I like to see them jump, especially big brown fish!

Come up baby! C'mon!

8-)

yep, this is the one

MmmHmmmmm, Sho nuff is fo me too. ;D

If I want to land them I keep my rod low, If I'm taping my next TV show I want jumping right into the boat.

I usually find myself jumping with them ;D

I get kinda excited at times

me too.. and start saying "ooooh ooooh don't come off"

I do the ooooh ooooh noise too!! I think us fisherman have our own language at times!! haha

rod tip goes straight down right before they jump

close your eyes and pray

Mottfia

Man he took mine!!!!!

When I caught my personal best a couple of weeks ago, I knew it when I set the hook. The fishes head DID NOT Move. So, immidiately, (I was using braid), I just started crankin' that bad boy in. When I saw it's head start to come up to the surface, I jerked the rod tip down really hard. Well, it may have saved me a long time of regrets, the fish wasn't really hooked well, and it probably would have come unbuttoned. The rod jerk was a life-saver. But, usually, I just watch it and enjoy it. On some occasions, if I know it's a good fish, I'll keep it down in the water.

Squeal like a little girl that has just been given the pony she has always asked for.

x2, sometimes i giggle too.....

If I can determine that it is a really big fish before I can see it then the tip goes in the water.  Only exception to that would be if I was fishing in heavy weeds, timber, stumps or large rocks - then I would take my chances and just never "give it it's head".

If it comes up once and can't get out of the water because it's a BIG largemouth, and I can only see her head, then the tip goes in the water - or more than just the tip if it's open water.

If it's an average bass then let her/him jump and enjoy the show!

Snap a picture!

Unless it's a potential new Personal best for me, I just watch em jump. If the purpose of me being out on the water is to have fun, then why not watch em jump? I may even encourage it.

But if it's a biggun that may top 8 lbs. I'll hold that rod tip down, and if I see it's coming up to the surface I'll try to hold em down with rod torque. Sometimes it works, sometimes it don't, but if you really GOTTA land that fish, then doing everything you can to prevent jumping is a good idea.

Same here too.  Unless it's a big fish that I absolutely don't want to lose, my rod tip goes at least a foot or two in the water.  

I keep my rod tip low and try to keep them down, but secretly in the back of my head I'm think "Jump d@mn it jump!"

In a tournament, its, "@$#%#^&!!!!"

Otherwise, "WHOOOOOOEEEEEEE!!!!"

When a Bass Jumps, what do you do?

It has already been said but I just enjoy the show. It is the reason that I am not trying to catch sheephead.

I jab the rod into the water and try to move the fish 90 degrees to where it looked like it was headed to maintain tension and not give them that split second they need the throw the bait. I always try to turn them at a right angle to where they are headed. They do still jump even if you stick the rod in the water though. Don't lose too many outside of broken line due to snags or laziness and not re-tying.

close your eyes and pray

Mottfia

I don't close eyes, but praying is always the next best thing

hyperventalate  ;D

I don't usually do much other than get excited.  I used to cast my lure at the location of the jump but never had any luck so stopped doing that.

I jab the rod into the water and try to move the fish 90 degrees to where it looked like it was headed to maintain tension and not give them that split second they need the throw the bait. I always try to turn them at a right angle to where they are headed. They do still jump even if you stick the rod in the water though. Don't lose too many outside of broken line due to snags or laziness and not re-tying.

Hey CWB, that 90 degree right angle move really makes sense. I'm going to work on that approach and I'll let you know.

Thanks, Hookset

I try to keep pressure on the fish but usually just enjoy the show!!

Enjoy the show!!!! and if it's a fish of a lifetime, prey it doesn't come off. I heard your suppose to lower the rod tip, but I bust out the net!

When they jump more than twice I start to panic... they seem to always come off on the third jump for me

I start cranking the 7:1 reel and make'em waterski till I get'em out of the water.