Hmm... looked to me like the net went into the back of the canoe (turn on the sound to hear the aluminum/metallic "thud") and the pole - as well as the fish - went into the lake.

I've harvested all sorts of fishing tackle out of the lakes over the years, as I'm sure many other QJers have.  Poles, reels, lures, stringers... I got (& continue to get) years of use out of some of that stuff.

I remember one Copia presentation by Kevin Callan in which he claimed to bring snorkeling gear with him on every trip.  He would venture to popular campsites and have a look around on the nearby lake bottom. At the show, he displayed a large coffee can filled with the "treasures" he recovered, claiming he never needed to go to a store to buy fishing lures.

I'm not sure I could muster the courage to do that sort of scavenging.  The thought of hooking my finger while prying a lure wedged tightly in the rocks or in a log puts me off every time.  I like my fingers too much.  While I used to practice Pranayama breathing techniques, my stores of oxygen only carry me so far....

Jimbo   8-)