How Ticked off do you get?

[Bass_Akwards]

I had on what I know d**n well was a "big" bass yesterday.  I saw it's body and the splash it made when I hooked her. I felt the power of it struggling and my rod tip was bent and shaking back and forth way more violently than usual.

What happened was I was fishing thick mats and I felt a big "tick tick" on my line, I set the hook but nothing was there.  I recasted to the same spot and the same thing happened.  It kinda made me a little frustrated, but again I recasted to the same spot and WHAM!

I set the hook hard.  I felt her head wiggle my rod tip bigtime, and I kept a tight line.  I had her on for about 5-7 seconds and then she was just.....  Gone.  No broken line, just gone.  

The moment I realized she escaped, I found myself throwing my rod and reel down kinda hard on the hard dirt ground and I let out a really nice, loud F-Bomb.  There were a couple people I didn't know walking near by and I was kina embarrased but still fuming and ticked off.  It bothered me for about 90 minutes after I lost that bass, but bothered me even more that I got so mad.

Anyone here confess to doing the same thing sometimes?  I wonder if Mike Icconelli has to be edited every 5 minutes on fishing shows.

[Grey Wolf]

I've been that mad before in my younger days but never over a bass.

[scaledriver]

I have had a few descent feeling fish get down into the reeds or pads this year and get off.  It is kind of a bummer but also to me it is the challenge.  Hooking a nice fish in the thickest Vegetation and seeing if I can land her.  I like to think no one get everyone out and just try harder next time I get one on.

[Scorcher214]

i dont yell eff bombs at the top of my lungs and throw stuff around, but i do drop one under my breath somtimes

[Gatorbassman]

You might hear an "Oh Crap" from me, but that's about it. It's just fishing and I go back at it.

[Bassn Blvd]

You might hear an "Oh Crap" from me, but that's about it. It's just fishing and I go back at it.

X2.  You miss one and move on.

[grimlin]

Only once did i get mad,lost a real nice one.I left my rod tip high letting it jump and when it did it shook the hook loose.I had to just flat sit down and stop fishing for a few minutes.Realizing what i did wrong.From the size of that bass it was a really,really nice one.

Now when i lose a good bass i just laugh and say "I'm gonna get you next time!" In a joking manner. It happens...I've learned to get over it and keep fishing.  

[Shimmer]

Eh yeah I drop F bombs over little guys. That's just how I am, I am excited over every fish I catch. I don't stay ticked for long I move on but in the moment oh yeah.

[Glenn]

I used to get really upset over things like that in tournaments.  Now I analyze.  

I try to figure out what happened... what went wrong.  

I've had the exact same thing happen to me twice in different tournaments.  After analyzing, I realized I was using the wrong hook in one tournament, and the wrong-shaped sinker in the other.  Made the adjustments and started catching fish.  Problem solved.  

[scootz]

not with a bass but I had a really nice trout get off in a friendly tourney. everyone saw it and heard me yell. I threw the rod down with the spinner still in the water and walked off for about 10mns. had to be about 25''

[swilly78]

Nah, not mad like that.  I save that kinda anger for the crap at work.  

[endless]

i get more madder when i have a hard time tying knots. for some reason i always let go of the line like i cant feel it. over the fish im like no no no. im learing to keep my frustration down more. well at least i havent lost no rods yet lol. i keep telling myself im out to enjoy the day. like yesterday i went i had to big hits that was gone i just cast back out in same directions. one of the smack my hula popper hard. biggest hit i seen so far on one of my poppers. went under i pulled the rod i didnt feel the fish but didnt see popper so started reeling and then there the lonesome guy was floating on top again. other was on wacky i was having hard steadying my boat felt a big tug and soon as i try to react gone.

[iceintheveins]

I've thrown a rod when I lost a fish and cussed a few times, but usually it's more of a "nooooooooooooo" when I lose a good fish, and I'm speechless and almost senseless if I lose a monster fish.

[Catt]

I was in the right place at the right time throwing the right baitwhy get upset

[Fishing Rhino]

Don't remember ever getting that upset.  But, when I fished only once or twice a week, it would bother me when I lost a nice one.

Now that I can fish a lot more, catching and losing fish has become more routine.

I'm kinda laid back in my fishing.  I get excited when I hook a nice one, but if I land it, there's no whooping and hollering.  If I lose it, there's no outburst of frustration.

I've arrived at the point where it has happened enough that I just take it all in stride.

[Crestliner2008]

I've never really gotten that upset. It is upsetting when you loose a decent fish, but that's what fishing is all about. The older I get, the more accustomed I get to such disappointments. I enjoy the day out on the lake regardless of what happens. If you can't, then you probably need to take up golf.  

[NewAngler]

I know this will sound cliche, but its fishing, not catching. I expect those moments. They actually happen more to me than catching, and I'm okay with it.

Its a hobby, and for most of us its for fun, not pay. We choose to do and don't HAVE to try to catch the next monster. Not worth the frustration in my opinion.

[fishfordollars]

Sure it's disapointing, but you just need to move on. Take solice in the fact you have figured them out well enough to get the good bite. Prepare for the next one and move on. No F-Bombs here.

I just call Long Mike or Catt and rant to them.

[Lucky Craft Man]

I would get mad if the fish was a PB that I lost because of something I did wrong.  It doesn't appear that you did anything wrong (unless you were using a dull hook), so there was nothing you could do.

PS My usually statement is "You dirty b*@!" instead of the F-Bomb

[steezy]

Unless I get it to the surface and see it is a very big fish, I dont get upset.  If I had a dollar for every fish I lost or didnt get hooked, I could by another nice combo.

Like someone else said, "it fishing, not catching".  

[simplejoe]

I was at a tournament yesterday and I lost a nice fish which would of took my points up into the top 6. I did yell the F-bomb which I never do I usually just mumble something under my breath and go on fishing, but yesterday for some reason I was just so mad I even broke down to my knees shaking my head in frustration.

[Gangley]

rarely will I drop the f-bomb, but i will let the word "s#!t" slip out on occasion when i miss a bite.  If I get the bite, and hook him good, i dont worry about him getting off because I did my part.  If he gets loose, then good to him for being a better fish than I am a fisherman.

[JuniorFisherJJ08]

I personally can say I've been there done that and will do it again. But why throw the rod/reel? its like baseball why throw the bat over a bad call or strikeout? When this happens to me or my buddy we switch positions on the boat [front 2 back] This way you can calm down.

[done]

rarely will I drop the f-bomb, but i will let the word "s#!t" slip out on occasion when i miss a bite. If I get the bite, and hook him good, i dont worry about him getting off because I did my part. If he gets loose, then good to him for being a better fish than I am a fisherman.

I will not throw the F-bomb out there, I fish with kids too much to allow myself to get into that habit.

I do get ticked though, particularly when it is a moment of sheer stupidity (on my part) that causes the fish to get lost. I could max out the text in this thread giving examples of those...LOL

[Olebiker]

I fished a tournament earlier this year with a guy who screamed the F-bomb every time he missed a fish, which was quite often.  It made for a miserable day listening to that juvenile ranting.