What was the best luck you've had on the water?

we were tuna fishing one night offshore. got a yellowfin to the boat and it broke off. All the sudden a rod in the back went off. Someone hadn't reeled in all the way and the tuna got tail wrapped in that line on it's way back down. We landed it the second time.

I once caught a goggle-eye on a beetle spin, but not on the hook. The part that snaps together where you slide on your jighead had come un-clasped and the part "hooked" the fish.

Happened twice, and both were during the same summer, different lakes:

Hooked a fish during a small local night tournament (some call it dogfight) and got it halfway to the boat when it lunged and broke the line. Continued fishing and not more than ten minutes later saw a fish struggling on top of the water like it was injured and couldn't swim. Trolled over to it, netted the fish, removed my hook from its gullet, and put it in the livewell. Both times fish was in the 4# range and helped me get some of the pot.
This was about 12 yrs ago and hasn't happened since.

In high school went to leeville fishing. Uncle told me we may not catch a thing. Had an ice chest slap full of specs and a few flounder in no time. One of the first times I had fished brackish water. I had only fished freshwater until then and couldnt believe the amount of action. We couldnt catch them fast enough. Made a huge impression on me. Havent had another experience like it since

It was pouring down raining and a slack tide. Girlfriend asked what do we do while we wait for the tide to change?

FYI. The leaning post is the perfect height.

Also, we're married now and don't fish when its raining or a slack tide.

This spring I was fishing with my son and hooked a nice bass (3# range). Got it up to the boat and he had the net in the water waiting for me to get the fish close enough. The fish pulls loose from the spinner bait and my bait shoots straight up in the air. I yelled out the "F" word and I don't mean fudge. My son pulls the net up and says "daddy, I have the fish." It had swam straight into the net.

Fishing on a private lake on a buddys hunting land and caught two 3lb bass on one purple worm (one J hook). It was wild.

At a summer camp when I was a young boy. There was a downed tree behind the cabin that went out about 10 yards in the lake. Used to fish there when we had a break. Another camper had dropped his rod and reel in the water, only 3/4 ft deep. I get my zebco 202 combo with one of those already made up grape worms with the beads and two hooks in it and try to snag his rod and reel. Reeled the worm tight to the end of my rod and went back and forth in the water as far as I could reach. After about the fifth time I did this a big bass grabbed the worm. About 3-4 lbs.
Grandad takes my brother and I out to do some trolling on TB. My brother tries a ultra light spinner as his tackle. Grandad advises him if you hook up don't try to horse him in. Well he hooks up and gets the bass about halfway in and the line breaks. We stop the boat and reel all lines in and I have his line caught in my bait. Brother pulls the line in with his hand and in comes the fish.

A couple years ago out of Delacroix we were pulled up against the bank throwing out into a canal. The tide was going fast out if a little bayou into a pipeline. We were catching nice black drum , and the occasional red and trout.
I got a call and reeled up not far enough, and leaned my pole against the boat with the bait about 3 ft from the bank. The pole flips out of the boat. Brand spanking new rig.
I tie a treble hook with bellsunker and for the next 2 hours threw all around the boat trying to snag the rig; no luck.
My two friends were catching hell out of fish while I'm doing this. When it was time to go my friend took his last cast and said Hmmm this feels strange. Reels in slowly, yells at me to reach down and get my pole. He had snagged it through one of the eyes about 8 inches from the tip. But there was no fish on the line to make it a grand slam lucky thing.