Missed a decent one-my epic fail

[gottafish]

It was not as big as we thought but still a decent fish. I figure now probably about 3-4lb's but I thought I would post it as a lesson- WAIT FOR NET!!!! : and for my brother who rode me hard about it for the rest of the day.!!!!!

My epic fail!!-video

You know doing these videos is kind of a double edged sword, it's nice when you're putting fish in the boat but when you miss a nice one and have it on video, man it hurts more. Instead of just seeing that fish come off in my mind, now I can watch it over and over and over again!!!

[BigBassin144]

Sorry about the lost fish, looked like a nice one.

The video could definitely help though. You wan watch and possibly see what when wrong. To me, it didn't seem like you gave him any slack at the boat, which is often the reason a fish comes off at the boat. However, it didn't seem like you got a very good hookset in, which may have been the problem.

BB

[gottafish]

Originally Posted by BigBassin144

Sorry about the lost fish, looked like a nice one.

The video could definitely help though. You wan watch and possibly see what when wrong. To me, it didn't seem like you gave him any slack at the boat, which is often the reason a fish comes off at the boat. However, it didn't seem like you got a very good hookset in, which may have been the problem.

BB

Yea I think the hookset was the issue and I knew that I did not get a good one. When you see me pulling the rod up just before I realize the fish was there I was actually just pulling the bait out of the water to cast again. It really surprised me because I did not even realize the fish was there.