Fell out of the boat?

[AndrewJ]

I'm fairly new to bass fishing (1 year seriously into it) and therefore only have one small story to tell.  I went fishing with a buddy of mine mid march.  I was using a drop shot while my buddy was throwing a grub on a jig head.  The fish were in a biting mood and we were catching one after another in quick succession.  I was starting to get slightly annoyed because for every fish I would catch, another would rip my worm off the hook; mean while, my buddy was able to just use the one bait.  I was starting to run out of my drop shot baits when I noticed one of my worms floating on top of the water near the boat.  I leaned down quickly to grab the bait, and before I knew it, i was going end over end into the 50 degree water, pole and all.  I somehow managed to keep my pole out of the water (sort of a "saved my beer" kind of move).  My buddy helped me back into the boat and I fished the rest of the day shirtless and dripping wet.  I did however land my PB that morning, so it has been a running joke that if I want to catch quality fish, I need to go for a swim first.