Bass newb

Lost a fish on my frog....what happened? So I'm fishing my trusty frog and I start burning it back in and I see a 2lb bass hit it, he misses, so I freeze the frog, slowly start to reel it...then Mr. Bass hits it again and takes it down under. I give it a short pause, then a half hearted hook set ( I didn't want to pull the fish completely out of the water and flying by my head, he was literally just a couple feet in front of me). I start reeling again now and he breaches the water and I see my frog is not IN his mouth, but outside, and I'm thinking that I'll be lucky to land this one, and just like that he's off the hook and gone. Did I set the hook too soon or not hard enough? Or does this kinda thing just happen sometimes? I feel like I didn't set the hook hard enough, but I really don't know. Thanks for your comments.

I've seen many a fish swim and displace a lure with a "swipe" by. Probably done out of curiosity. I would be happy to have a 4lb bass at tbe end of my line though...foul or not!

That's not nearly as cruel to fish as filleting them alive. I kill my fish first.

U must be new at this interwebz thing. Now is when you explain yourself.

No kidding, ya don't say? That's the question that I am asking what the best solution is.

I never used backing to begin with. I used part of a 150 yard spool. I would guess that I initially put on 70 to 90 yards of braid to start with. I still have a bit left on the original spider wire spool. I put as much on as the "old pro" that i know recommended.

Then when I cast far, some of the line lying on the water would be mono and other braided. Is that alright? What test strength mono should I use? 30 or higher?

I probably didn't put enough of the braid spool on my baitcaster and now when I cast it goes to the end of the spool on my reel. How should this be fixed? Should I remove all remaining line and start over or should I just add some more with a double fishermans knot? 30 lb braided on my 7'med heavy carbonlite/pro qualifier set up fyi. Very happy with it all so far. Thanks. -it took several weeks of use before the line got this short.

I take two rods minimum and a cooler, paddle, Ahab sup, tackle rack, water, and a small tackle box. If I want more hassle I can always take my fish finder and battery. I usually go if I feel like I can get 2 or more hours of fishing in.

I did not like the 17lb mono that came on my rod combo. I was much happier with a different type of line altogether.

I've never seen a fat fish if it was only 8" long and a bass.

Have you looked into buying a feeder? Like the one in the ponds that Roland Martin fishes in for his show that can be seen on Dish network on demand? Feed em up to catch them big!

Lol. She said you guys got too much time on your hands. She's a wet blanket a lot of the time though. Don't sweat it.

Super tight video bro. Too bad it won't get much appreciation on a site like this, but it's sweet. Gonna watch it a second time with my gf here in a minute. Fish floppin around in slow mo still look blazin fast. Mad artwork.

Well I did see power rating was dependent on transducer model and depth. That helps a little.

The 43dv comes with a transducer that apparently has three frequencies, 455, 77, 200...something like that iirc. I think they are all in khz, but not positive. I hook up a 12v 9ah battery to it and it will go for hours and hours and hours.

Weight: 1.6 lbs (0.7 kg) Water rating: IPX7 Antenna: Internal only NMEA 0183 compatible: Y Power consumption: 5W Mounting options: Bail or flush

5watt power consumption figures on optics planet: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=http://www.opticsplanet.com/garmin-echomap-sonar-43dv-with-transducer.html&ved=0CDcQFjAIahUKEwiA3-b-3uPHAhXHy4AKHeTQD5A&usg=AFQjCNEefmaghWXEr8J7K7zM0FsL6dyRTA&sig2=yxpo10vXHnLXhzqVzELTLA

From goggle: Physical dimensions: 4.0" x 6.6" x 1.8" (10.2 x 16.8 x 4.6 cm) BlueChart Mobile (planning) compatible: N Dual-frequency (50/200 kHz) sonar capable: Y Dual-beam (77/200 kHz) sonar capable: Y Transmit power: 500 W (RMS) / 4,000 W (peak to peak)

I typed it exactly correct. Box says minimal consumption of 3 watts or 5 watts, but it brags that the sonar is 500w rms. I too am an engineer and I would be very interested to see how this actually works. The unit doesn't get hot, so it's not using any appreciable energy, it lasts for days on my 9ah battery, but the instructions clearly show 500w rms powerful transducer.

Garmin 43dv. Paperwork says something like 5w power consumption. It's more or less verified by usage records from my 9ah battery.

No not amps. Watts.

Gps/fish finder downvu full nav lights not pictured, shallow water anchor/push pole... I love this set up.

Hold up on the field and stream....awesome store but the prices are sky high on a good bit of stuff. $15 for same thing Dicks had for $12, and Walmart had for $7.

They caught an 8+lb largemouth in my in laws 10 acre lake.