I'll bet he put a pretty good bend in that rod... I can sit here and just imagine how much slime he put on the line. Them things make a pretty good snot bugger to flick at you fishin' partner. But I guess your client might not take it the right way... Reminds me about the story of Gooch slappin' one fishin' partner in the face with one...said the boy didn't know whether to cry, run, or just get in the fetal position...