Ever See A Angler "MeltDown" While Fishing?

[JB]

Sure, we've all had days on the water when the equipment quits working, trolling motors, steering cables, battery goes dead etc, but have ya ever witnessed a guy fishing that goes apesh*t over a missed bass?
I've seen guys take brand new poles and snap them over thier knees, or even throw them in the drink! Of course most are casual anglers, not the hard core like most of us are, and know the value of what tackle costs...
but its always amusing to me to see some clown start yelling at himself and everyone else over a missed fish...anyone else ever got a good laugh over this?

[betursweetbass]

Reminds me of the Bill Dance Blooper video I have. I haven't witnessed it personally JB, but I am sure it happens all the time. Some folks just get too dang serious about their "fun" fishin, and some of those tourny guys, well, they just have way too much equipment I guess....

[bassboogieman]

Can you say IKE..................................... sorry, you asked. Fishing isn't life and death it's fun, take the fun out of fishing and it isn't worth doing anymore, in my opinion. And no, I would never consider doing it for a living, that would take the fun out of it and as I said, it wouldn't be worth doing for me, as it's now my major source of recreation. I asked Denny Brauer once (at a Bsssmaster Univ session) what he did for fun............ it wasn't fishing!

[bassthumb32]

Ive Been Known To Melt Down Pretty Bad Over A Missed Fish. One Time I Was Pre Fishing With Futurepro And Missed A Pig. He Had To Tell Me To Calm Down Lol.

[flfireman]

My normal partner gets that way. Yells;screams,cusses. Wont break crap though. I think Ive calmed him down a little. I hope to see the guy throwing good equipment in, Ill log the spot and wait for him to leave. Never pass up free stuff.

[Sluggo]

have a buddy who will throw his rods & reels around over a missed bass, he's a pretty good angler which kinda confuses me a bit. I mean come on it happens.

[Wishing2BFishing]

My fishing buddy doesn't get angry. He just psyches himself out and then becomes disinterested.

I must admit, sometimes when I lose a fish, I waste time thinking about the lost fish rather than thinking about catching the next fish.

[JB]

I sure as heck didn't have any meltdowns today. The flippin a jig game was ON TODAY!
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[pig n jig]

Thats a toad.You catch that on a Chatterbait ? P N J

[JB]

ya thats it rofl...I got it on a vibra craw from Zoom..man i never knew I had gotten a beer gut over this winter, time to get bigger shirts or start back at the Y..rofl....ended up with about 10 0r 12 flippin, even got a midget crappie to hit the jig...tomorrow Denny an me are hitting a big lake..Casears creek.
I had 6 nice bass surround and circle my xrap, they just looked at it like
"hey man thats the xrap anit it?" rofl...I saw that and changed to flippin the rest of the day.

[zooker]

now whos misspellin anit..???

zooker

[pig n jig]

JB, I knew that wasn't a jig fish, jigs don't catch fish. I got the x raps, but haven't fished them yet.P N J

[fishin_dude]

Nice one JB, that basses belly is almost as big as yours!

[1FASTLASER]

Helluva nice fish there JB. Speaking of going bannanas over a missed fish my cousin a few years back missed one or actually lost it at the boat and literally beat the rod he was using in 2 on the side of the aluminum boat we where fishin outta. I laughed so hard I had tears rolling. After he was through asked him"Now whatcha gonna do HUH cant fish with half a rod"His reply can I use one of yours.Mine was HELL NO. AHHH WHat memories. LOL.

[JB]

laser ,

I've seen the same guy do that several times, ruin a new rod and then look around next like "? what me worry?" rofl

[bassintxlady]

"Meltdown"......yeah it could happen.....but i would just grab the fishin buddy and throw him over...never destroy the equiptment....

[zooker]

are you kidding your asking the master of meltdown. i normally control it while fishing though-fishing calms my nerves-

zooker

[flamez]

well in a kayak u can really beat the rod on the water really gets the anger out with out breaking the rod unless the rod is complete crap then it might break espicially if that pissed fish was a BEAST

[pig n jig]

Yep I really lost it once while out fishing, I threw my torn plastics and empty soda cans and cigar butts all over the bottom of the boat while I was fishing. That damned tantrum lasted all of last summer. They are still in the bottom of the boat for this year, so I guess the tantrum goes on.... Gonna post a help wanted sign downtown stating : looking for a Red head willing to wear a cowgirl hat, likes to keep a clean boat and willing to learn how to jig fish. P N J

[pig n jig]

JB, I put together a flipping outfit, I caught 26 bass today all because I was inspired by your posting of the ebig girl. It poured, most of the time I was out there, I had 2 girls that were drinking keystone light and smoking left handed cigarettes take the picture for me.I just hope they got the fish in the picture.All they had was eye liner,bright red lipstick, so ya anit gettin a clown face.I tried to get them to pose for a wet t-shirt picture for laser, but I didnt have anything else to offer but some slightly soggy cigars and a few cold Dr peppers in the cooler. Sorry Laser.

[JB]

Ahh so daddy -O left handed smokes as in no filters? hmmm
heres what the average size for me was today pnj, got em on the spinnerdinner
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[pig n jig]

JB, I scared the sh!t out of them, when I walked up on them in search of a picture taker.I wanted to give them hell, but who am I to judge ?That last picture is closer to the average size here in NY your more likely to catch. P N J

[JB]

Yup pnj,
they still put a nice fight up and thump that bait...they sure were whitish comming out of colder water

[flamez]

lol i got the same booyah spinnerbait XD