Missed fish caught on second strike

[steezy]

A few days ago I had a fish strike at a senko as it was passing some cover just before I lifted if from the water.  The strike was aggressive so I said," here you can have it back" and flipped it right back into the water where he was and wham, he hit it again and sollowed it.  I just lifted the fish straight up and out of the water.  He was a nice 3 #'der.

I consider catches like this to be freebies from the fish gods.

This has happen to me several times and I was wondering how often this happens to anyone else?

[Koop]

It happens very often!  I always carry a t-rigged weightless plastic when I'm frogging!  When the bass miss the frog I will toss the plastic out their and let is slow fall, often times that bass will consume it.  This is because it is common for them to stun their prey and come back to consume it!

[Grey Wolf]

I have caught quite a few bass as I was starting to take my bait out of the water.

[D4u2s0t]

happens extremely often.  If you miss a fish, and your bait is still in the area, leaving it out there will often get another bite.  Or if you have it too reeled in, throwing it back to the area also works.

[Dan:]

Today I had three separate occasions in which a fish hit but didn't get hooked on my buzzbait. On each occasion I managed to hook the fish on a subsequent cast. Sometimes they are willing to come back for it, sometimes they aren't.

[steezy]

I was just humored on how he seemed to just lay there and instantly took the bait as when I pitched it back to him.  Time between first  and second strike and the hookset was no more that 3 sec.

[mrlitetackle]

The craziest thing that has happened to me, in accordance with you statement............

I was tossing a popper along the shoreline, saw a dink try to hit it..... but missed....

I waited a few seconds, and the fish returned to the same spot... right near the shore, maybe 6 or7 ft from me.

I lightly tossed the popper right on top of it,

and the crazy bass jumped from the water and ate it in mid-air!!!!!

I literally set the hook on the fish while it was out of the water, subsequently yanking it right up to my feet.

It was wild, i pretty much caught the fish out of water, and there was no fight bc the mid air hookset tugged the fish right to me.

.... I was glad my pal was there to see it happen, bc both of us just started cracking up, and thinking "what the ^%$# just happened!!!" :o

[Uncle Leo]

I will throw back up to 6 times after missed strike especially if the bass is holding to cover.

[Big Phish]

that's pretty cool.  i feel like almost every time i miss a fish i give it a second chance but they never go for it.  

and i hate to be the grammar police, but you spelled swallowed, sollowed.

[Mrs. Matstone]

It has happened to me several times before and I love it when it happens.  ;D

[DEbassman17]

this has happened to me with crankbaits while bankfishing (that's all i do), they'll hit it right at your feet and scare the s*** out of you haha! This happens alot more often with jigs, i'll feel the hit and either set the hook too late or too early. So i'll reel in quickly and pitch right back to where i got the strike, normally that hit it on the fall or after the second twitch or so then i'll give 'em a second and nail with the hardest hookset I could possibly muster. Not to hijack this thread or anything but what's a really good jig with a good skirt and a good hook that is relatively cheap???