Well I kinda blame Dark for this (or his aura).

I had been fishing for 5 or so hours, no problems, into small blues, had caught one bass, everything was fine.
Then I miss a swirl at a top water plug, miss another.
I see Dark and Pebbles a 100 or so yards away and start walking over and casting and missed a few more fish.
I get over by them and exchange pleasantries and I am not sure if Dark or me noticed I had no tail hook on the plug.
I carry spares so quickly slap one on.
I start to walk away to fish and Dark grabs my shoulder and then the plug and he removes the hook protector from the hook I was about to start fishing with.

Just seems like a heck of a coincidence that I was fine, Googan event free until I was in Dark's presence.

Seriously, thanks Dark for noticing the protector on the hook as missing those other hits was beginning to give me a complex.

Was pretty funny