Loosing a fish that pulls drag that you never turn or stop before it pops you off or spits the hook, or loosing a fish right at the boat that you saw and it spit the hook or pops off?
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Fishing Nerd
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Oh thatās a tough one
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the thumb burner can be anything you want it to be, the one you see always stings worse for me.
itās like getting 95% of the way to buying a boat/car/thing you really want and then the seller decides theyāre keeping it.
I think the first s the worse, you just dont have a clue as to what it might have been. At least if you see it you know what you lost. tho, ive been targeting tarpon lately with no success, I would imagine finally hooking one and then getting that close to the boat would be very traumatic!
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Well 1 way your left with a mystery and unanswered questions and the other is just a quick release. Tournaments count it if you touch the leader. But it also depends what you think youve lost. Ive lost true monster fish in the grander range. It takes about a year before you can think about it without a ton of sore feelings and going through it in your head. When i loose a monster it haunts me, ive never felt that way on a fish ive seen. I just cussed myself out in my head thinking about the monster i lost last year. It was on its way to spooling my 50w dialed way up to like 60bs of drag at full spool. When i was down to about 10% of my spool left and it was running at full sprint after a 500yd run i gave it some thumb and pow. Im on my ace and the fish is gone. The only plus side is my line popped pretty far out so atleast the fish doesnt have 500yds of 150lb pp behind it.
I lost the biggest flounder I have ever seen 5ā from the boat in Clouter Creek. I think about that fish every time I go over the creek.
āApathy is the Glove into Which Evil Slips Itās Handā, but really, who cares?
I have to know so not seeing it would be harder for me. If a big fish breaks me off or somehow comes unbuttoned after Iāve laid eyes on him, at least I know what it wasā¦and of course quickly add several inches and pounds to the estimated length and weight for the fish story thatās going to follow.
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Originally posted by DFreedomI lost the biggest flounder I have ever seen 5ā from the boat in Clouter Creek. I think about that fish every time I go over the creek.
āApathy is the Glove into Which Evil Slips Itās Handā, but really, who cares?
15"er??? LOL, sorry love ya DFree 
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Vinman saw it too. He made fun of me for the rest of the day. It was a true doormat.
āApathy is the Glove into Which Evil Slips Itās Handā, but really, who cares?
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Originally posted by Optikerquote:
Originally posted by DFreedomI lost the biggest flounder I have ever seen 5ā from the boat in Clouter Creek. I think about that fish every time I go over the creek.
āApathy is the Glove into Which Evil Slips Itās Handā, but really, who cares?
15"er??? LOL, sorry love ya DFree
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2018 Sportsman Masters 207
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Teeād that one up!! LOL!!!
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Well they are all frustrating and worthy of a cussing rant but on the bright side the fish are still there for you to catch again.
When losing a fish the actual event that pi$$es me off the worst is a failed knot because that one is all on me.
This one. Last week, had the leader in hand. Tax Man - big bully.
āNoā¦ itās okay, I know the way outā¦ā
I would have to say that the mystery fish would haunt me moreā¦ If I lost a monster at the boat I could just call it a Long Distance Release lol
Anything that pulls drag, right?
Iād much rather lose a fish at the boat. Then I can brag about what it was.
I pretty much agree with all opinions hereā¦ they each have their proās and conās I reckonā¦
Still, there isnāt much of a worse feeling on the water than when you lose a fish, no matter the size!
Fishing Nerd
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Im going with not knowing what it was; thats the worst. Happened to me this past Thursday and Friday. Bend-O on the rod, started pulling drag, and nothing but a nice clean hook. Uggh!
-If i can cast and hit you then you are too close.
I was on a offshore trip out of Naples years ago and we were pulling all kinds of bottom fish. I noticed the rig I was using had a knot in the flouro leader. I wanted to retie it, cut it, whatevā¦ Olā Capt Don decided that wasnāt necessary and he was mostly right.
We got to the very last piece of bait and I dropped it down. It hit and bounced one time before the freight train hit. Itās ripping drag but I was making headway with it. Whatever it was finally got away after snapping my line. No idea what it was. I immediately inspect my rig and the leader has a slight curve to it right where the knot was. Dammit Don! It popped the knot!
No idea what this was. Probably 10 ago. Not knowing is worse in my book.