Lost a nice one yesterday

Man my 2nd Tournament ever yesterday and I lost a nice one http://www.bassboatcentral.com/smileys/doh.gif
We were fishing the james river and were having a pretty tough day, we went down a rock wall and My boater told me to cast into this hole on the wall, so I did let it sink.....started to lift the rod then it felt heavy I said FISH once we got a look at it he was like that's a big fish.
I play it for a little bit and right when I lift it up so he can get the net under her, she came up shook her head and threw the hook :embarrassed:
My partner said he thought it was a 6-7lb fish http://www.bassboatcentral.com/smileys/doh.gif http://www.bassboatcentral.com/smileys/eek.gif http://www.bassboatcentral.com/smileys/mad.gif
That bummed me out for a while, We probably would have gotten First place and Diffidently big fish http://www.bassboatcentral.com/smileys/mad.gif

sorry to hear that! A couple years a go my partner and I went a good while without loosing a fish...then we wen a while and lost one here and there. Early this year I lost a couple game changers...I have most recently had a good streak going...hope it continues. you fishing a club or open tournanment?

I just joined the Club a couple months ago, but this was an open tournament.

Yep that was a big fish...

Hi Cary,
I'll try to do better next time. http://www.bassboatcentral.com/smileys/roll.gif http://www.bassboatcentral.com/smileys/embarassed.gif

Yelp thats how it goes sometimes you can do everything just right and the nice one gets off. Then sometimes you cant do nothing wrong to lose a fish.

Cary, going to expect you to be quicker on the net next year for FOM LOL.

<table width="90%" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=center><tr><td>Quote, originally posted by vafishing &raquo;</td></tr><tr><td class="quote">Cary, going to expect you to be quicker on the net next year for FOM LOL.


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Cary was plenty quick to pull the net out, he just didn't use his mental telepathy to to see the hook coming out when I tried to pull her up to the net. http://www.bassboatcentral.com/smileys/roll.gif

Eddie, really I am hoping I am the one that has to get the net.

<table width="90%" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=center><tr><td>Quote, originally posted by vafishing &raquo;</td></tr><tr><td class="quote">Eddie, really I am hoping I am the one that has to get the net.

</td></tr></table> http://www.bassboatcentral.com/smileys/wink.gif Gotcha..

Eddie did a great job at hooking and getting the fish to the boat, but that fish just wasn't ready to quit yet. They don't get big by getting caught easily... It was the biggest fish that I have seen on the James River, but it will be there again for us.

Cary,
I just feel bad since it was a team format http://www.bassboatcentral.com/smileys/mad.gif we probably would have gotten 1st http://www.bassboatcentral.com/smileys/doh.gif

<table width="90%" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=center><tr><td>Quote, originally posted by Reel Bass &raquo;</td></tr><tr><td class="quote">Cary,
I just feel bad since it was a team format http://www.bassboatcentral.com/smileys/mad.gif we probably would have gotten 1st http://www.bassboatcentral.com/smileys/doh.gif </td></tr></table>

That's what keeps you coming back for more. http://www.bassboatcentral.com/smileys/wink.gif

You can be my partner anytime, I enjoyed the day.

<table width="90%" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=center><tr><td>Quote, originally posted by Stratosone &raquo;</td></tr><tr><td class="quote">You can be my partner anytime, I enjoyed the day.</td></tr></table>

Thanks Cary http://www.bassboatcentral.com/smileys/thumbsup2.gif