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lost two giants! #8805909 04/09/13 12:50 PM
Joined: Apr 2013 Posts: 38 T txbassguy OP Outdoorsman
OP txbassguy Outdoorsman T Joined: Apr 2013 Posts: 38	Went out last night in 20 mph winds and stuck one that would have been 8 and another over 10 and had both come off.... im seriously starting to get depressed. Anyone else having bad luck out there?

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Re: lost two giants! [Re: txbassguy] #8805971 04/09/13 01:06 PM
Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 2,585 Eagle Mtn,Texas K KickerFish29 Extreme Angler
KickerFish29 Extreme Angler K Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 2,585 Eagle Mtn,Texas	I could but I won't .....that sucks Wesley Wyatt

Re: lost two giants! [Re: txbassguy] #8808521 04/10/13 01:14 AM
Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 484 San Antonio TX H Hoosier Daddy Angler
Hoosier Daddy Angler H Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 484 San Antonio TX	If your using cranks, start putting KVD triple grips on. I rarely lose a big fish any more when I have swapped out the hooks to these. Billy Ludwig U.S. Air Force (Retired MSgt) Personal Best LMB 12.76 Lb Choke Canyon 4-10-12 9.8 Lb Choke Canyon 5-12-08 9.7 Lb Choke Canyon 4-10-12

Re: lost two giants! [Re: txbassguy] #8808536 04/10/13 01:17 AM
Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 4,232 Shreveport, La M mudd TFF Team Angler
mudd TFF Team Angler M Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 4,232 Shreveport, La	Don't blame hooks. U will lose them no matter what u use f they dont get hooked right the first time. Last edited by mudd; 04/10/13 01:18 AM. 93 Ranger 482vs 95 Bullet 20cc

Re: lost two giants! [Re: txbassguy] #8808796 04/10/13 02:19 AM
Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 74 N Nitro22 Outdoorsman
Nitro22 Outdoorsman N Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 74	During the ram tourney I had an over break my line!

Re: lost two giants! [Re: txbassguy] #8808821 04/10/13 02:24 AM
Joined: Aug 2012 Posts: 111 Q Quantum pt Outdoorsman
Quantum pt Outdoorsman Q Joined: Aug 2012 Posts: 111	On a crankbaits it's hard to keep them hooked

Re: lost two giants! [Re: txbassguy] #8808865 04/10/13 02:38 AM
Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 3,228 Huntsville, TX Y YankHardReelFast TFF Team Angler
YankHardReelFast TFF Team Angler Y Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 3,228 Huntsville, TX	Did I read this right? You were fishing at night but you know how big they are? Anyway, I hate to lose fish. Makes me feel like I lost the battle.

Re: lost two giants! [Re: Nitro22] #8808869 04/10/13 02:39 AM
Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 3,228 Huntsville, TX Y YankHardReelFast TFF Team Angler
YankHardReelFast TFF Team Angler Y Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 3,228 Huntsville, TX	Originally Posted By: Nitro22 During the ram tourney I had an over break my line! You should've put him in the live well when you had him on the measuring board!

Re: lost two giants! [Re: Nitro22] #8808917 04/10/13 02:49 AM
Joined: Mar 2012 Posts: 1,085 Lake Fork Texas T TopGunPilot Extreme Angler
TopGunPilot Extreme Angler T Joined: Mar 2012 Posts: 1,085 Lake Fork Texas	Originally Posted By: Nitro22 During the ram tourney I had an over break my line! Always re-tie after a good fish... TopGunPilot says "Catch a BIG ONE" TPWD A/E Instructor (1994-2010) Former Police Officer/EMT (1993 - 2010) Former Lake Fork Guide (1995-2008) Mesquite PD CPA Plano PD CPA #49/CAPPS 2012-Present

Re: lost two giants! [Re: txbassguy] #8808996 04/10/13 03:05 AM
Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 1,185 Caddo Mills, Texas W wormman Extreme Angler
wormman Extreme Angler W Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 1,185 Caddo Mills, Texas	A fish is never bigger than when you lose or break him off.

Re: lost two giants! [Re: txbassguy] #8813118 04/11/13 12:34 AM
Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 167 College Station TX A AggieJigmaster Outdoorsman
AggieJigmaster Outdoorsman A Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 167 College Station TX	Oh yes he is! He's bigger by the time you get back to the ramp and even bigger that night. By the time your telling about him at work Monday he may even be twice as big.

Re: lost two giants! [Re: txbassguy] #8813138 04/11/13 12:37 AM
Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 17,590 Tejas D Douglas J TFF Guru
Douglas J TFF Guru D Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 17,590 Tejas	I have never lost a fish less than 15 pounds!

Re: lost two giants! [Re: Hoosier Daddy] #8813478 04/11/13 01:49 AM
Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 15,135 San Angelo txwhitetail TFF Guru
txwhitetail TFF Guru Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 15,135 San Angelo	Originally Posted By: Hoosier Daddy If your using cranks, start putting KVD triple grips on. I rarely lose a big fish any more when I have swapped out the hooks to these. I had terrible luck with big fish and the KVD trebles. This was with large bodied cranks.

Re: lost two giants! [Re: txbassguy] #8813584 04/11/13 02:07 AM
Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 2,202 odessa tx S STEVE B Extreme Angler
STEVE B Extreme Angler S Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 2,202 odessa tx	It's better than to have hooked and lost than to have never hooked at all.. team BY -GOD.

Re: lost two giants! [Re: STEVE B] #8822074 04/13/13 01:41 PM
Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 6,294 ..around the way, near Lk Waco J JD/76708 TFF Celebrity
JD/76708 TFF Celebrity J Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 6,294 ..around the way, near Lk Waco	Originally Posted By: STEVE B It's better than to have hooked and lost than to have never hooked at all.. Words of wisdom (and considerable pain and regret).....how do I tag this to my sig?... [img]http://s1190.photobucket.com/albums/z451...ser_media_share[/img] We all stumble and make mistakes. When you stumble, do you want your brother to help knock you down or to help set you back on your feet? JD PB: 8.4 (Lake Fork) Psalms 83:18 (Our God has a name) Matthew 24:14, 44

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