Seamus76 Posted August 22, 2015 Posted August 22, 2015 Just lost the biggest bass I've never caught yesterday and thought I should join a forum to look for some support. I'm already haunted by it. I've been living in Chesterfield for about 4 years and recently got back to fishing as my kids have gotten old enough to participate. I've always been a bass fisherman and mainly have still water experience but I'm ready to dive into the James and learn about small mouth. I've also gotten into fly fishing for pan fish over the years and I want to try catching bass with it now. I'm tying flies that I think will work, mainly minnow shapes. Anyway, on to my heartache. I arrive at Briery Creek at 6AM and headed out on the canoe. I had my rods set up with a top water plug on one and a spinner bait on the other. I also had my son's Zebco Slingshot with a wacky worm set up. Within minutes "walking the dog" produced some short strikes. After a few minutes without any other hits I grabbed my son's rod and dropped the wacky worm. Third cast of the worm with some heavy jigging pulls and it was on. Immediately the fish was pulling line and the drag was letting it get away. I made a lot off progress getting it towards the boat and it gave me a jump. I can still see the slow motion image of it trying to shake the hook. This fish was no less than an 8 pounder, body and mouth were huge. It wasn't able to shake the hook but out it did take off on me again. At this time I had to reel as fast as possible to catch back up and thought it was gone but sure enough I had tight line again. I slowly made ground again and was right by the boat. Suddenly it was like trying to lift a cinderblock and snap! Quote
Super User A-Jay Posted August 22, 2015 Super User Posted August 22, 2015 Hello and Welcome to Bass Resource ~ Too bad about loosing the big one, but at least now you know where she lives . . . A-Jay Quote
Super User 00 mod Posted August 22, 2015 Super User Posted August 22, 2015 Welcome to the forums! Those big lost fish always haunt me too! Jeff Quote
Super User Darren. Posted August 22, 2015 Super User Posted August 22, 2015 Welcome aboard! We've all been there with "the big 'un that got away"... Like Jeff said, they can haunt you for a long time. I know I still see them tail dancing just past my net, looking me in the eye and spitting the hook and worm back at me. I swear I hear gurgling laughter as they dive back into the depths... Quote
Global Moderator Bluebasser86 Posted August 23, 2015 Global Moderator Posted August 23, 2015 Welcome! Quote
BassResource.com Administrator Glenn Posted August 24, 2015 BassResource.com Administrator Posted August 24, 2015 Welcome Home! Quote
Super User Sam Posted September 1, 2015 Super User Posted September 1, 2015 Great having you with us. In the future, use the drag to play the bass to tire her out and lift her into the boat with your hand via her mouth or under her belly. Quote
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