FlipSide Posted January 21, 2016 Posted January 21, 2016 Hudd 68 Special, first one. Snagged on a tree in 10fow, fishing from the bank, of course I bombed my cast out there so not able to get it back. Broke my heart. Sold all my swimbaits after that. Quote
Scarborough817 Posted January 21, 2016 Posted January 21, 2016 1 hour ago, FlipSide said: Hudd 68 Special, first one. Snagged on a tree in 10fow, fishing from the bank, of course I bombed my cast out there so not able to get it back. Broke my heart. Sold all my swimbaits after that. sad to hear that one bad experience ruined swimbaits for you but i can definitely understand it with the cost of the lures 1 Quote
Super User Catt Posted January 21, 2016 Super User Posted January 21, 2016 Y'all actually count? Lost em on the first cast, last cast, & every where in between. What ticks me off is losing em on the first hook set. Had a new Stanley Wedge tied on, first cast, first hook set, she went under a limb, & snapped my line. 15 seconds later about a 7# bass tail walks with my Wedge in her mouth! Quote
FlipSide Posted January 21, 2016 Posted January 21, 2016 35 minutes ago, Scarborough817 said: sad to hear that one bad experience ruined swimbaits for you but i can definitely understand it with the cost of the lures I couldn't handle losing any more 20+ Swimbaits lol Quote
blckshirt98 Posted January 21, 2016 Posted January 21, 2016 Reading all this made me remember my first bad incident - I was still fairly new and had bought some of the original D&M Piranha Chatterbaits, the most expensive bait to date for me at something like $8. Third cast at a local reservoir, I got hung up on a rock, had to snap it off. I got so ticked I used nothing but soft plastics for months before mustering up the courage to tie on another hard bait. Quote
IneedAnewScreenName-33448 Posted January 21, 2016 Posted January 21, 2016 i just bought a kvd spinner bait and first cast got a fish and he got me hung up. so i had to cut the line. Quote
Super User everythingthatswims Posted January 21, 2016 Super User Posted January 21, 2016 I lost a $40 spro bbz 8" that had only landed 2 fish. I thought it was a sand/mud bottom so I took my cast net back later that day to try and get it. Nope, there were rocks down there, and a $40 swimbait rescue mission turned into a $60 cast net sacrifice without finding the bait either. 3 Quote
SPECIAL ENGINEER Posted January 22, 2016 Posted January 22, 2016 On 1/18/2016 at 6:01 PM, desmobob said: How about losing one before you even cast? Last summer, I reeled in to change lures. I cut off my lure and got out a new 1/2oz. Stanley rattling jig and carefully rigged a Pit Boss trailer on it. I tossed it over the side and picked up the rod to cast. It was then I realized I had never tied it on... Doh! Tight lines, Bob I did almost the exact same thing with the first cavitron that I bought. I cut a lures off and put it away in the tackle box and when I was starting to tie the cavitron on my wife askked me to hand her something out of the tackle box. After I handed her what she asked for, I tossed the cavorting over the edge of the boat and realized what I had done before it even hit the water. I quickly grabbed my rod and unsuccessfully tried to snag it as it sank. All I could do is sit and watch as it sank out of sight. Quote
Super User bowhunter63 Posted January 22, 2016 Super User Posted January 22, 2016 More often then i care to say,Normally a real expensive crankbait. Quote
Scarborough817 Posted January 22, 2016 Posted January 22, 2016 16 hours ago, FlipSide said: I couldn't handle losing any more 20+ Swimbaits lol i can imagine it would suck i definitely need to pick up a lure retriever before i start throwing them Quote
Super User roadwarrior Posted January 22, 2016 Super User Posted January 22, 2016 Worst day: Five Siebert Outdoors Jigs on five casts. Quote
Djf3864 Posted January 22, 2016 Posted January 22, 2016 Once so far, brand new Strike King spinnerbait when I first go back into fishing. My knot was tied but very poorly and came un-tied on the cast and I watched the spinnerbait hit the water and subsequently sink to the bottom never to be seen again. Quote
blckshirt98 Posted January 22, 2016 Posted January 22, 2016 I always look at losing tackle as, every now and then the fishing gods require you to donate some tackle to the waters, and they're taking their tithe. 1 Quote
Super User Ratherbfishing Posted January 22, 2016 Super User Posted January 22, 2016 On 1/16/2016 at 5:17 PM, LastCast721 said: 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.. I call those "moon shots" Quote
Superdumper Posted January 22, 2016 Posted January 22, 2016 I call it "First Cast Syndrome". For some reason my first cast is always a gamble whether it be getting a birds nest, getting snagged, or losing a lure. So what i do now is my first cast with a new lure is always a short cast to open water. Ive found this helps a ton, because now i get a feel for the lure, its weight n flight so i can be more accurate when i actually cast. Quote
Hurricane Posted January 23, 2016 Posted January 23, 2016 4 hours ago, Ratherbfishing said: I call those "moon shots" Lmao! Quote
Tucson Posted January 23, 2016 Posted January 23, 2016 Seems to happen regularly with brand-new Rapala DT 10's. Quote
Ghostshad Posted January 25, 2016 Posted January 25, 2016 3 times, 2 brand new rattle traps & a brand new Terminator when they first came out, it did hurt . Quote
freelancer27 Posted January 25, 2016 Posted January 25, 2016 Happened twice to me: 1. Biwa S-Trout (35USD) 2. Huddleston Weedless 6 inch (25 USD) --> Both days = ruined! Quote
Racerx Posted January 26, 2016 Posted January 26, 2016 Oh good, it's not just me who's had this happen! Quote
Last_Cast Posted February 11, 2016 Posted February 11, 2016 Happens to me atleast once a year. Lost a few xcaliburs last year. Quote
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