Heartbreakers

[Christian]

yes. it really hurts.
makes you think though, so you dont screw up the next time. what did i do wrong?
happened the other day, i should have let that fish run much longer with the bait, and i should have been using a bigger hook. im using a bigger hook now, and letting them run longer. ive never had a bass take that much line out...drop before was my 1st 40lber too.. im not letting it get to me though. there are fish however i will never forget those battles lost.

[Diggin Jiggin]

I've got a few I'd like to have back.

2 in the rip at great point, the first leveraged the trebles open, I never even stopped that one. The second was hit by a seal after a 20 minute fight. I had it stopped, it's on the surface out 75 yards-100 and I'm trying to work it out of a humming west tide rip. Along comes a horsehead for the free meal....

2 more in the canal, one got past me in a back eddy and the hook came shooting out when it went past. I could not lift that fish, it was within 15 feet and I could not lift it before it got past me with a 1209 and leaning back as hard as I could. if the line had broken I'd have gone over backwards.

Its all part of the game, and part of what keeps you going back...