I was fishing with a buddy a few weeks back and pulled a NO NO while fishing.

We were in a tournament on Cypress and pulled up to our first spot, I cast out a frog around some reeds and instant Heck Breaks loose. I set the hook and feel like I had a great set on her. I start bringing her in and look back to see my partner is watching and taking it all in.....well at this point I'm confused, I have on a NICE fish probably about 6-7 and he's watching me.

I yell get the net and he fiddles around taking his time, well I get her to the boat and instead of trying to lip her I wait on him trying to get the net,

Well you guessed it, she got second wind jumped and spit the "What I Thought Was A Good Hookset" out.

I have no clue what I was thinking....I made a dumb mistake thinking about what was going on and getting mad at him for taking for what seemed like for ever.

I blocked it out, so I thought, but never could get back into the groove again after that and we struggled.

Have you ever had a Brain Lapse and completely just did something stupid like that in a Tournament, I still can't believe how stupid I was....

yep, last year at the BFL regional, i was in a rush and flipped a fish in the boat with 8lb line, the line broke and the fish went over the boat and back in the water, that fish wasn't big but i would have finished 2nd instead of third if i would have netted it instead, but we live and learn

I have had the same thing happen to me, too. So now if the net man isn`t there when I`m ready to bring the fish in I either lip it, or swing it in the boat. When money is on the line you don`t have time to be waiting because those seconds can cost you dearly. Nothing you can do about it now exept to learn from it.

I was putting fish in the weigh bag on the back deck (boat pulled up to a dock) and let a 16" fish flop out of my hand, onto the deck and back into the water. Finished second, one pound out of first.

my partner and I culled all day long during a club tournament, when we got to weigh in, we only had 4 fish to put in the bag, neither of us had a clue as to what had happened. Still took 3rd, what if?

last month we had broken livewell plumbing, and we think that nasty water killed two of our fish. will always check the plumbing in the future.lost big bass and got third place instead of second.we are learning.

Tonight fishing the workingman on fork, i have 5 for bout 10-10.5 lbs and decide to fish untill 8:50 with a 9 weigh in. Well it's windy as all get out and I'm on the main lake fishing shallow points with a senko. Well I look down at my 113 and it shows 8:40, I decide bit to risk it and head in, well u guessed it my tm rope snaps! Instead of just gettin the pliers out to move to pin to let it up I decide to retie it in 2-3 ft waves, I finally messed the knot up twice and then decide to pull the pliers off, fet back to the minnow bucket after haulin @@@ at 9:01 . I'm not sure what won and hope it was more than I had....

not retying or replacing line

tried to flip a 4.5-5# fish on a jig a few years ago in a media individual. i banged it against the gunnel and it came off. that fish still haunts me. anothr one that was a big no no was tryin to cross a 4# bed fishes eyes with 8# line and a shakey head.

other then that i feel like i execute very well in tournaments.

she was hot so I got her a credit card, now that was a MISTAKE!

LOL

Flipped a 3 pounder that bounced of my passenger console into the water. If I had a single console it would have bounced in the boat. It cost me 1300 and the win in a Media event earlier this year. A buddy of mine won so it wasn't too bad, but it still hurt. I should have lipped it.

Same as you OP... I was fishing a tourney on Travis a few weeks back with another TFF'er and at 6:01 with a 6:00 start I lost a 4 or so (wrapped me around a floating dock line) and I couldn't get my head right the rest of the day.

Last year fishing an individual tourney i was flipping docks with light spinning gear and im so anxious to make that first cast that i dont dig my net out and hook a 5lber under a dock after a long fight i try to lip her and she comes off of my wacky worm. Being mad at myself and trying to shake my nerves I make the same exact cast and hook up again...I lost them both and couldnt stop thinking about how dumb I was for not learning the first time. messed me up the whole rest of the day.

the way i see it......the net-man should have been there ready!

jus sayin

Measuring a fish on the deck of the boat. The fish started flopping amd into the water he went. It looked like slow motion. From now on I measure them the fish in the lower part between the seats.