How many times have you lost a brand new lure first cast?

[Pritch13]

So i just brought a new x rap and on my first cast it gotten snagged on something and my line snapped, i wouldn't feel so bad if it wasn't the 3rd time this happened. 

How many times has this happened to you? Maybe my line is just awful

[BassObsessed]

I'm  sure there is more than one time but the most recent was a swimbait over $50 that a pickerel chewed off 2 seconds after it hit the water. Not a good day.

[ww2farmer]

I have had brand new crankbaits, jerkbaits, etc.....fresh from the package with upgraded treble hooks bit off by pike many times on the first cast.

[Joey Bass]

As soon as I read this topic, I started to laugh...d**n it!?

[primetime]

Funny this topic is up today. I went to Dicks sporting goods last night to get some Bull Shot weights and a few Bitsy Bug Jigs when I noticed all the New Live Target Sunfish on an End Cap but what really caught my eye was this Molix Supernato Beetle and I figured I needed both.

I went fishing this morning in one of my favorite ponds & with the warm weather they have still been crushing topwater frogs, so I figured I would give the $15 Molix beetle a try. On first Cast, I went to skip it under some branches from a fallen tree on the shoreline accross the creek, and I overshot my target and bait landed in the sticks and became stuck. I could not shake this thing loose, and finally figured I would tighten drag all the way down, and just pull. I broke it off and all I see is this awesome looking Lure hanging from the branches.

I decided to walk around the pond and through the woods to retrieve the lure. I was about half way down the fallen tree when I realized it was going to be a tough task but I took the extra step anyway. After falling in the water and being stuck in between all the branches I panicked (not sure why but I was like a little girl) and I did everything I could to get back out of that nasty water and when I did, I noticed the lure is now gone.....

I did learn one cool thing....The water I assumed was 3-4' was over my head so it seems the reason that spot was so good to me over the years is the water is 6' right on the bank which is undrecut, so hopefully I find the bait floating later today on the shoreline. 

I just can't afford to buy another $15 Molix Beetle, never saw the action, but based on looks, it could be the ultimate Fisherman catcher I have seen how they package it etc...I will stick with my Pad crushers so I don't cry when I lose baits anymore.

[Pritch13]

Well I certainly feel bad seeing you lost something, but I do have to say it makes me feel better hearing other people with similar stories! 

[fishinfiend]

seems to happen most on more expensive lures lol

[buzzed bait]

Lost a new jig today and a naked rage blade ON THE SAME BRANCH!   Bank fishing leaves you about zero options once they're snagged really good....  From the kayak I would have retrieved both of those lures....

[RAMBLER]

Too many times.  

[Pritch13]

Just seeing them hanging on a branch out of reach is the worst 

[Hurricane]

The worst is when your line is tangled at the top of your rod and you don't notice and you cast and your line breaks and the lure flies 100 yards and gone..

[deaknh03]

Aruku shad..casted it and for a split second i thought i made the furthest cast ever. It went 100 yards..no line attached.

[blckshirt98]

I was fishing a heavy Krocodile spoon in the surf for the first time ever.  On like the third cast, *snap*, gone like a rocket into the incoming waves.

Another time I was fishing a KVD 1.5 crankbait from the shore, snagged up on some tules about 10 feet out, 5 feet high, first half dozen casts so it was brand new and sparkling in the morning sun.  No boaters/kayakers around to help and I didn't think the lure was valuable enough to wade into the water to retreive.

[scaleface]

yep , had a brand new Norman DD22 .Reared back and fired a cast , the line snapped and I never did find that bait .

[spartyon8]

I bought my first, and only, Cavitron 2 weeks ago. I tied it on and dressed her up in a sleek trailer.  I sent her flying only to see her never return. Knot must have let go. Man did she go flying. Now I am out the $7, but most importantly still haven't had a chance to try one out. FML

[Big C]

I cast off my Spro Rat almost every time I use it, luckily it floats.

[Pritch13]

Ive only recently started fishing lakes after moving from the coast. Losing tackle was a rare occurrence for me, but since i have begun fishing a local lake i have lost an x rap, rat l trap, heddon torpedo and a 1.5 crank bait, regrettably 3 out of 4 lost on the same day.

[snake95]

Right there with you guys.  It's a real shock when you're perfect cast with a heavy topwater or  squarebill sails out majestically toward a thrashing mass of shad getting hammered at surface, and then your realize the reason your perfect cast made it right into the mix is because your line just snapped.  Only feeds the need for more and more baits: I find it hard to buy one lure to "just try" because I always need to have a backup in case the first lure doesn't survive long enough to give it an honest try.  

[Pritch13]

18 minutes ago, snake95 said:

I find it hard to buy one lure to "just try" because I always need to have a backup in case the first lure doesn't survive long enough to give it an honest try.  

I think ill have to buy at least 2 of the same lure from now on, given my track record of losing things.

[GetBent]

First time with an a-rig I was trolling it in my kayak in 15' FOW for hybrids and in my FF I see a nice tree. I think to myself oh that looks good and then it happens. I'm stuck. Fully rigged it's about $25. Well I got 40lbs braid I will try and get it out. No luck. I tried using my anchor to bounce it out. Nope. Well I got braid and a fancy custom rod, I will pull it out. Pop and pop. Why 2 pops you ask? Funny story. Not only do I lose my $25 lure, I broke my $250 rod. Several obscenities later I peddle away heart broken and ticked at the same time. Hard headed I went and bought another and spanked the hybrids the next day. You better believe I watched my FF like a hawk and reeled my line in if I saw anything that might steal my lure. 

[Cmiller]

I watched a pike devour my favorite shadow rap right next to the boat this summer. It swam away slowly, almost taunting me

[Bluebasser86]

Yes it has, several times. I even got it on video last time it happened.

 

 

[Frise]

Yesterday I picked up a new lure at Bass Pro Shops. It is a Spooltek 4 inch fatty perch for $15. Don't get me wrong that's a lot for a lure but this  lure is one of the best you can get for Snook fishing. Well anyways I managed to snag it on a PVC pipe in the water and lost it but luckily I bought 2. 

[Raul]

19 hours ago, Pritch13 said:

So i just brought a new x rap and on my first cast it gotten snagged on something and my line snapped, i wouldn't feel so bad if it wasn't the 3rd time this happened. 

How many times has this happened to you? Maybe my line is just awful

Just to give you an idea, I purchase jigs by bulk, cranks I´ve lost in the first cast ? ----> who´s counting, actually pretty  much the only lure I very seldomly loose are spinnerbaits, I can literally count with my finger how many spinnerbaits I´ve lost in over 3 decades.

[snake95]

How's this for a "first cast" experience?:  I fish this one place with stained water where for whatever reason the bass love firetiger crankbaits burned as fast as possible. The louder and bigger and more obnoxious the bait the better. So I got the bright idea that two of my favorite Crankin Raps had to be better then one, and put them on a YUM double up rig.  First cast I flung this rig towards a likely spot and with a quick snap of my line I watched the two cranks fly off together like a pilot with his wingman close behind.  They floated, but were quickly drifting away on the current.   I hastily tied on the biggest, heaviest bait I could find - a 3/4 oz RES and chucked it as hard as I could toward the pair of cranks leisurely floating away.  Not sure if it was the hasty knot or the heavy weight but either way it was on the first cast that that thing also snapped off, landing just beyond the cranks.  Three lures and a double up rig in two casts...  (I got very lucky and the cranks drifted into a shallow bay nearby, and I managed to snag them with a well-placed buzzbait hit, but only after 1/2 hour of "target practice" aiming at the cranks with the buzzbait).