How Ticked off do you get?

[J Francho]

In a tournament, I will mutter to myself. I can recall having a hard time shaking the disappointment of losing two huge fish at the boat at a tx on Black Lake. I was so ticked after the second fish came off, I was a little shaky. Took five, had a snack, and regrouped. We came in 4th, which is good for points, but no cash.

[Clark Stewart]

I posted about this very thing the other day on somebody's "one that got away thread or something"

Long story short I caught an 8-9 pound hog at a golf course and couldn't reach her for the cart bridge I was on so like an idiot I raised her out of the water and snap she was gone. I threw my rod down on the bridge and shouted my obscenities. Sad thing was I was about 10 steps from the bank where I could have easily reached her. Idiot.

[slider head]

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

Good motto I will remember this one as well....

Yesterday, I got hung up on a dock. I checked my line and deemed it fine. 10 minutes later went to set the hook and broke my line. I was upset with myself for being lazy! I heard Road Warriors quote "if its not perfect it not right" So I knew this one was all on me. I usually become upset with myself after the weigh in when I realize exactly what stuff like this cost me.

I may say "poop" but not loud enough for others to hear it. And, I will never throw any of my stuff I worked too hard and paid too much $$$ for it.

[Delaware Valley Tackle]

It's much easier said than done, but I've learned to take alot more satisfaction from doing something about what sets me off and it rather than flippin' out. I admire heroes like Clint Eastwood's characters, that glare and sneer are very cool!!

[zbigbadaaron]

Well I had a bass that got off which felt like a 5 pounder this year. It got off because some how it got wrapped on a log and bent my hook at the starting of the fight. During the end of the fight it got off near shore. I didn't get mad at all I just retied a new hook and got back to fishing.

[D4u2s0t]

i'll let out a quiet "you lil *****" lol. but that's about it. I've never been upset enough to even think about throwing my pole. Losing fish is a part of fishing. But i'd rather hook a big fish and lose it then not hook it at all.

[Shimmer]

Man ya'll are calm. Maybe that's why people love going fishing with me...and for some reason I always attract a group of people watching. The mouth must be the key  :

[Fishing Rhino]

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.

Golf?  Golf may actually be worse than fishing.

In the 1960s, I lived in Holliston, MA.  We played golf at a public course named Saddle Hill in Hopkinton.

Bill Russell of the Celtics played there.  I don't know why, he could have joined and played at much nicer courses.  But, he chose to play there.

He was a horrendous golfer, and everytime he hit a bad shot you could hear him cursing no matter where you were on the course.  

Where I play now, there is a member known to our group as Mr. Meltdown.  He goes berserk after a few bad shots.

I've seen clubs broken, cursed at, and tossed into a water hazard.

Golfers are every bit as passionate as fishermen.  There is probably the same percent who cannot control themselves when adversity strikes in either group.

[KingBass]

Yeah, some thing like that happened to me yesterday when fishing. I was using my worm rod (pretty stiff rod) and braid, also I had a 15lb flouro leader, and a mustad UP worm hook. I was fishing around a sunken tree and a culvert, I felt a tick-tick, let her swim off with it for 5 seconds or so, set the hook on her, the bowed over so much I though it was gonna break, a few seconds later she broke off, I reeled in the line and found that the leader had fray. I've never had any flouro try as bad as this it was triple fish flouro. So just be warned, don't use it, it may cost you a big like it did me!  :-[

[Mottfia]

  I still find myself getting pretty ticked. I fish very emotionally with a number of highs and lows, the most extreme come on tournament days. At best I am singing as a run a bank. At worst I will hold my tongue cause of the things that I may say. Momma always said If you ain't got nothing good to say don't say nothing at all  

Mottfia

[Redlinerobert]

never ever thrown a rod.  I've gotten upset, but not Iaconelli upset.  ;D

[Bass_Akwards]

Good stuff guys, from what I've read it sounds like I need to work on my temper a little bit.  I thought that might be the case, which is why I started this thread.  I get a little emotional out there and noticed I do the same thing at the poker tables, where i make a pretty decent income.  I'll try meditating more.  Maybe that will help.  :-)

I guess what i learned from this post is fishing really isn't just about catching fish, It's about being out in nature, doing what you love, and if you're lucky, doing it with people you care about.  Sometimes I forget that and take it all a little to seriously.  Thanks for the therapy BR!

[George Welcome]

The hardest thing to learn about fishing is that it indeed fishing and not catching. Losing a fish is part of the game. Disappointed yes - angry no.

[farmpond1]

I've been known to let out an F-bomb, realize what I've said, clamp my hand over my mouth, and then mutter "Shoot!  Shoot!  Shoot!" repeatedly until I regain my composure.  But that's usually only when it's a really big fish or one that startles me near the boat or the shore.  Otherwise, I'm a perfect angel. :

[BassDeaton01]

I mostly mumble under my breath and get pretty mad if I lose one. .

[bobbyK]

I lost one this morning and the response was "You have got to be kidding!!!!!"  Here is the story.  I was shore fishing this same spot about a month ago and hooked a nice one only it was near an old metal fence post in the water.  The fish looked like it knew it was there and I ran down the shore trying to keep it away. But after a jump or two and a struggle - twang!  Cut me off.

This morning, the same spot, I hooked a nice one again and after one jump, it threw the hook and senko and escaped.  Like I said - you have got to be kidding!!!!

Inspecting the hook, the senko twisted around when it bit and impaled the senko again preventing a good penetrating hookset.  Bad luck and bad karma at this spot.  I am tempted to go back tomorrow and wrench a good one out of this spot to break the trend.

Later,  Bob K

[wvbucketmouth]

I can't remember ever getting angry while fishing. I enjoy it too much to get angry. I call the fish a few names every now and then (in good fun), but im not mad.

I have a cousin that used to get absolutely furious when fishing. I used to dread him tagging along. He would throw stuff, curse, scream, and complain ALL DAY long. Needless to say, I have not fished with him in over 20 years, and I do not miss it one bit!

Relax, and enjoy the great outdoors. Life is too short to sweat the small stuff. 8-)

[roadwarrior]

Disappointed yes - angry no.

Well, that quote generally describes how I feel, too.

However, I rarely (never) get broken off by a fish. Last

winter I hooked up with my PB smallmouth which had

the potential for a new World Record, seriously. I was

just a little beyond "disappointed".

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[BLUESKY]

Had that happen with the first fish of the day, in a tournament this year. Pitching the shoreline and this solid 6 lber grabs my bait, saw it when it turned sideways. Didn't through my rod down, but did let go a real streak like a drunken sailor, fell back in my seat and pounded my knees and had a real fit. I then took about ten deep breaths and let it go. My partner and I ended up finishing in 1st place for boater and non boater, yeah it bothered me but if I didn't let it go I never would have been able to concentrate for the rest of the day, I guess that's why its called fishin and not catchin.

[TrippyJai]

I rarely ever get upset about losing fish. Whether it was a PB or not. I think I will be disappoint like anyone else, but it happens. I will never throw my gear. Sure, I'll be talking about the fish that could of been, but that's how it goes. Fishing is something that is relaxing for me and if I ever get POed about it, the fun is taken away.

[demonjd22]

Lol I might have to work on my composure because I definitely do get pretty heated over losing fish occasionally. This is partly my friends fault because when we fish we rip into each other ruthlessly (but with great jest though sometimes it doesn't feel that way ;D) I've also broken a rod by slamming it overhead into the water. Paid for that one though (and not just for the rod!!) because my buddy wouldn't drop me off after and I had to endure him fishing for a while afterwards lol.

[6pointbuck2003]

I have let a few words slip as well as my fair share of punching seats. but for some reason it's only when money is on the line. It brings out the the best of ya.

[Big Tom]

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

Same here.  Its just as much a part of the game as missing a good bite.  I still sucks...royally.

[BigJohnny]

I hooked into my would be PB a few weeks ago, I had it within two feet of landing and it shook the hook at the last second. I didn't yell profanity, I was too busy crying.

[JLBomber]

It hurts but as they say it's called fishin not catchin.   Toss it back out there bud.