We all have our stories... about the one that got away

But lets be truthfull and honest here.

How many BIG fish can you say that you have lost?

How Many BIG Fish Have You Lost? multiple choice, up to 1 choices
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I lost 2 last week.

In my lifetime? Probably more than I'll ever catch.

Saddest of all was the very first B.A.S.S. Super Bass tournament on the St Johns. I lost big fish after big fish. I had enough on to win it easily, but choked.

It makes me sick to think about this!!!! More than I care to count.

By Texas standards four or five at 9+#. I lost one yesterday up here that was every bit of 8 though. They ALL shrink after you get them in the boat.

SE Kansas grass grower

ive almost vomited at mill creek a few years ago.

I'm pretty sure every fish i've ever lost has been over 8 pounds

There are only 3 that come to mind and unfortunately all were in tournaments. I just feel like I have not lost many bigger fish. Maybe some of the ones I never saw were big that I lost but who knows. I usually have a good average on landing fish I hook though I am fighting through a bad case of the Ooops! this year so far.

1. Lost one I estimate at around 10lbs that short lined me at the boat in a Media Individual tourney at Graham a couple of years ago. I was on big fish and actually weighed in two 8lbers. Still managed almost 25lbs and the win but that lost fish stung a bit.

2. Lost one about 8lbs at a Media tournament on Granbury at the end of a LONG day. It was at the boat on its side and as we were netting it the jig literally just fell out of her mouth. This was back when the golden algae was hitting the lake and it took almost nothing for a check. Instead of a nice check and big bass I got us a big fat ZERO!

3. In the last Bass Champs at Fork I hooked one at 1:37PM that I thought was just gonna be another slot fish and when she surfaced was the biggest bass I have hooked at Fork and possibly the biggest I have hooked anywhere. She was not a monster but I feel comfortable that she was easily over 10lbs. I have caught a couple in that range so I have a reference point. I was trying to keep her down but on her second jump she threw my bait about 10ft from the boat. Still hurts to think about it and talk about it but like all things you just have to push through it and move on.

Other than that nothing really stands out. I'm not big on the woulda, coulda, shoulda thing, fact is I lost them and did not perform. Every guy in every tournament just about has a fish story they could tell if they wanted to.

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I know for a fact I have lost at least 2 maybe 3 that would have beat my personal best by a few pounds. Seems like every time I catch a big one they seem to slip away. Even had one do it to me on camera.

O'well, I guess thats what keeps me going back for more, One day I will land a double digit.

i lost 3 18 pounders last weekend. it sucked

I had one break a Hildebrandt spinner bait one night when it jumped, it was bigger than the 10 I caught the same night. I also had one jerk a rod out of my hand one night while fishing a jig/craw. I only had that reel 2 weeks.

Ive lost one fish that was over 10 nothing bigger than that so I cant complain. Sometimes a 3 or 4 pounder in a tournament can be alot more painful than a 10 when your fun fishing.

Im talking about bass not Catfish!

Every fish i have lost was for sure a lake and/or state record. maybe even a world record. We will never know...