Yes Bill that is exactly what happened. And it is partly my fault on both dock breakaways.

I really like low profile docks that don't take away the beauty of a pond....so on the fixed dock I asked for it to be very close to water because normally I don't see much water fluctuation...but the fixed dock guy when he built it didn't even bracket it down...that was on him...but when he re-attached it after it broke away a few months ago he bracketed down the fixed dock and it stayed in place this time.

Same thing with floating dock....I insisted on shorter poles...Bill I guess I've learned a lesson from Mother Nature.

Fishing has never been about the fish....