here i am, thinking this thread was gonna be about the mental impact on the fisherman, namely me, as i did this just yesterday.
we had a cold front sweeping through yesterday morning but i thought i could squeeze in 4 or 5 hours before the big NW wind blew in. i had 8 of the tiniest spotted bass you’ll ever see by 9 am. ok, not the best day but i’m catching fish and it never really rained that much. then the mighty winds came and it came hard. i managed to fish on, seeking sheltered areas, but the next 3 hours yielded only strikes and no fish. that, and the wind, had me a bit frustrated, so i decided to hit one more secondary point before putting her on the trailer. suddenly, i had one pick up my lizard in 18 fow and was swimming off with it. oh boy!!!! i reeled down on her and swung upwards with a BASS ELITE SERIES hookset and broke my InvisX at the knot. i threw my rod down, yanked up the trolling motor, and buried the throttle back to the ramp. ? the end.
negative impact indeed