Yeah several times. One memorable hook up was at home , after cleaning the boat , I set the drags tight and placed all the rods in an old shopping trolley with the tips of the rods pointing skywards. This was always a great way to lightly rinse off the gear. While I was putting the boat to bed up the back, I heard the phone ringing. I decided to sprint for it ! Down across the lawn, past the skateboard ramp, through the basket ball court and past the shopping trolley WHAMMO !!!!!! A laser lure , a 35 , a white one , planted firmly to the back of my neck. Well , let me say this....that TSS4 didn`t scream its head off like it had that morning . Well, home alone ! Couldnt reach the drag, nothing sharp around , so I held on to the tip and dragged the rod inside to the kitchen , cut the line , headed for the bathroom for a squiz ......... I needed surgery ! So off to hospital to retrieve my lure. The moral to this story ... when finished with your gear ALWAYS release the drag. CHEERS TO ALL JIMMY BOY
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, the first time I did it I was about 11 y.o. and had riden my bike to the hunter river in Newcastle (when they were still building the Stockton bridge). All I had was a hand line swing swing swing around the head and let go and hope that it lands somewhere the water, prob with this cast the hook found my finger first so with the momentem of the sinker I had it buried the hook through mu finger with the bend of the hook going under the bone 
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