I just felt a bump while my lure was falling - was that a bite or a stick?

 

please respond ASAP I don't want to miss a fish!!!

Set the hook.

probably a turtle

Hook sets are free

Well 4 hours later I finally decided to set the hook but there was no fish there... Next time I'll set the hook faster 

When in doubt drop the rod, reel the slack, & set the hook!

19 minutes ago, Catt said:

When in doubt drop the rod, reel the slack, & set the hook!

My dad and I like to say "when in doubt, check it out"

It was a cormorant. I can't tell you how many times I thought I was getting bit and it was a cormorant.  Very frustrating.

1 hour ago, j bab said:

Well 4 hours later I finally decided to set the hook but there was no fish there... Next time I'll set the hook faster 

I feel you man, one time I waited 10 hours to set the hook. Turns out, by that time the bass had already eaten and pooped out my lure and when I went to set the hook my braided line sawed the fish clean in half. 

8 hours ago, MassYak85 said:

I feel you man, one time I waited 10 hours to set the hook. Turns out, by that time the bass had already eaten and pooped out my lure and when I went to set the hook my braided line sawed the fish clean in half. 

Instantanious fish cleaning! you gunna fry or grill them fillets?

14 hours ago, j bab said:

I just felt a bump while my lure was falling - was that a bite or a stick?

 

It's that d**n Loch Ness

 

Listen..All kidding aside, does it matter what caused the "tick" at that point ?

It's under the water, you can't see your hook, you can't see where you're hook is, all you know is that you felt something that you can't explain during one of the most advantageous times to catch a bass...On the fall! So turn it around and ask yourself..All things considered how in the heck would anyone know if it was a stick??

Stop thinking about what is was, set the hook and find out.  

 

 

 

Mike 

Pretty much what Mike L said.

 

None of us are going to know, and neither are you, unless you attempt a hook set and theres a fish on the other end. or you snag and possibly reel in a stick. Why would you even stop fishing to come here and ask such a question is what im wondering? last thing i want to do while fishing is go online. i go fishing to get away from computers and tvs and phones and all that stuff. well i do take my phone, but with no intentions of having to use it, especially to browse the web.

22 minutes ago, Red Bear said:

Why would you even stop fishing to come here and ask such a question is what im wondering? last thing i want to do while fishing is go online.

 

Seriously?  Pretty sure j bab was making a joke.

 

Happens to me All. The. Time:

and....the frog is dead

16 minutes ago, J Francho said:

 

Seriously?  Pretty sure j bab was making a joke.

 

Happens to me All. The. Time:

 

oh.. well... sometimes you'll have that...

Or, at least I hope he was kidding

6 hours ago, fishballer06 said:

 

It's that d**n Loch Ness

 

Can only confirm upon request for tree-fiddy.

No no had to be a stick. Straight piece of stick. He only felt one bump.

I agree with Catt:

 

"When in doubt drop the rod, reel the slack, & set the hook!"

 Like this

 

freshwater shark!

What did I miss? Did he catch the turtle? Or was it Nessy? 

3 hours ago, Gundog said:

What did I miss? Did he catch the turtle? Or was it Nessy? 

 I missed, not you

On ‎12‎/‎21‎/‎2016 at 11:13 AM, Red Bear said:

Why would you even stop fishing to come here and ask such a question is what im wondering? last thing i want to do while fishing is go online. i go fishing to get away from computers and tvs and phones and all that stuff. well i do take my phone, but with no intentions of having to use it, especially to browse the web.

 

 

lol smh

with almost 700 post on BR & a pb of 11-12# i would say jbab is just messing around...