Wow.
That reminds me of the time I took my wife's grandad on a fishing charter. The captain put a line down to demonstrate to everyone how work the reel then handed rod to Grandad. 30 seconds later he had a bite and started reeling up. Half way up it got heavier. He hooked a rockfish, a lingcod saw the rockfish and latched onto it. It held on all the way to the boat and he landed them both.
