Starfire01
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It wasn't funny at the time but......Many seasons ago, a friend and I arrived at our spot for opening day of trout. We were in a great spot, however there was a small group of brush in front of us. We were in our spot several hours before the season opened. We placed our poles and tackle on the ground and waited for time to pass. I decided to use my hand held pruner ( aka ...spinner retriever) to trim the brush . It was still dark when I heard a frightening sound of fiberglass shatterring as I closed my grip on the pruner. Yup, I just cut my own and brand new, never used Fenwick HMG trout slayer. I was sick to my stomach. Lucky for me I always carry a spare pole/reel and the local sporting goods replaced it w/o any issues. My buddy swore to never speak of this incident. It only took about 1/2 hour after seeing a relative ....and one beer later for him to spill his guts and tell eveyone.