lost rod on Chopaka during opener

[maurice austin]

From the Piscatorial Pursuits bulletin board:   "Well, there I was, fishing Chopaka on the opener. As I was paddling along in my bellyboat, the guy's rod next to me goes flying off the back of his pontoon boat. A Chopaka monster grabbed it and it disappeared. He's fairly upset as the rod is very nice. He thought the rod was gone for good. As things turned out, I had brought my SCUBA gear. The next morning, after searching for 25 minutes, I found the rod not 20 feet from where it had disappeared. Does anyone know this guy? I'd be willing to discuss a settlement."   http://www.piscatorialpursuits.com/ubbcgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=009122