They say time heals all...
Total bs I still remember every lost lump

 

it haunts you mate!! lost a monster in Ireland 3 years ago,took a feedshallow sardine!! 20 mins scrap,never even seen the fish,in the pitched black,god I looked hard!! the lure came free,and the treble was straightened!! went back a few times since,not even a sniff!! just to see her would of been enough?? had a big girl recently,so the pain has eased,but it haunts you!! he!! tight lines...oly...:roflpuke:

 

Dave mate there's never an easy solution to getting over it, as muffy says time heals

I can remember about 10 years back where there was a group of 6 of us all went out for a jolly days fishing at Dover, we were all initially gonna fish off of Shakespeare beach which would if been perfect for us all,

Apon arrival we all got our bait in Brazil's of Dover but then the unexpected happened everyone had now changed their blimmin mind and now wanted to fish samphire hoe, now I personally love samphire but without a damm drop net it was virtually useless in fishing there.

But hey ho along we went,

Cut the long story short it was September, blimmin hot and calm all day,

A few small fish were caught IE wrasse, couple baby pollock etc but nothing special, anyhow I caught a few mackerel and decided to keep and use these as bait later towards evening once it got to low water,

Now 7.00 pm and the sun had now dropped behind the cliffs and shaded a lot of the water In front, it was now low water and I could very clearly see the long line of rocks along the wall, lowered a lead and rig baited with a big mackerel fillet penneld, absolutely perfect tide and conditions.

Ten minutes went by and I got a tap on the rod, I moved closer , all of a sudden me rod went absolutely ballistic and I was in one hell of a fight, the clutch was set pretty damm tight but it was still stripping line,

I wasn't messing about with gear here as I was on 30 lb mainline straight to the rig, the fish managed to snag me but I luckily managed to free it and once again it was on the move through the rocks,

My initial thoughts were at first that I've hooked and am playing a strap conger, eventually I managed to get it to the surface

MY GOD it was literally the biggest bass I've seen ever, it was HUGE and I'm now completely fu##ed as I obviously had no blimmin drop net , all me mates now screaming up and down the hoe for anyone to have a net but no not a chance now I'm pi##ed

The other side of the wall there is a ledge and me mate Andy bunked over the wall and onto the ledge which is now about halfway down the wall,
Lying down Andy took hold of me main line and carefully guided the fish to the wall his hand was actually now about 7-8 ft from the fishes head whilst the fish was just lying there and wallowing on the surface,

I very clearly see this fish and me mate Andy was a lot closer to it, Andy has had a lot of good fish over the years and is no stranger to big fish eaither and we both agreed that this bass would easily be tipping the scales at 15-16 lb without no hesitation,
Well known Alan Yates from Folkestone actually see the fish aswell looking over the wall at the fish

I was now waiting for what I considered the obvious to happen
As Andy went to try and lift this fish just several feet up the wall he barely even got its damm head out of the water when.......DINK
It cleanly snapped 30 lb snood

For the next hr I was literally stomping up and down samphire hoe like a good'n swearing and cursing, other people on the hoe must of honestly thought I was some kind of nut case that's just been released out of an asylum.

To this day I very much doubt I'll ever come close to another mid double figure bass

 

Dave mate there's never an easy solution to getting over it, as muffy says time heals

I can remember about 10 years back where there was a group of 6 of us all went out for a jolly days fishing at Dover, we were all initially gonna fish off of Shakespeare beach which would if been perfect for us all,

Apon arrival we all got our bait in Brazil's of Dover but then the unexpected happened everyone had now changed their blimmin mind and now wanted to fish samphire hoe, now I personally love samphire but without a damm drop net it was virtually useless in fishing there.

But hey ho along we went,

Cut the long story short it was September, blimmin hot and calm all day,

A few small fish were caught IE wrasse, couple baby pollock etc but nothing special, anyhow I caught a few mackerel and decided to keep and use these as bait later towards evening once it got to low water,

Now 7.00 pm and the sun had now dropped behind the cliffs and shaded a lot of the water In front, it was now low water and I could very clearly see the long line of rocks along the wall, lowered a lead and rig baited with a big mackerel fillet penneld, absolutely perfect tide and conditions.

Ten minutes went by and I got a tap on the rod, I moved closer , all of a sudden me rod went absolutely ballistic and I was in one hell of a fight, the clutch was set pretty damm tight but it was still stripping line,

I wasn't messing about with gear here as I was on 30 lb mainline straight to the rig, the fish managed to snag me but I luckily managed to free it and once again it was on the move through the rocks,

My initial thoughts were at first that I've hooked and am playing a strap conger, eventually I managed to get it to the surface

MY GOD it was literally the biggest bass I've seen ever, it was HUGE and I'm now completely fu##ed as I obviously had no blimmin drop net , all me mates now screaming up and down the hoe for anyone to have a net but no not a chance now I'm pi##ed

The other side of the wall there is a ledge and me mate Andy bunked over the wall and onto the ledge which is now about halfway down the wall,
Lying down Andy took hold of me main line and carefully guided the fish to the wall his hand was actually now about 7-8 ft from the fishes head whilst the fish was just lying there and wallowing on the surface,

I very clearly see this fish and me mate Andy was a lot closer to it, Andy has had a lot of good fish over the years and is no stranger to big fish eaither and we both agreed that this bass would easily be tipping the scales at 15-16 lb without no hesitation,
Well known Alan Yates from Folkestone actually see the fish aswell looking over the wall at the fish

I was now waiting for what I considered the obvious to happen
As Andy went to try and lift this fish just several feet up the wall he barely even got its damm head out of the water when.......DINK
It cleanly snapped 30 lb snood

For the next hr I was literally stomping up and down samphire hoe like a good'n swearing and cursing, other people on the hoe must of honestly thought I was some kind of nut case that's just been released out of an asylum.

To this day I very much doubt I'll ever come close to another mid double figure bass

I feel for you mate , there's always plenty more fish in the sea

 

I've lost one in each of the last two seasons. Both from the line parting whilst being stripped from the reel. Both times with Castaway (from two different spools). I'll never use it again.

 

I guess the only cure is to catch another lump from the same spot.

 

I think you look past the loss of the fish but rather, focus on the fact that you were able to identify a potentially successful mark correctly, select the right lure on the day at first bat and get the biggie to take the lure. All these things are the things that set to good anglers apart from the lucky ones. I say not hard luck but congratulations on hooking up.

 

I guess the only cure is to catch another lump from the same spot.

Do you know what mate, when I lost my fish at samphire hoe I vouched to meself that I'd definitely go back there again the same time the following year :thumbsup:

...............that was now about 10 years ago and haven't been back to samphire since :laugh:..........but now I'm lure fishing I've got very strong intensions of going back down that way sometime

 

Dave mate there's never an easy solution to getting over it, as muffy says time heals

I can remember about 10 years back where there was a group of 6 of us all went out for a jolly days fishing at Dover, we were all initially gonna fish off of Shakespeare beach which would if been perfect for us all,

Apon arrival we all got our bait in Brazil's of Dover but then the unexpected happened everyone had now changed their blimmin mind and now wanted to fish samphire hoe, now I personally love samphire but without a damm drop net it was virtually useless in fishing there.

But hey ho along we went,

Cut the long story short it was September, blimmin hot and calm all day,

A few small fish were caught IE wrasse, couple baby pollock etc but nothing special, anyhow I caught a few mackerel and decided to keep and use these as bait later towards evening once it got to low water,

Now 7.00 pm and the sun had now dropped behind the cliffs and shaded a lot of the water In front, it was now low water and I could very clearly see the long line of rocks along the wall, lowered a lead and rig baited with a big mackerel fillet penneld, absolutely perfect tide and conditions.

Ten minutes went by and I got a tap on the rod, I moved closer , all of a sudden me rod went absolutely ballistic and I was in one hell of a fight, the clutch was set pretty damm tight but it was still stripping line,

I wasn't messing about with gear here as I was on 30 lb mainline straight to the rig, the fish managed to snag me but I luckily managed to free it and once again it was on the move through the rocks,

My initial thoughts were at first that I've hooked and am playing a strap conger, eventually I managed to get it to the surface

MY GOD it was literally the biggest bass I've seen ever, it was HUGE and I'm now completely fu##ed as I obviously had no blimmin drop net , all me mates now screaming up and down the hoe for anyone to have a net but no not a chance now I'm pi##ed

The other side of the wall there is a ledge and me mate Andy bunked over the wall and onto the ledge which is now about halfway down the wall,
Lying down Andy took hold of me main line and carefully guided the fish to the wall his hand was actually now about 7-8 ft from the fishes head whilst the fish was just lying there and wallowing on the surface,

I very clearly see this fish and me mate Andy was a lot closer to it, Andy has had a lot of good fish over the years and is no stranger to big fish eaither and we both agreed that this bass would easily be tipping the scales at 15-16 lb without no hesitation,
Well known Alan Yates from Folkestone actually see the fish aswell looking over the wall at the fish

I was now waiting for what I considered the obvious to happen
As Andy went to try and lift this fish just several feet up the wall he barely even got its damm head out of the water when.......DINK
It cleanly snapped 30 lb snood

For the next hr I was literally stomping up and down samphire hoe like a good'n swearing and cursing, other people on the hoe must of honestly thought I was some kind of nut case that's just been released out of an asylum.

To this day I very much doubt I'll ever come close to another mid double figure bass

You'd have probably held it, looked at it, maybe photographed it and then gently put it back Stuart....so you achieved 90% of what you set out to do....most anglers don't ever get to connect with a special fish like that.

 

Yes mate, in truth yer absolutely right but I just wanted to hold it me arms with a massive grin on me face ......but hey ho wasn't to be

 

After a few fish caught last night I was walking home along the the coast and noticed that a bay was backing up with weed , it was a sharp north easterly in my face I thought it looked fishy on the edge of the weed & I saw a swirl or two of baitfish ... I needed a big lure into the wind so I cast out & bounced back a big SG Sandeel 38grm I think in a vain hope of catching a lazy girl that might be there .
My god I thought I hooked a horse ......
I Lost her , I could tell she was big as I made no impression on her, She made a few lunges and head shakes that was it she was ...gone

I now need counselling , I'm sure I did everything right .

My question is ..... How do put that out of your mind after years of dreaming Of a bass of a lifetime on the bank before you die .....

Bad, bad luck Dave..... just get out there and go again is my suggestion, eventually it will happen.

I hate losing any fish once you've had time to get in a scrap with it but when you know it's a lump it's even more sickening. That said, I think in a way these sort of things are in part exactly why we keep coming back for more..... it is for me anyway.

Good luck this year.... be positive and believe it will happen!

 

It's a horrible feeling mate, I feel for you, I lost a fish once, I didn't even stop it ,it just took off ,reel was screaming straight into proper rough ground, I was heart broken,and to top it off when I left the mark I slipped over,smashed my left knee, bent my reel handle and chipped my top eye which resulted in me losing two hp's on the next session, there is only one solution, a bottle of wine or two and some Pink Floyd !

 

You dont!

 

catch another

 

The pain doesn't go away just hurts less often, but hey ho look at the positives we're fishermen this time next year it will twice as big

 

You don't - they haunt you forever.

 

Sorry for your loss!

I'd be back there tonite Dave. The number of times I've caught the same fish in the same place on consecutive nights tells me they hang around the same place for a couple of days at least.

 

I had the same thing happen sunday night 11:47 exactly!!
up at Ouistreham
After finishing easter lunch (which went on a bit meaning i missed the best part of the tide!) i saddled up and headed down to the estuary and canal.
i fished what was left of the estuary but nothing so moved to the canal
just after sun set there was a lot of surface activity, so i switched from the FBM to small patch, then gunny, then zclaw, even tried a senko but nothing.
the just as i was about to go i slipped on a new lure i had for xmas. lucky craft wanderer. only small 8cm, similar to 500g colour. cast a mile!!
tried skimming him across the surface, nothing so began to fish the water column down, dropping 1-2 m every cast.
just when i thought i had got to the bottom BAM!! my rod bent over and reel began to scream (so did i but thats another story, 1st take in 3 days!) it reminded me more of a small bonito than a bass and i kept tension but gave it its head for a few seconds not wanting to pull the hook, then a violent shake and gone i was gutted no doubt in my mind it would have been a pb, never had a bass bend the rod over and take off with such force before. tried a few more casts in the same area letting the lure flutter to the bottom with small twitches but nothing. Hey ho always next time, but 3 days later still gutted

 

After a few fish caught last night I was walking home along the the coast and noticed that a bay was backing up with weed , it was a sharp north easterly in my face I thought it looked fishy on the edge of the weed & I saw a swirl or two of baitfish ... I needed a big lure into the wind so I cast out & bounced back a big SG Sandeel 38grm I think in a vain hope of catching a lazy girl that might be there .
My god I thought I hooked a horse ......
I Lost her , I could tell she was big as I made no impression on her, She made a few lunges and head shakes that was it she was ...gone

I now need counselling , I'm sure I did everything right .

My question is ..... How do put that out of your mind after years of dreaming Of a bass of a lifetime on the bank before you die .....

I feel sorry for you mate , unfortunately the only thing to do is go to the pub and have a drink , and them start fishing all over again another day , but this time with a drop net , and a great big story to tell everyone about ,good luck

 

After a few fish caught last night I was walking home along the the coast and noticed that a bay was backing up with weed , it was a sharp north easterly in my face I thought it looked fishy on the edge of the weed & I saw a swirl or two of baitfish ... I needed a big lure into the wind so I cast out & bounced back a big SG Sandeel 38grm I think in a vain hope of catching a lazy girl that might be there .
My god I thought I hooked a horse ......
I Lost her , I could tell she was big as I made no impression on her, She made a few lunges and head shakes that was it she was ...gone

I now need counselling , I'm sure I did everything right .

My question is ..... How do put that out of your mind after years of dreaming Of a bass of a lifetime on the bank before you die .....

You will never forget , you will try that same spot every time you go fishing mate , good luck

 

I have lost 4 fish, all in Ireland, that I am convinced were doubles. Looking back I reckon 3 of the 4 were due to bad angling, the other I could do nothing about. Really gutting when it happens but it's all part of angling and it keeps us going back for more. I have yet to land a double figure bass but this year I can feel it's going to happen. I am back in Ireland this June...bring it on!

 

Sorry for your loss!

I'd be back there tonite Dave. The number of times I've caught the same fish in the same place on consecutive nights tells me they hang around the same place for a couple of days at least.

Wish I could Ade , night tide times don't fit in with work shifts so I've got to wait till my next day off .

 

Had eight doubles
Landed every one to 15 plus
Never lost one lols
Only ever lost one big fish
And that was a stinger
Don't lose fish
Why


Because I'm that good pmsfl

 

Bait don't count Bazz

 

Had eight doubles
Landed every one to 15 plus
Never lost one lols
Only ever lost one big fish
And that was a stinger
Don't lose fish
Why


Because I'm that good pmsfl

EASY BAIT DONT COUNT .........
big hooks , rods line ,
As you know had lots bait doubles ......or as I call them ,my NO SKILL doubles .....

Playing a large bass on a lure set up it a totally different kettle of fish ( excuse the pun )
One I really hope you get to try , then we will see how GOOD you are .....




My guess ,blind panic , feeling a bass pull like none of your babies have , and a drag to tight and a straight hook , or a bass to loose and a head shake .......Lol ...........
But I for one hope it swims to you pmsfl....


Lost 3 lure doubles , saw two , one on for 11 mins , saw it twice , THAT bass ill never forget .....
Normally , the fight is slow and very deep , and not a lot you can do .....
It controls you .......
Only had one fast double , that was bubba .......

8 s ,low 9 s go far better imho ...........


Bad luck Dave

 

Yep all the really epic scraps I can remember have been with 68-69 cm fish, screaming reel type fights, much bigger than that and they just use there weight to stay deep with heavy head shakes.

 

Hard luck dave at least you no its still there mate ,get yourself back down and catch it again .
But I must admit I don't like to loose any fish.
And I doubt you will forget about it for a long time ,every time you go you will be thinking about it

 

Hopefully I'll be there before him! :ninja:

 

l'm sure I did everything right .

My question is ..... How do put that out of your mind after years of dreaming Of a bass of a lifetime on the bank before you die .....

Only lost one good bass on a lure, still remember it like yesterday 3 1/2 years later. Lost mine on the first run with a more powerful rod than i now use which was bent down to the handle for all of 5 seconds with the drag screaming before the line parted. Changed the rod, reel and line because of those 5 seconds. Don't want that sinking feeling again....
At least you don't think you did anything wrong and as others have said if you can find good one once the chances are the fish will come back to the same spot. I was a at the same mark when i caught my PB six months later, that took some of the pain away.
Good luck with your next biggie.

 

Had eight doubles
Landed every one to 15 plus
Never lost one lols
Only ever lost one big fish
And that was a stinger
Don't lose fish
Why


Because I'm that good pmsfl

Thanks for the encouragement Baz ..
Fish hook themselves with bait .
Thanks to the rest of you for your kind comments & hope your all blessed with a double or two this year .

 

Oy Dave it may not have been a double
But the seven I had in the Iow
Had no chance
Played her like a pro
And with a ton of weed wrapped in between me and her
Gee missed it
I didn't
He's still spitting blood pmsl


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