how upset do you get when you lose a fish?

[burce]

After an hour and a half of nothing I got a huge hit on my hula popper and pulled in a 6~7lb fish. I was walking out of the water and the line broke and she swam away with my lure. I'm pretty bummed it sucks a lot that was my second biggest bass ever   so how upset do y'all get over losing fish? It takes me at least a day to get over it

[basspro96]

Gotta forget about or else you won't be able to fish to your potential. I get mad for five seconds sit down...Get back up start fishing

[Nibbles]

The fight and the excitement is what keeps me fishing. That means that as long as the fish I hook put up a good fight and hit my lures hard, I'm happy. If they manage to spit out the hook before I land them, it's just less work for me since I dont have to deal with unhooking them or with deep hooked bass or eye-hooked bass. If they break my line, I'm usually more upset over losing my hook/lure and having to retie my rig than losing the fish.

[kllrbee]

Same exact thing just happened to me about an hour ago. 

Just as I was getting ready to grab the ol boy and get my jig out of his lip, the line broke and away he went. 

I was bummed for all of 10 seconds.  S**t happens man, nothing you could do about it.  The way that I look at it is that I DID catch him.  I just didnt get a chance to dehook him.  Another 5-10 seconds and he would have been back in the water anyways, but without my jig.

I did head home and grabbed another of the same exact jig and hoped to get the same fish.   ;D

Wouldnt that be something!?  Catching the same fish and retrieving my original jig?  LOL. 

BTW, that brings up a good question.  When do you guys consider your catch fully caught?  I would say after I grab him by the jaw, I consider him a catch.

Sorry to hijack, just curious. 

[etommy28]

it all depends on the situation, is it a tourny, a big tourny, big fish, little fish, how did I end up.

[Red]

I used to get super mad when I lost a big fish.  Once I lost one I swear was over 10lbs.  I was mad for a month!!!  Now I just shrug it off and keep fishing.

[CAdeltaLipRipper]

If u lose a fish you gotta just keep fishing and...

[NorcalBassin]

I just try to make sure I don't "go Ike" and start breaking my gear... that's a sign you may have some anger management issues.

8-)

[sockey]

The fight and the excitement is what keeps me fishing. That means that as long as the fish I hook put up a good fight and hit my lures hard, I'm happy. If they manage to spit out the hook before I land them, it's just less work for me since I dont have to deal with unhooking them or with deep hooked bass or eye-hooked bass. If they break my line, I'm usually more upset over losing my hook/lure and having to retie my rig than losing the fish.

Yup.

Obviously, I'll try some different things to try to get the fish to stay buttoned up 'till I can grab it by the lip, but there isn't *too* much shame in a long distance release. 

[K_Mac]

I used to go crazy. As I get older it's not that big a deal. It does frustrate me to have some kind of line/equipment failure though. That is usually lack of attention on my part.

If I fished for money where losing a fish could be very expensive, I probably would not be as relaxed about it. :

[burce]

I just love holding my fish up and admiring my catch. I saw her for 5 seconds barely before losing her, it sucks because she was my top 3 fish ever

[Big Tom]

I usually get upset enough to use an expletive or three.  Don't take much to trigger the ol' potty mouth.  Then I usually laugh it off and keep on fishing. 

My friends won't let me forget it though.  I kindly do the same to them.

[pad slammer]

Nothing makes a fish bigger than almost being caught.

You just gotta get back at it and stay positive

[Nibbles]

My favorite part is right after a bass hits my lure HARD. Gets my potty motormouth workin (my catchphrase anytime I get a hookset is usually "I gotcha now <insert expletive here>!!!")and my heart pumpin and gives me a great adrenaline rush.

I live for that moment.

[K_Mac]

Nothing makes a fish bigger than almost being caught.

You just gotta get back at it and stay positive

That is one the great truths of fishing. ;D

[dablaw1]

I started to tell this long drawn out story that happened one time over losing a fish but decided against it...Anyway, If I miss a fish or he breaks off or there is a tackle issue that causes me to lose one then I'm peed at myself for not tying a knot right or not checking line,lure or equipment..Now if I get a good hook set and everything works perfectly and he jumps 5 feet from the boat and slings the lure...I'm not mad..fish wins fair and square..We both tried our hardest and only one can win...

[LilJakeC1]

If I loose 1 then I don't get mad unless it is in a tourny and I go to lift it in the boat and shakes off in the air. If I keep missing fish after fish then I can get pretty mad. When I do loose a couple fish then i start to fish even harder and will do whatever it takes to catch that fish.

[BassThumb]

I don't really get upset about losing bass.  There's more where those came from.  If the fish breaks my line, if probably my fault anyway for not using strong enough line for the situation, or for not making sure my line and knots were in good shape. 

[Scorcher214]

whether its a line/knot break, or he jumps and gets off, yeah its a little upset but whatever. Its more like "AWW MAN HE GOT OFF!!! Well...better make more casts!" So im not ticked, it just makes me wanna cast more and try harder.

[SoFlaBassAddict]

It happens.  Oh well.  Theres plenty of other fish to catch.  I mean, it stinks losing a big one.  Short of it being a World Record, I'm not going to lose any sleep over it.

[OHIO]

I get pretty mad, but not as mad as Ike.

[JDK.]

If u lose a fish you gotta just keep fishing and...

that video  cracks me up its a 3lb fish geez i like Ike but thats just stupid

[Fishing Rhino]

Lose it or boat it, I maintain an even keel.  If it gets off, doesn't bother me in the slightest.

Gotta maintain control.  I used to get really excited when I hooked a good fish.  Problem is, it's like a hunter with "buck fever".

You get too excited and you end up doing something to lose your quarry.  Stay cool, don't force the issue, and you'll land more fish.

I've done enough fishing and been fortunate to catch more than the occasional good un, that I've learned staying cool, calm and collected yields better results.

My first few nice fish got the adrenaline going, and I did something stupid and lost them.  That stupid thing was generally getting too excited.

[Grey Wolf]

After an hour and a half of nothing I got a huge hit on my hula popper and pulled in a 6~7lb fish. I was walking out of the water and the line broke and she swam away with my lure. I'm pretty bummed it sucks a lot that was my second biggest bass ever so how upset do y'all get over losing fish? It takes me at least a day to get over it

I'd be more worried about why the line broke , bad line or operator error ?

[timothy_spain]

I used to get all worked up about it.  Now, I shrug it off and wonder what I did wrong or what I could've done differently.