Well John, normally I take the appropriate measures. I usually run them through my cab and out through the back window, then lock the cab doors. I have a cap on my truck so that works. Then I sleep under the cap and the rods are above my head. This trip we went in my buddys truck with no cap. The rest of our gear fit in the truck, and we felt our rods would be safe right next to our heads. Unbelievable, I ALWAYS take precautions; the one time I dont Im out all my swimbait setups. Even if we had just tied the rods together with fishing line then to the trailer or tent everything would have been fine.

On the following nights what we did was roll the passenger window down slightly then insert the 8 foot rods through the driver side and out the barely open window. It worked and I dont know why we didnt do it the night before. Oh well, its just money, right?

Bloody lip or mouth? Thats right, I do remember you being a nice person. I was thinking more along the lines of dislocated elbow and broken bones.