!@#$%!!!!!!!!! What is your reaction when you loose a big bass?

[Ctrl_Alt_Dlt]

I cannot help but swear, yell and maybe even scream a bit if I loose a big bass. Lost a few big bass yesterday. First time out for bass this year. Never lost that many before in my 5 years of bass fishing. Felt like breaking a pole. Felt like I didnt not come prepared.

What is your reaction when you loose a big bass or in my case, a few?

[Dylan33]

It doesn't bother me much, as long as I got to see it and enjoy the fight for a minute...I am happy.

[Aaron Carrell]

Don't know if I'm allowed to post this or not, but Gerald Swindle cracks me up on this lost fish.... There are days when I get frustrated and other days I laugh pretty hard depending on the situation honestly.

[Hester]

I to only get mad if I do not see the fish.

Unless its in league. Then I get mad.

[gurkster]

It doesn't get to me too much, it is all part of it. We will all lose fish at some point. If I lose several fish I would look at my gear or technique. Sharp hooks, right size lure, rod to heavy/light, am I setting to hard or not hard enough, line type, etc. There are days when the fish just get the best of us too.

[highlife4me]

As long as I get to see it I'm happy because I would release it anyways. But if my line breaks and I lose an expensive lure thats when I become unhappy.

[EBass]

I get upset to and the bigger(20"+) the more upset I get. Haven't broken anything though.

[Ctrl_Alt_Dlt]

For me, definitely because it was my first outting this year.

[Ctrl_Alt_Dlt]

Never seen that. That was funny.

Don't know if I'm allowed to post this or not, but Gerald Swindle cracks me up on this lost fish.... There are days when I get frustrated and other days I laugh pretty hard depending on the situation honestly.

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[RuddyDuck]

I will cuss a little bit to myself about it, but not loud enough that others will hear. It's gonna get let go anyways, but it is still nice to get a picture and measurement of it if it is a bigger one.

[Ctrl_Alt_Dlt]

That is exactly what I did too. Learned my lesson for sure.

It doesn't get to me too much, it is all part of it. We will all lose fish at some point. If I lose several fish I would look at my gear or technique. Sharp hooks, right size lure, rod to heavy/light, am I setting to hard or not hard enough, line type, etc. There are days when the fish just get the best of us too.

[bassfshin24]

I get a little upset but end up laughin about it. If its in a tourney then I get [PoorWordUsage]. It could be a 2.5lber. It all depends on the situation

[Craigums]

I also just laugh it off. In a tourney I usually stomp my foot once and try to refocus

[HellaBass]

Something like this, at about 1:15 time mark

[DLD24]

I also get especially mad when I never saw it, but I still have a few choice words when they get off...The worst was last year I got a 20"+ fish my brother netted it and he went to bring it in the boat and somehow it jumped out of the net, leaving my hook in the net...wasn't meant to be

i guess lol..

[PerchJerker]

I say handle it with a little class and dignity. You aren't going to catch them all, that's just the way it is. Throwing a temper tantrum isn't going to help.

[Chemlight]

Only time I ever got upset was when I was fishing a small pond that I didn't think had any big ones just to pass some time. Caught a bass that was right around 18", didn't have the net ready...ended up breaking my line while it was on the dock, and going in the water with a nice crankbait still in its mouth. My wife was with the kids at the playground about 20 yards away and thought I had broke my pole with my reaction.

[rockman]

That's how I came to add the phrase, "Son of a", to my vocabulary. And I say it exactly like that. But I always follow it up by telling the fish, "I'll get you yet". I had lost a fish about 6 pounds under a dock many years ago when that lingo started. It was a great battle that was very fun.

[Pherris]

When they come unbuttoned at or near the boat I call it a conservation release.

[Gordie]

I say handle it with a little class and dignity. You aren't going to catch them all, that's just the way it is. Throwing a temper tantrum isn't going to help.

Yep my thought exactly so I just grab a different rod and hope she bites again

[Ctrl_Alt_Dlt]

Great responses all!

I am a rather calm and laid back guy. Fishing just gets that side out of me. Not all the time. Only when I am surperbly concentrated and focused on catching fish.

[1eyeReD]

I keep it mature... I just get really sad and lose sleep over it. Oh and if it's a once in a lifetime fish I may lose my appetite and start drinking heavier at night.

[gritsnham]

Try to learn from the situation if I feel I did something wrong and start casting again.

In a tournament I get [PoorWordUsage] especially on a good fish or if my partner knocks it off with the net...that can cause cussing!

[brakedancer]

my reaction is good that fell off now I can get back to walleye fishing!!!

[leech~~]

my reaction is good that fell off now I can get back to walleye fishing!!!

My thoughts exactly since I am fishing Walleye most of the time I catch them!!