Nearly Skunked

[SHORT SHANK]

Fished Prien Friday and casted so many times I'll probably need
new bearings in my shoulder! Didn't put the first fish in the boat
till after 4 hours fo fishing. don't know what the deal was but I
could feel the bite but when I set the hook, there was nothing
there. I even went to smaller plastics and different colors. When
I finally got hooked up, instead of using a net, I tried to Ville Platte
it in the boat and broke the tip off my favorite rod. Still bummed
about that. Anybody else have problems getting a hookset like that?