Never fish in lighting storm.

[driftwood]

Never go fishing in a lighting storm.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCRguPMjXLw

[Orca Winfrey]

DANG! Now we know what that's like. Didn't Harry Hill mention lightning liking carbon rods in an earlier post? Nice that they both lived to tell the story.

[Baja_Traveler]

Just WOW - can't believe what it did to that rod!

Both are super lucky to be alive, and I hope the son does not have lasting nerve damage from the experience.

Luckily lightning is a very rare occurance here in Southern California as compared to Missouri...

[Harry Hill]

DANG! Now we know what that's like. Didn't Harry Hill mention lightning liking carbon rods in an earlier post? Nice that they both lived to tell the story.

the poles in my boat were vibrating like they were on a paint shaker. I told my son to get on the bottom of the boat and just kept running for shore. We didn't get hit but you could smell the ozone and feel the electricity in the air, most scared I've ever been.

[Orca Winfrey]

the poles in my boat were vibrating like they were on a paint shaker. I told my son to get on the bottom of the boat and just kept running for shore. We didn't get hit but you could smell the ozone and feel the electricity in the air, most scared I've ever been.

Glad you had warning. Scary stuff. That rod -- talk about a bird's nest.

[kayakfisherman]

Getting stuck by lightning on the water is as
likely as catching 3 yellowtails...

http://www.bigwatersedge.com/bwegallery/data/711/Screen_Shot_2016-03-28_at_11_52_11_AM.jpg

[Harry Hill]

I'm probably safe then, I haven't caught any yellowtails yet

[driftwood]

Getting stuck by lightening on the water is as
likely as catching 3 yellowtails...

http://www.bigwatersedge.com/bwegallery/data/711/Screen_Shot_2016-03-28_at_11_52_11_AM.jpg

Dang Yani really nice picture. Love your new camera! But all that shade of YellowTail makes my face look Fat!

[FullFlavorPike]

I pulled the plug on some spearfishing one time when a storm rolled in. There was lightning. I had my buddy run WOT on the dinghy back to the marina, where the lighting hit a few nearby masts. Really spooky. No me gusta.

[DavidT]

Pro golfer Chi Chi Rodriguez said if you're ever caught in a thunderstorm to hold up a one iron.
Because even God can't hit a one iron.