Hey Stan, that is what we call paying school fees... I have a theory that every cast you make goes into a big ledger on the debit side, when you have made enough you get a catch on the credit side.
Well done for persevering, that is the way it is done. If you keep that up you will catch some good fish. A pity about the plug snapping off when the action was in front of you, man that sounds like it was your opportunity. Anyhow, better luck next time, it will come!