I was bass fishing with a top water bait on Lake Barkely. The sun was shining and the clouds did not appear threatening. I made a cast and my line would not fall into the water. It stayed suspended 1-2 feet in the air and suddenly my hair was standing on end. I threw the rod down and without even pulling up the trolling motor, started the engine and ran the boat aground. As soon as the fiberglass bass boat touched the shore, I leaped out and ran 20 yards and dived under a cut bank. Within seconds there was a blinding flash and thunder so loud I couldn't hear a thing for an hour or more.

Thank God the lightening hit a tree some 100 yards away.

I know of one other incident where a fiberglass bass boat was idling along on lake Millwood in AR when it was struck. The boat literally exploded into a thousand pieces. The two occupants some how survived with only minor injuries.

Just my 2 cents.