how long do you guy's beat yourself up over losing a big bass?? well for me it's till i lose another one lol and today was that day..... i was fishing a rattle bait right before sun up this morning and WHAM! this big old girl about took the rod out of my hand! i wear her down get her right to the boat to lip her then she freaks and peels some drag. so i freak myself and try to flip her in real quick and.....well you know the rest! of course i don't know the exact size but 22-24" and somewhere in the 6-8 lb ballpark im sick to my friggin stomach still........

Yea, it sucks. It doesn't bother me long, though. Think about all of the other things you could be doing instead of missing a trophy fish. That happens to everybody.

not much worse in life than that. It takes me a very long time to learn how to deal with it. However, the pain never really goes away, every big bass is like tendinitis.

I can honesty say i remember EVERY big bass i have lost! Takes me a LONG time to cope!

It doesn't bother me too much unless it happens during a tournament, then it eats at me the rest of the day and possibly a few more days, depending on what happens at the weigh in.

If I made an error, I feel it. Bums me out. But some fish get off and I didn't screw up; such is fishing. But I hate screwing up. that's part of being human, but I WISH it were otherwise for some time after.

Yesterday I had a frustrating day. The catching wasn't easy, so I had to capitalize on what I could muster, and I BLEW three out of the four better fish that struck.

> > > :( :-/ :-/ : :)

I'm devastated for about half an hour when I loose a nice fish , then it's on with life, it's only a fish.

I still think about this almost every day...

http://www.bassresource.com/bass_fishing_forums/YaBB.pl?num=1226342926/4

i never seem to forget losing a big fish, it stings for a long time

I've developed a built-in "reset button". Miss a big fish? Just hit the button and make the next cast.

Yeah, I wish it never happened, but I'm not gonna spoil a day of fishing worrying about it.

Tom

Usually after a few cuss words I have it worked out of my system.

the biggest reason this stings i guess is because i was fishing with a partner and had a net at hands reach...... just was the first hawg of 2010 and i got worked up lol

I usually cuss and scream and break my rod and... Oh, wait that's not me, that's Mike.  (that's just a joke, I like Mike)

It sucks losing one, but assess the situation, see what you did wrong and learn from it.

I find the nearest rod and go Bo Jackson on it.  Then I craw into the back of the boat and get in the fetal position and weep.  Then tell everyone that I stuck a monster that broke my rod in 5 places.  Cheer up and get back at'em.   

For all those that are interested, we have a LBBA (losing big bass annynomous) helps to learn how to cope losing a big bass. We meet every second and fourth wednesday of every month. Refreshments and donuts provided. Raffle for prizes also. We are here to help

lol i dont get mad i just cant quit thinking about it......... i think about a hog i panicked and lost it because of my own actions last year and it still bugs me lol

Whenever I lose the "big one" it's cuz I didn't tie the hook on tight enouph. >

Whenever I lose the "big one" it's cuz I didn't tie the hook on tight enouph. >

No, but maybe a poor knot. Learn to tie a Palomar knot,

it's fool proof.

8-)

I've lost me some quality fish for all sorts of reasons, but like someone mentioned if it's my own fault I feel it more than if a bass that simply throws a well set hook or crank or one that snaps me off on some structure that I couldn't avoid.

Me and my buddy were once fishing some jigs in about 20ft of water up a rocky ledge and he sets the hook and says "NICE FISH!" then snap. Few F bombs later, I hook me a good one, pull her in the boat a 8lber with my buddies jig still in her mouth too.

The other day I was fishing and set the hook and snapped my 40lb power pro at my palomar knot with a heavy tube on, then about a second after hook set up comes this huge beautiful bass to throw the hook. All I could do was look and admire then tell myself to check my line more often.

I lost a fish in 2008,  2nd day of the 2008 Media Championship on RC first cast into  dropoff into a creek channel with a brush pile sitting on the edge,  20 lb McCoys mean green, 14 inch custom plum, 7' 8" Falcon, Abu 4600c,

   I set the hook and the drag went zip zip and the rod went double and she pulled free in the end.

    We only took 4  fish to the scale that 2nd day, 14+, we ended up 6th, very nice check, but we didn't miss the new BassCat  and 1st by much

  that one will haunt me till I get the bug to go back out and doit again some year.

The more money at stake, the longer it takes.

It bothers me alot longer if i don't get to see the fish, then my imagination gets the best of me on the size of it.

Whenever I lose the "big one" it's cuz I didn't tie the hook on tight enouph. >

No, but maybe a poor knot. Learn to tie a Palomar knot,

it's fool proof.

8-)

Ok thanks I'll try that!

It doesn't bother me too much unless it happens during a tournament, then it eats at me the rest of the day and possibly a few more days, depending on what happens at the weigh in.

x2!!!!