"the one that got away"

[Gale1980]

how long do you guy's beat yourself up over losing a big bass?? well for me it's till i lose another one lol and today was that day..... i was fishing a rattle bait right before sun up this morning and WHAM! this big old girl about took the rod out of my hand! i wear her down get her right to the boat to lip her then she freaks and peels some drag. so i freak myself and try to flip her in real quick and.....well you know the rest! of course i don't know the exact size but 22-24" and somewhere in the 6-8 lb ballpark im sick to my friggin stomach still........

[Nine Miler]

Yea, it sucks. It doesn't bother me long, though. Think about all of the other things you could be doing instead of missing a trophy fish. That happens to everybody.

[shimmy]

not much worse in life than that. It takes me a very long time to learn how to deal with it. However, the pain never really goes away, every big bass is like tendinitis.

[DINK WHISPERER]

I can honesty say i remember EVERY big bass i have lost! Takes me a LONG time to cope!

[5bass]

It doesn't bother me too much unless it happens during a tournament, then it eats at me the rest of the day and possibly a few more days, depending on what happens at the weigh in.

[Paul Roberts]

If I made an error, I feel it. Bums me out. But some fish get off and I didn't screw up; such is fishing. But I hate screwing up. that's part of being human, but I WISH it were otherwise for some time after.

Yesterday I had a frustrating day. The catching wasn't easy, so I had to capitalize on what I could muster, and I BLEW three out of the four better fish that struck.

> > > :( :-/ :-/ : :)

[Grey Wolf]

I'm devastated for about half an hour when I loose a nice fish , then it's on with life, it's only a fish.

[roadwarrior]

I still think about this almost every day...

http://www.bassresource.com/bass_fishing_forums/YaBB.pl?num=1226342926/4

[Red Bear]

i never seem to forget losing a big fish, it stings for a long time

[tholmes]

I've developed a built-in "reset button". Miss a big fish? Just hit the button and make the next cast.

Yeah, I wish it never happened, but I'm not gonna spoil a day of fishing worrying about it.

Tom

[Bankbeater]

Usually after a few cuss words I have it worked out of my system.

[Gale1980]

the biggest reason this stings i guess is because i was fishing with a partner and had a net at hands reach...... just was the first hawg of 2010 and i got worked up lol

[oteymc]

I usually cuss and scream and break my rod and... Oh, wait that's not me, that's Mike.  (that's just a joke, I like Mike)

[Alex77]

It sucks losing one, but assess the situation, see what you did wrong and learn from it.

[zerofivenismo]

I find the nearest rod and go Bo Jackson on it.  Then I craw into the back of the boat and get in the fetal position and weep.  Then tell everyone that I stuck a monster that broke my rod in 5 places.  Cheer up and get back at'em.   

[b.Lee]

For all those that are interested, we have a LBBA (losing big bass annynomous) helps to learn how to cope losing a big bass. We meet every second and fourth wednesday of every month. Refreshments and donuts provided. Raffle for prizes also. We are here to help

[Gale1980]

lol i dont get mad i just cant quit thinking about it......... i think about a hog i panicked and lost it because of my own actions last year and it still bugs me lol

[Missouribassman95]

Whenever I lose the "big one" it's cuz I didn't tie the hook on tight enouph. >

[roadwarrior]

Whenever I lose the "big one" it's cuz I didn't tie the hook on tight enouph. >

No, but maybe a poor knot. Learn to tie a Palomar knot,

it's fool proof.

8-)

[pitchNbass]

I've lost me some quality fish for all sorts of reasons, but like someone mentioned if it's my own fault I feel it more than if a bass that simply throws a well set hook or crank or one that snaps me off on some structure that I couldn't avoid.

Me and my buddy were once fishing some jigs in about 20ft of water up a rocky ledge and he sets the hook and says "NICE FISH!" then snap. Few F bombs later, I hook me a good one, pull her in the boat a 8lber with my buddies jig still in her mouth too.

The other day I was fishing and set the hook and snapped my 40lb power pro at my palomar knot with a heavy tube on, then about a second after hook set up comes this huge beautiful bass to throw the hook. All I could do was look and admire then tell myself to check my line more often.

[Matt Fly]

I lost a fish in 2008,  2nd day of the 2008 Media Championship on RC first cast into  dropoff into a creek channel with a brush pile sitting on the edge,  20 lb McCoys mean green, 14 inch custom plum, 7' 8" Falcon, Abu 4600c,

   I set the hook and the drag went zip zip and the rod went double and she pulled free in the end.

    We only took 4  fish to the scale that 2nd day, 14+, we ended up 6th, very nice check, but we didn't miss the new BassCat  and 1st by much

  that one will haunt me till I get the bug to go back out and doit again some year.

[slonezp]

The more money at stake, the longer it takes.

[spraycrew]

It bothers me alot longer if i don't get to see the fish, then my imagination gets the best of me on the size of it.

[Missouribassman95]

Whenever I lose the "big one" it's cuz I didn't tie the hook on tight enouph. >

No, but maybe a poor knot. Learn to tie a Palomar knot,

it's fool proof.

8-)

Ok thanks I'll try that!

[RichF]

It doesn't bother me too much unless it happens during a tournament, then it eats at me the rest of the day and possibly a few more days, depending on what happens at the weigh in.

x2!!!!