Sitting here sipping on a cup of Seaport while my thoughts wonder back to the topic Tips For Fishing Heavy Logs?

Here's a random thought; how concerned do you get over loosing a lure?

To me if a lure catches one bass it has done its job and if it gets lost on the next cast I'm satisfied; now I will make an effort of retrieval but if it has to be broke off then so be it.

I play golf about as much as I fish and I play with $4 golf balls. I figure I'm going to loose one every now and then but that doesn't stop me from playing the game!

Sitting here sipping on a cup of Seaport while my thoughts wonder back to the topic Tips For Fishing Heavy Logs?

Here's a random thought; how concerned do you get over loosing a lure?

To me if a lure catches one bass it has done its job and if it gets lost on the next cast I'm satisfied; now I will make an effort of retrieval but if it has to be broke off then so be it.

I play golf about as much as I fish and I play with $4 golf balls. I figure I'm going to loose one every now and then but that doesn't stop me from playing the game!

LOL.  I play golf too.  

But I can play a round with a single ball or lose more than a half dozen, though a couple a round is more like it.

I play with two dollar balls, Titleist NXTs.  The only time I'll play the ProV1 is if I find it.

Why play a four dollar ball when I can score as well, or as badly, with a two dollar ball?

If it is the only lure I have in that color and it is working real well that day, I get a little angry. If I have a backup, I get over it quickly. I manage to recover most of the lures I hang up.

If it is the only lure I have in that color and it is working real well that day, I get a little angry. If I have a backup, I get over it quickly. I manage to recover most of the lures I hang up.

When I have a lure or a bait that really produces for me, I'll get at least two backups, usually more.  I need a backup for the backup to feel secure.  

The Chatterfrog is the best example for me.  At the moment, I've got one in my canoe.  I tried it now and then, but they aren't liking it right now.

If and when they do, I'll have three in the canoe.  But, I will have a half dozen more at home.  Just in case.  

[Why play a four dollar ball when I can score as well, or as badly, with a two dollar ball?]

This is true! The same holds true for beginner fisherman, no need to buy expensive equipment without know how. I play expensive balls for performance reasons but I'm a scratch golfer and the ball I play wouldn't be ideal for a 15 handicapper.

I have read on here that you would get bummed if you lost a discontinued lure. i thought the same thing, but if you look hard enough you can still find them. rat l trap discontinued the brown eye shad(awsome on rayburn) ;)rat l trap, but there is a tackle shop  called ann's tackle shop in jasper tx that still gets that color custom made for her. apparently she used to be a pro and bill lewis lures was one of her sponsors. so if you look hard enough its possible to still get.

Re: When a lure catches one fish, it has done its job.

I'm not so sure about that. Look at it from this perspective.

Take a seven dollar lure. That's not cheap, but definitely not in the high rent district.

How many of us would continue to fish if we actually lost a seven dollar lure per fish caught?

Heck, how many have grumbled on here about a particular plastic worm being used up after catching "only" three or four fish? And that's only pennies per fish.

Or, look at it this way. How many folks would buy a lure that was by design only able to catch one freshwater bass?

Sit down with a calculator and total up all the cost involved with a typical one day trip to your local body of water, now divide that amount by the number of bass you actually put hands on.

I think that is kinda his point.  There are already alot of costs involved if you actually calculate it as a cost per fish value.  Losing a lure every fish would increase the cost/fish value alot more than other average fishing related purchases.  

If its a tournament and a little money is on the line, then yes, losing a lure is worth it because that $7 loss may be a large gain in the end.  However if you are fishing to just be fishing then I can see a strong point in lure retrieval.

Not to mention the whole issue of many lures containing lead. The environment and the health of future generations deserve a valid attmept at retrieval, not a careless "O'well, that 1/2 oz lead bullet weight don't cost much" approach.

There a few individual lures that I have that just flat outproduce other lures of the exact same brand, make, and model. For example, I have a lc pointer 78 in chartreuse shad that outfishes other pointers of the same size and color. That individual bait has a little bit different action that fish love and if I lost it, I would be very upset because I doubt I would find another one like it. However, the vast majority of the time I'm not phased by losing a lure, that is unless it had a big bass attached to it when I lost it...

Im not worried about it till it happens, then i may get a little upset if i lose a brand new crankbait or spinner. But ive wadded into the water to get back a jitterbug p.s.( at the time i had caught about 8 fish in a little over 30 mins, and it was my only one so i crawled in got it and continued to fish)  ;D

It's just a tool. I have plenty of tools.

agreed..

Gotta cast where they live I dont get worked up too badly. Maddest Ive ever got was loosing $21 in chatterbaits one day, all in the color that was working.

I will sometimes make an effort at getting a jig/crank back. I always keep plenty of extras because losing lures is inevitable in FL lakes!

If it was the fish's fault that I lost the lure, I can get mad. Other than that, well, I'm always mad.

I agree with Bigtimfish, even if you lose a discontinued lure with the advent of sites like ebay / craigslist / etc. you can always find replacements. I like expermenting with "dangerous" techniques like crankbaits in brushpiles. I like to throw crankbaits that I have found / cleaned up / replaced hooks / touched up paint (if required) and if I lose these the loss is next to nothing and I am learning a new technique at little cost.