I laughed at myself as I regained my footing... This was a great story well told... I have part of one of your lines in italics at the beginning of this paragraph for a reason. I have found as I age I tend to laugh at myself for any fish I catch "tiny or large." It doesn't matter whether he/she gets off the line, although making the catch is much more fun, I'm satisfied with feeding the fish with my fake tied food and laughing as I play them in the water.

Again... great story!