Yesterday I committed the "unpardonable sin". I moved the boat about 20 yards to get back to my honey-hole after the wind had pushed me away and didn't put the fish basket back in the boat.
Folks, don't ever do this without first putting your fish basket back inside the boat. When I got back to my spot, I glanced down and the fish basket was horizontal and the lid was gapped wide open. Lost around a dozen large crappie. One of them was close to 2 lbs.
I was sick!!!