Losing Fish

[Rebbasser]

Reading Crankbait's thread about losing that big bass made me think of a question I have often wondered about:

Why is it you really don't remember the big ones you landed but you always remember the ones you miss?

I've caught several big fish and have pictures of most of them but really can't give you the specifics other than the body of water and lure I used, yet on the big ones I lost I can tell you the time of day, conditions, wind, air temp, water clarity, pretty much even the tiniest detail about the whole thing.

Why is that? Maybe because of the disappointment of losing it, who knows? all I know is I sure remember those more than the ones I boated.