Ooooooo Man I Missed One

[Bruce424]

Okay. Dont tell anyone but I skipped work to go fishing at a local lake. First time in a while to get to a lake before first light. I was excited too. Started out with some topwater. An ar lure. Long cast to deep water since I was fishing from sure. Maybe ten cast in... sluuuurrrrpp!! No jump or splash just weight...I mean weight! I had it on for maybe 10 seconds. Then it jumps. A really good size bass And throws the lure... now I was using the wrong setup "med/heavy fast im8 graphite. Usually my jig rod. Just the rod I had with me. Hindsight lingered with me for a couple hours.

[BassinLou]

Yeah it hurts when the big one's get away... learn from the experience and try again, that's all we can do. 

[Mccallister25]

It happens to us all, at some point in time. It hurts. At least you got to see the beast!

[Big-O]

Yep, I'd consider that one a learning curve and sounds like you've got it figured out too... That's what keeps us going

[Bluebasser86]

Always seems to happen when we aren't prepared for it, almost like they know. 

[Sam]

The more you fish the more you will lose the big ones.

 

I was fishing off my neighbor's pontoon boat two weeks ago catching one and two pounders and not paying attention to my line or knots.

 

A big one hit my shaky head and took off under the pontoon boat.  I could not turn her and she just made a run for it.

 

The line popped and she was gone.

 

My neighbor tells me that his grandson nailed a very large one, over five  pounds, the week before. I will always wonder what size that bass was that  I could not turn her when she ran.

 

I could tell you other stories but I try to forget the big ones I have lost.

[Bankbeater]

You might have missed that bass, but now you know where it lives.

[Bruce424]

You might have missed that bass, but now you know where it lives.

True that. Cant wait to see if I can figure a morning pattern out next time.

[lmbfisherman]

Okay. Dont tell anyone but I skipped work to go fishing at a local lake. First time in a while to get to a lake before first light. I was excited too. Started out with some topwater. An ar lure. Long cast to deep water since I was fishing from sure. Maybe ten cast in... sluuuurrrrpp!! No jump or splash just weight...I mean weight! I had it on for maybe 10 seconds. Then it jumps. A really good size bass And throws the lure... now I was using the wrong setup "med/heavy fast im8 graphite. Usually my jig rod. Just the rod I had with me. Hindsight lingered with me for a couple hours.

I know how you feel, on Sunday I went out on my kayak for the first time.  It was a slow day that day, I had a few bites but only landed 1 after 4 hours.  I threw a spinnerbait (3/8 - White/Cht) and as I was bringing it in, I felt weight..just weight, without thinking (I thought I hit weeds or trees/brush, the lake is filled with them, I was also in a state of wow what a slow day)...anyway when I jerked it my MH/F Veritas 7'3 rod was bent over real good and felt a big TUG...I was like SHOOOOOOOT!  In the back of my mind I was like I didn't set the hook properly so instinctively without thinking properly, I placed slack in the line while trying to load the road...it jumped and went off.  In hindsight when I tried to rip it out of the so called trees/brush, I probably set the hook.  I was so mad, I didn't get to fully see how big it was..but if the bend of my rod was any indication..it had to be a big one. 

[Bruce424]

Jeez. Yep its a tough feeling

[reb67]

I feel your pain but in my short bass fishing avengers I know it happens and it sucks.

 

My oh crap moment was last summer when my nephew and I was fishing a small cove with a deep drop off. I threw a senko over the backside of the grass and when I popped it out of the grass and let it fall along the edge of the grass my line started coming right at me by the time I caught up to it she was under the boat. I got the line tight but never got a good hook set she came to the top of water and my nephew couldn't get the net under in  time she spit my green/pumpkin purple flake senko right back at me.

My poor nephew ( 11 years old ) was so upset about it he still thinks it was is fault. I just tell him it happens and its just a fish there will be more..

 

Based on pics  and my own PB I am guessing 8 to 10 pounder her mouth looked like a open 5 gallon bucket.That fish still haunts both of our dreams we talk about it every time we see each other.

 

Sometime I wish we never would have seen it.