Same thing but with a phone, the guy at a gas station put my wet one in rice for an hour.

Did you know the same exact thing happened to a buddy of mine who sells beard oil? He blasted his ads to all of America and most of his cash went to teen girls in Texas who probably don't grow facial hair. He showed me his report and it was painful, thousands of clicks from people who were never going to buy a thing. What worked for him was starting tiny, just one city and one age group, then letting the numbers show him who actually clicked and bought. He spent maybe 40 bucks on a few small tests before he put real money behind anything. Takes longer but you stop lighting cash on fire.

Man that brings back memories! I fished the Chena hard for years when I was stationed at Wainwright and the weird stuff almost always shows up right below the pump road launch where that slough dumps in. My tip is to check the water temp and flow the day you hook something odd, because pinks and chums will push up a long way on a high water year and the timing lines up with when they get lost. Also keep a log of what you catch and where, since the Fairbanks shop guys eat that stuff up and it helps them tell the real strays from the ones people made up.