Another Lure Lost...

[ghost]

4 lipless lures in 3 days! 2 yesterday, 1 the day before & now another today!

BUT, it was AWESOME!!! Took the neighbor kid fishing to a friends backyard, he's right on the St. Joe river. I rigged a worm & bobber for him & let him be. I rigged on an 1/8 oz BPS Uncle Bucks rattle Shad, yeah cheap little lure this time, but I've caught bass & panfish, so it was "lucky"

First cast, reeling it in & I think I snagged on some weeds...NOPE, there was a fish on the other end. Forgot to mention that I was using my spincast setup w/ 2 lb line, just going for crappies. Well whatever was on the other end sure wasn't a crappie, it pulled hard & pulled drag from my little Zebco 11T reel, & my UL rod bending big time. I for sure thought it was a carp that I had on the other end, cuz of the way it was acting. I even let the 4 yr old neighbor kid reel it in for a little while, thinking it's just a carp.

Finally got the fish close enough to get a look see, & at first it did looked like a carp, it was a quick look. Got the fish much closer & it was a REALLY BIG PIKE!!! OMG, I was not expecting a pike on the other end w/ a small 1/8 oz lipless lure in its mouth. When the pike was close to the surface it dashed back towards open water, I still had him then tragedy struck...the 2 lb line snapped....SOB!!!

All I was thinking while I'm fighting the pike is, I can't wait to land it & admire this big pike, it would have been my second pike..& take some pics to show you guys...didn't happen.

I was stunned, p*ssed that I lost another lure, but this time to a big fish. I estimate seeing this pike close to the surface around 20-25". I'll tell you, on UL gear this pike felt like a monster...totally cool, but bummed at the same time.

After I recovered from the shock of almost landing a big pike on 2 lb UL gear, I dug around the tackle box for another lipless lure...& other lures...nothing...the pike was gone.

I know I should've had my heavier gear. But I was just gonna do some crappie fishing & not expecting a pike as the only fish biting. Murphy's Law would tell me that if I did have heavier gear, that situation would or would not have happened.

End of story, but a true story, & a most exciting time though.

[djmax22]

Yeah. I lost a big bass this way on my ultralight. Got him up to the canoe after several runs and then Snap. Gone.  >

Landing a 25" pike with 2lb test. Now that would have been something.

[detroit1]

5 yrs. ago this spring i caught the only musky of my life on 4# line and a 1" white curly tail on a 1/64 oz. head. It was my 3rd time out that spring, and my wife was along with me. I had caught (all small) a lm,sm, white bass, and 1 crappie. Went into a little canal and pitched it to a dock. This lake is the only lake i fish that i can't see 1' below the surface. When that musky swam off i thought it was a carp also. I was hanging on for dear life. My wife got the camera ready to take a picture if i was lucky enough to get a look at it. I fought that fish for probabally 10 minutes (felt like a 1/2 hr.), and on the third pass next to the boat, i tried to grab him by the collar, but i couldn't get my hand across his back to collar and lift aboard.(i don't believe in nets) I was able to lift it about a foot out of the water before it shook & i freaked and let it drop. Of course the line snapped, but my wife got a couple of shots of it near the surface, and the head and about 1' of it's body before i let go. It was about 48" long....

[Branuss04]

I've always said that if you buy the lure, be ready to lose the lure.... I just lost a hudd ($40) yesterday, and was ready to cry when I did it, but slowly regained myself and said ehhh.

[Vyron]

NO PAIN NO GAIN LOL

[tkite16]

I figure when I lose a lure  ,they'll make more.

[dave]

I figure when I lose a lure  ,they'll make more.

For those old enough to remember the Doritos commercial with Jay Leno, "keep crunching,  they'll make more."

[guitarkid]

I lost one, went to re-buy it, and just my luck, they do not make it anymore!

                 -searoach

[Popeye]

We all gotta feed the Bait Monkey one way or the other. Too bad you lost that pike, though! Ain't fishing just about as much FUN as you can have!!! IMO:o)