Random Thoughts

[Catt]

Sitting here sipping on a cup of Seaport while my thoughts wonder back to the topic Tips For Fishing Heavy Logs?

Here's a random thought; how concerned do you get over loosing a lure?

To me if a lure catches one bass it has done its job and if it gets lost on the next cast I'm satisfied; now I will make an effort of retrieval but if it has to be broke off then so be it.

[bigtimfish]

The way i look at it is, if your worried about loosing a lure you shouldnt fish. maybe you should collect but not fish. I honestley go fishing planning on losing a lure.If i dont, great. its just a loss that i am willing to deal with.

[Use ONLY Stren]

I agree.

[SDoolittle]

To me if a lure catches one bass it has done its job

My thoughts exactly!

[fishfordollars]

It's just a tool. I have plenty of tools.

[bmadd]

True in most cases. However, some cranks I would go through a lot to get back.

[Big Phish]

I fell in a couple days ago reaching into a tree trying to get my favorite rattle trap back.

[Big Phish]

P.S.

It's still in the tree

[snapshotmd]

I used to stress over it, but it's just a fact of life now.

[Raul]

Here's a random thought; how concerned do you get over loosing a lure?

If you are concerned about getting a lure lost find another hobby.

[Hammer 4]

When I build something for someone, i.e. a new deck, fence, ect..and my saw breaks, I don't stop, or give up and not build anything else. I replace, or fix that tool, and move on...same with fishing. That's why we generally have many lures, to replace those that are lost.

[Big Tom]

It's just a tool. I have plenty of tools.

Agreed.

While losing lures sucks, its all part of the sport.  I very rarely lose a crankbait or spinnerbait.  I lose Jigs, T-Rigs and that sort all the time.  No biggie.  

[Branuss04]

95% of my lures I could care less if I lost them, I can buy more.  But I lost a swimbait this year that only a half dozen were ever made.  I doubt I could get my hands on another one.  I was pretty PO for awhile.  I have a couple swimbaits that I would HATE to loose.  Yea, I could buy more, but the fact is,  I don't want to have to spend another $200 on one lure.  Pretty much anything bait below the $30 mark that is readily available on the market, I could care less about loosing.  You gotta pay to play!

It's funny cause I've been fishing with some buddies that are fairly new to fishing.  I was letting them fish with some of my baits and one of them got a rapala crank stuck in a log and lost it.  He was so upset that he lost one of my baits.  It took him hours for him to get over it.  He offered me $15 bucks for the bait.  I kept telling him it was no sweat, I could care less.  Just tie on another one and move on.  He thought I would be PO at him and not let him throw any of my stuff. :

[Lucky Craft Man]

Interesting topic...When I first started using Lucky Craft products, I thought I would so angry if I lost one.  Well, the first one I lost was in a Muskies mouth and for some reason, I wasn't angry at all.  I have since lost or broken many LC lures and I have yet to be upset about it.  I guess I know that's the price you pay if you want to catch fish.

[aarogb]

To me if a lure catches one bass it has done its job

My thoughts exactly!

    x3.

[CatBassin]

I've heard it a few times and read it on here, if you not losing lures you're not fishing in the right spots.

[CRFisher]

I switched to mostly using 30lb braid because I hate losing lures.  I still lose some but I also haul in some branches and lose alot less.  However, I am fishing on 10lb flouro at the moment and fishing a lot of plastics.  I need to whittle down my collection so I can restock

[TrippyJai]

It all depends.

If I lose a lure that I can replace I usually have no problem with it if it has caught me a fish, if it hasn't caught me fish, then I'll be over it pretty soon.

If I lose an expensive $10+ lure, I would be kind of upset, but that is the reason I rarely buy anything expensive. Only thing expensive I have is a few Lucky Craft Pointers and a few others.

If it's a custom crankbait or something discontinued then I'm sure we'll all be bummed out.

[pa mountain man]

I don't lose alot, in fact, I usually come home with more crap. When I finish an area, and I seen some hardware in the brush, I do a little "brush bustin". Had a friend tell me I need a cow catcher on the front of the boat. ;D

[Big Tom]

I too have found some really nice things just hanging in places that are easy to get to.

Last year, my buddy found a perfect Terminator spinner bait sitting in an area where two branches fork in a tree.  It was not hung at all.  

[Fishing Rhino]

Re: When a lure catches one fish, it has done its job.

I'm not so sure about that.  Look at it from this perspective.

Take a seven dollar lure.  That's not cheap, but definitely not in the high rent district.

How many of us would continue to fish if we actually lost a seven dollar lure per fish caught?

Heck, how many have grumbled on here about a particular plastic worm being used up after catching "only" three or four fish?  And that's only pennies per fish.

Or, look at it this way.  How many folks would buy a lure that was by design only able to catch one freshwater bass?

[Catt]

Re: When a lure catches one fish, it has done its job.

I'm not so sure about that. Look at it from this perspective.

Take a seven dollar lure. That's not cheap, but definitely not in the high rent district.

How many of us would continue to fish if we actually lost a seven dollar lure per fish caught?

Heck, how many have grumbled on here about a particular plastic worm being used up after catching "only" three or four fish? And that's only pennies per fish.

Or, look at it this way. How many folks would buy a lure that was by design only able to catch one freshwater bass?

Sit down with a calculator and total up all the cost involved with a typical one day trip to your local body of water, now divide that amount by the number of bass you actually put hands on.

[Sam]

I get upset when I lose a set up; but with that said, I know that to find the bass we have to throw our lures where we can lose them.

So I chalk it up to good fishing.

I lost on of my Zell Roland poppers last night.  I will go to BPS today and replace it.

That's fishing.  

[Willzx225]

The only times I get upset over loosing a lure are when it isn't being made anymore or when I break if off and it is in a big fish's mouth in a tournament  ;D  But I think that is more about the fish then the bait.  Plus thats why I buy atleast 2 of each crankbait (minus LC's) that I like.  

[Fishing Rhino]

Re: When a lure catches one fish, it has done its job.

I'm not so sure about that. Look at it from this perspective.

Take a seven dollar lure. That's not cheap, but definitely not in the high rent district.

How many of us would continue to fish if we actually lost a seven dollar lure per fish caught?

Heck, how many have grumbled on here about a particular plastic worm being used up after catching "only" three or four fish? And that's only pennies per fish.

Or, look at it this way. How many folks would buy a lure that was by design only able to catch one freshwater bass?

Sit down with a calculator and total up all the cost involved with a typical one day trip to your local body of water, now divide that amount by the number of bass you actually put hands on.

I'm not typical in regard to your above request.

Out of pocket expenses for a fishing "trip" to the pond I regularly fish is less than two dollars.  That is for the gasoline consumed round trip and amortization of 8 AA batteries which are good for about six weeks of fishing to run my 95 dollar Eagle Cuda.

Our grocery bill is probably a bit higher because paddling my canoe around consumes energy which must be replenished.

Does wonders for my blood pressure though.  In the winter, it runs 130s over 80s.

Since I resumed paddling, it is now in the one teens over 60s.  Is it the exercise, the benefit of a relaxing hobby, or a combination of the two?  It's working, that's all I need to know.  Let the scientists sort it out.

I could easily afford seven dollars per fish in addition to the other costs of the hobby.  Would I be willing to pay it?  

I doubt it.