Jack Wiseman loses prosthetic arm while fishing in Florida

A fish ripped the prosthesis off his arm, but another fisherman later snagged that same fish

A man's experience while fishing in Florida brings new meaning to the one that got away.

Wounded Warrior Jack Wiseman was fishing alongside fellow wounded soldiers as part of the Boca Grande tournament on Memorial Day weekend when he hooked a big one. But the fish was too strong and not only swam away with his rod, but also pulled off his prosthetic arm.

"All of a sudden the hand snapped off the prosthetic device, still hooked to the rod, and the rod and the reel and the hand went down into the water," said Wiseman to Bay News 9.

Fellow Wounded Warrior fisherman Rudy Salas told CBS 12 they thought the whole thing was funny. "You're gonna be a legend, you're the only guy that lost an arm out here yesterday."

But Wiseman didn't end up losing the hand forever.

Later in the day, another fisherman snagged the same fish and sure enough, Wiseman's rod and hand were still attached.

"They brought it back to us," he said to CBS 12. "So that's my fishing story."

The eight Wounded Warriors who participated in the event have already been invited back to compete next year.