I can relate to your experience. I was out fishing earlier this year with dtro and Larry. Dtro had just hooked a 39 lb flat and I netted it for him. This was at about midnight and we had just gotten it in the boat and Larry was video taping the catch. You could see the rod in the video and Larry turned off the video and I hear a clunking noise and splash behind me and I turned around and all I saw was my brand new Abu 6500c going under the water. I thought for just one second that I should have jumped in for it but I had my cell phone and camera in my pocket and the river was running vary fast and high. It was a shame that it happened but it did and now we will never know what we had on the other end of our rods. I was vary bumbed. But I got over it and so will you.