the ones that got away............

Do you ever forget the ones that got away?
I mean the bass you just know was a monster,and for whatever reason it got
away!
I ask because last night I had a dream about one I had get off that had to
be 10+ fishing big shiners in pads.He wrapped me and broke the Kahle hook I
was using at the shank.That was in 1987 !
Do you ever forget the bass that win?

Great question, for me the answer is no. Last summer I was fishing early in
the a.m, as I came across a point I chucked a big heddon Lucky 13, twitched
it a few times and saw it get gently sucked under. I waited to feel some
pressure and when I did, I wrist snapped the hook set and the battle was
on. This fish launched it self about 4 or 5 feet out of the water and dove
down like a freight train. The fish was bigger than any I had caught that
year, I would guesstimate between 6-8 pounds. Needless to say I'll never
know. I did not have my drag set and the fish popped free on it's second
launch. It wasn't until my buddy showed up that he pointed out the rear
treble on the lucky 13, it was bent straight back.Other fish have also
eluded me on occasion, including a nice LM at lake Okeechobee this past
April, another one I won't forget anytime soon. But if they didn't get away
every now and then I wouldn't have storys to share with the kids and I think
my desire to fish would be a little bit less than it is now.
"BassMr" wrote in message
nk.net...
Do you ever forget the ones that got away?
I mean the bass you just know was a monster,and for whatever reason it got
away!
I ask because last night I had a dream about one I had get off that had to
be 10+ fishing big shiners in pads.He wrapped me and broke the Kahle hook
I
was using at the shank.That was in 1987 !
Do you ever forget the bass that win?

Great question, for me the answer is no. Last summer I was fishing early in
the a.m, as I came across a point I chucked a big heddon Lucky 13, twitched
it a few times and saw it get gently sucked under. I waited to feel some
pressure and when I did, I wrist snapped the hook set and the battle was
on. This fish launched it self about 4 or 5 feet out of the water and dove
down like a freight train. The fish was bigger than any I had caught that
year, I would guesstimate between 6-8 pounds. Needless to say I'll never
know. I did not have my drag set and the fish popped free on it's second
launch. It wasn't until my buddy showed up that he pointed out the rear
treble on the lucky 13, it was bent straight back.Other fish have also
eluded me on occasion, including a nice LM at lake Okeechobee this past
April, another one I won't forget anytime soon. But if they didn't get away
every now and then I wouldn't have storys to share with the kids and I think
my desire to fish would be a little bit less than it is now.
"BassMr" wrote in message
nk.net...
Do you ever forget the ones that got away?
I mean the bass you just know was a monster,and for whatever reason it got
away!
I ask because last night I had a dream about one I had get off that had to
be 10+ fishing big shiners in pads.He wrapped me and broke the Kahle hook
I
was using at the shank.That was in 1987 !
Do you ever forget the bass that win?

Great question, for me the answer is no. Last summer I was fishing early in
the a.m, as I came across a point I chucked a big heddon Lucky 13, twitched
it a few times and saw it get gently sucked under. I waited to feel some
pressure and when I did, I wrist snapped the hook set and the battle was
on. This fish launched it self about 4 or 5 feet out of the water and dove
down like a freight train. The fish was bigger than any I had caught that
year, I would guesstimate between 6-8 pounds. Needless to say I'll never
know. I did not have my drag set and the fish popped free on it's second
launch. It wasn't until my buddy showed up that he pointed out the rear
treble on the lucky 13, it was bent straight back.Other fish have also
eluded me on occasion, including a nice LM at lake Okeechobee this past
April, another one I won't forget anytime soon. But if they didn't get away
every now and then I wouldn't have storys to share with the kids and I think
my desire to fish would be a little bit less than it is now.
"BassMr" wrote in message
nk.net...
Do you ever forget the ones that got away?
I mean the bass you just know was a monster,and for whatever reason it got
away!
I ask because last night I had a dream about one I had get off that had to
be 10+ fishing big shiners in pads.He wrapped me and broke the Kahle hook
I
was using at the shank.That was in 1987 !
Do you ever forget the bass that win?

I can remember hooking a fish once at Kentucky Lake when I was about 8 or 9
that straightened a hook and got away. I was using night crawlers. I'll
never forget it.

I also remember my first trip to Lake of the Ozarks where I threw a plastic
worm next to a dock and thought I'd snagged the dock. I set the hook, and it
was like a tree was tied to the other end. Then the line started coming back
towards me. The fish went under the boat and broke the line. I was about 14
when that happened. I'm 57 now. NO, you never forget some of the big ones!

Randy

I can remember hooking a fish once at Kentucky Lake when I was about 8 or 9
that straightened a hook and got away. I was using night crawlers. I'll
never forget it.

I also remember my first trip to Lake of the Ozarks where I threw a plastic
worm next to a dock and thought I'd snagged the dock. I set the hook, and it
was like a tree was tied to the other end. Then the line started coming back
towards me. The fish went under the boat and broke the line. I was about 14
when that happened. I'm 57 now. NO, you never forget some of the big ones!

Randy

the ones that got away............

Group: rec.outdoors.fishing.bass Date: Wed, Jul 21, 2004, 6:06pm (CDT+5)
From: (BassMr)
Do you ever forget the ones that got away? I mean the bass you just know
was a monster,and for whatever reason it got away!
I ask because last night I had a dream about one I had get off that had
to be 10+ fishing big shiners in pads.He wrapped me and broke the Kahle
hook I was using at the shank.That was in 1987 !
Do you ever forget the bass that win?
======
I doubt it!
I have lost the battle to a few that I will never forget! Sometimes I
see them laughing at me in my dreams!
JK

the ones that got away............

Group: rec.outdoors.fishing.bass Date: Wed, Jul 21, 2004, 6:06pm (CDT+5)
From: (BassMr)
Do you ever forget the ones that got away? I mean the bass you just know
was a monster,and for whatever reason it got away!
I ask because last night I had a dream about one I had get off that had
to be 10+ fishing big shiners in pads.He wrapped me and broke the Kahle
hook I was using at the shank.That was in 1987 !
Do you ever forget the bass that win?
======
I doubt it!
I have lost the battle to a few that I will never forget! Sometimes I
see them laughing at me in my dreams!
JK

the ones that got away............

Group: rec.outdoors.fishing.bass Date: Wed, Jul 21, 2004, 6:06pm (CDT+5)
From: (BassMr)
Do you ever forget the ones that got away? I mean the bass you just know
was a monster,and for whatever reason it got away!
I ask because last night I had a dream about one I had get off that had
to be 10+ fishing big shiners in pads.He wrapped me and broke the Kahle
hook I was using at the shank.That was in 1987 !
Do you ever forget the bass that win?
======
I doubt it!
I have lost the battle to a few that I will never forget! Sometimes I
see them laughing at me in my dreams!
JK

"BassMr" wrote in message
nk.net...
Do you ever forget the ones that got away?

No.

I lost a SM 25 years ago in Gananaque that was the biggest bass, SM or LM,
that I ever hooked. Last year, on the opening day of the season, I lost the
biggest LM that I hooked all year. It may or may not have been my personal
best. Probably wasn't, but I can't rule it out.

So, I don't forget those big ones that got away, and, of course, I don't
forget the big ones I'm fortunate enough to land, either.