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Old guy in the stern wasn't paying attention, wasn't holding his rod.  He caught a snag, the rod popped out of the canoe and was gone in seconds.  I felt so sorry for the guy.  Secure your gear!  Back to top

I did almost the same thing one year, fortunately for me, my drag was set light enough that I was able to grab it before it went into the drink.

I still set my drag light, but also clip a side-lock carabiner to stem of reel and secure with short length of para-cord.
If I hook a fish its easy enough to un-clip.
I can't think of a more aggravating thing to happen than lose a rod in such a preventable manner :'(