A Lesson on always paying attention!!!

jcw1503 · 03-13-09, 10:04 AM

I was out fishing the past weekend on a jon boat at the state park lake i told yall about. The water temperature was low and we realized it after we already paid for the boat. Anyways we were working everything we could find because the temperature had been so up and down that there was no telling were they were at. Well we came to a dock, and he was worked one side and i worked the other....I was on the 5th or 6th cast working it and nothing...as i was at the last 3 feet of the dock right near our boat i looked over at my buddy and said there is nothing here and lets go over to another spot and i said this during my last little twitch..I was not paying attention because i figured there was nothing and was barely holding my rod and then bam, something hit my rod and knocked it out of my hands and about out of the boat...I grabbed the rod but it was too late, it was gone...It was the hardest hit i had ever had and i missed it because of not paying attention...

Bassboss · 03-13-09, 10:48 AM

haha! Funny!

Good thing you got you rod back, sucks you missed the fish though!

I'm sure they know when you're not paying attention!

aikenyounggun · 03-13-09, 01:40 PM

did the rod float up or did you use it???

you can not pay attention if you are deadsticking somethin so you dont go crazy but never have a loose grip on your rod!!

sucks you lost the fish and maybe the rod

jcw1503 · 03-13-09, 02:26 PM

No the rod feel out of my hand and into the boat, i didn't have a loose loose grip i just was not holding as i should have...It hit hard and fast...THe hardest i have ever felt...

bamabassman · 03-13-09, 07:02 PM

it always happens that way man. you're out there just passing time and not really paying attention and one will hit. i have had it happen to me more than once. it is a wake up call for us all. cause you never know when a bass will strike. lesson learned.

sharpe012010 · 03-13-09, 07:05 PM

that is just terrible to hear!!!!!!!!.. been there, i was about 13 and had been fishin for years with nothing over bout 3 lbs .. i was chunking what i thought was an oversized buzz turned my head to look towards the front of the boat to talk to my buddy and was about to finish a cast up and pull the lure out to throw again an i saw the fish inhale it, every bit of 11 pounds, i set the hook and see the biggest white flash to date, hung on to her for about 3 seconds then NOTHING...she was longggg gone.. i almost cried.

Culln5 · 03-13-09, 07:07 PM

That's rule #3 found in the "Bass Fishing Handbook".....

"Work every cast as if you expect to catch the fish of a lifetime"

sharpe012010 · 03-13-09, 07:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Culln5

That's rule #3 found in the "Bass Fishing Handbook".....

"Work every cast as if you expect to catch the fish of a lifetime"

wheres this book.. send me one!

REDBULLCUBAN · 03-14-09, 02:50 PM

i think we have all had that what i call "lazy retrive" and had that miss. hope you make up for it next time!

aikenyounggun · 03-14-09, 03:39 PM

i think that is what really makes pros good..... they concentrate on every cast..... feel, hear, and think about everything that should/could/ or will happen

03-13-09, 10:04 AM	#1
jcw1503 BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: South Carolina Posts: 617	A Lesson on always paying attention!!! I was out fishing the past weekend on a jon boat at the state park lake i told yall about. The water temperature was low and we realized it after we already paid for the boat. Anyways we were working everything we could find because the temperature had been so up and down that there was no telling were they were at. Well we came to a dock, and he was worked one side and i worked the other....I was on the 5th or 6th cast working it and nothing...as i was at the last 3 feet of the dock right near our boat i looked over at my buddy and said there is nothing here and lets go over to another spot and i said this during my last little twitch..I was not paying attention because i figured there was nothing and was barely holding my rod and then bam, something hit my rod and knocked it out of my hands and about out of the boat...I grabbed the rod but it was too late, it was gone...It was the hardest hit i had ever had and i missed it because of not paying attention... __________________ The charm of fishing is that it is the pursuit of what is elusive yet attainable, a perpetual series of occasions for hope....

03-13-09, 10:48 AM	#2
Bassboss BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Shawano, WI Posts: 7,761	haha! Funny! Good thing you got you rod back, sucks you missed the fish though! I'm sure they know when you're not paying attention! __________________ If you can't fix it with heavy squats or fish oil, you're probably going to die.

03-13-09, 02:26 PM	#4
jcw1503 BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: South Carolina Posts: 617	No the rod feel out of my hand and into the boat, i didn't have a loose loose grip i just was not holding as i should have...It hit hard and fast...THe hardest i have ever felt... __________________ The charm of fishing is that it is the pursuit of what is elusive yet attainable, a perpetual series of occasions for hope....

03-13-09, 07:02 PM	#5
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	it always happens that way man. you're out there just passing time and not really paying attention and one will hit. i have had it happen to me more than once. it is a wake up call for us all. cause you never know when a bass will strike. lesson learned. __________________ so many lures, so little time.

03-13-09, 07:05 PM	#6
sharpe012010 BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: tuscaloosa, alabama Posts: 112	that is just terrible to hear!!!!!!!!.. been there, i was about 13 and had been fishin for years with nothing over bout 3 lbs .. i was chunking what i thought was an oversized buzz turned my head to look towards the front of the boat to talk to my buddy and was about to finish a cast up and pull the lure out to throw again an i saw the fish inhale it, every bit of 11 pounds, i set the hook and see the biggest white flash to date, hung on to her for about 3 seconds then NOTHING...she was longggg gone.. i almost cried. __________________ Cant catch em sittin at home... Total # bass 09: 125 Largest 09: 8.6 lb

03-13-09, 01:40 PM	#3
aikenyounggun BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: aiken, SC Posts: 2,051	did the rod float up or did you use it??? you can not pay attention if you are deadsticking somethin so you dont go crazy but never have a loose grip on your rod!! sucks you lost the fish and maybe the rod __________________ <>< Rather be Fishing ><>

03-13-09, 07:07 PM	#7
Culln5 BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 139	That's rule #3 found in the "Bass Fishing Handbook"..... "Work every cast as if you expect to catch the fish of a lifetime" __________________ George - GEO Industries

03-14-09, 02:50 PM	#9
REDBULLCUBAN BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Punta Gorda, FL Posts: 245	i think we have all had that what i call "lazy retrive" and had that miss. hope you make up for it next time! __________________ Ill keep my Money, Freedom, & Guns You keep the change!

03-14-09, 03:39 PM	#10
aikenyounggun BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: aiken, SC Posts: 2,051	i think that is what really makes pros good..... they concentrate on every cast..... feel, hear, and think about everything that should/could/ or will happen __________________ <>< Rather be Fishing ><>

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