battery went in the drink

Makes me think of this Bill Dance scene

My 2 starting AGM batteries stayed under water for a few days during 2016 Flood....still going strong after a cleaning and charging.

When you fish as much as that man did, you're bound to have had some really dumb shite happen to you

Living all of our dreams on the TV camera makes it worse.

To OP, being sealed batteries they should be just fine.

I think his producer or camera man was a damn fine practical joker too.

If you look at that gif,you can see somebody pulling the boats line.