Scientific Angle
ACTIVE ANGLER
In 2004, David Fritts was putting the wraps on a lackluster season on the Bassmaster Elite 50 tour when a terrifying spectacle unfolded. “I was fishing on the Ohio River outside of Paducah, Ky.,” he recalls. “As I made my way back toward the launch, a really bad lightning storm came up. I got down in the middle of my Ranger and hunkered down a bit.”
A split second later, Fritts heard a loud pop and felt
