A story (not sure it is funny but still a story nonetheless) that just happened to me a couple of weeks ago.

Short version:

I netted a 48 inch musky and it is his first musky ever. The hooks are so tangled in my net that I feel it necessary to remove the fish, untangle the hooks and put the fish back in for the safety of all parties involved. The fish looked very stressed out and was very docile. As I pull the fish from the bag, she flops and shoots thru my grasp and is gone before any pics can be taken of the fish/angler. I am stunned and embarrassed but thought she would have a tough time swimming away due to a problem with her swim bladder because she showed signs of a "bubble" while in the net. As luck would have it, I kept looking for the fish to re-surface and seconds later, she came back to the surface unable to get deep and was struggling. I re-scooped her and all was well with the world once again!! After a few photos, we released her but she still had problems going deep so we drifted about a mile along side her taking pics as she swam right beside us with her back sticking out of the water. After 10 minutes or so, she opened her mouth and swam out of sight.