just had to share, Heinz