If they determine it likely an emergency they will contact local rescue resources like the Coast Guard to send assistance
This was a little odd at first, but it actually helps you know if your drag is slipping or if its releasing smoothly, so that you can quickly backoff of it or tighten it up as needed

The top 10 Strike King co-anglers finished: 1st: Koby Gooden, North Little Rock, Ark., five bass, 15-9, $2,214 2nd: Ron Knight, Hot Springs Village, Ark., three bass, 7-11, $1,107 3rd: Remington Lawrence, Russellville, Ark., three bass, 6-15, $738 4th: Caden Fuller, Waldron, Ark., five bass, 6-14, $517 5th: Blake Defoor, Waldron, Ark., four bass, 6-13, $443 6th: Demetric Johnson, Little Rock, Ark., five bass, 6-12, $406 7th: Troy Speers, Malvern, Ark., two bass, 6-10, $667 7th: Tim Bowers, Thayer, Mo., three bass, 6-10, $350 9th: Zach Oliver, Coal Hill, Ark., three bass, 6-7, $295 10th: Blake Smith, Benton, Ark., three bass, 6-5, $258 Troy Speers of Malvern, Arkansas, earned the Berkley Big Bass co-angler award of $317, catching a largemouth that weighed in at 5 pounds, 7 ounces the largest co-angler catch of the day
Its been on boat-rides but never really fished