Had something crazy happen yesterday

[MississippiBoy]

I was out in the front yard yesterday, pitching a jig towards some tufts of grass for practice. I had a good rhythm going, and even a minor aha moment when something clicked in my head about the pitching process. I'm feeling much better about it now.
The crazy thing happened after I'd been out there maybe 10 minutes. Out of the clear blue sky, a full-grown hawk decided the PB&J jig I was practicing with looked an awful lot like a big brown mouse or something. He dove out of a pine tree close by, and grabbed the jig. Out of reflex, I jerked it away from him and reeled it in quickly. Thank God it didn't hook him. The line was 30 lbs braid, and I didn't have a knife, scissors, or even a sharp rock anywhere close to me. He turned after it, and almost decided try again, but changed his mind and flew off.
I've heard stories about hooking birds on topwater lures when out fishing, but not in a yard.