timcauliffe Posted May 21, 2015 Report Share Posted May 21, 2015 This has been the worst year so far for me me and I've come to the conclusion that losing a swimsuit whether it be on a cast-off or getting stuck is more worse of a feeling of losing a fish. I've lost a total of (4) swimbaits since February including 2 Hudds and 2 Savage Gears. Not overly expensive baits, but the fact that I've had a tough financial situation this year and my baits are slowly dwindling, is making me lose confidence in swimbait fishing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedonnguyen Posted May 21, 2015 Report Share Posted May 21, 2015 Check your line.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDBayBassMan Posted May 21, 2015 Report Share Posted May 21, 2015 Start buying floaters and then if you cast it off, you'll at least know where it is.. haha -- basskickinrednick, northeast_trev, Maxdispoto and 7 others 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slideaction Posted May 21, 2015 Report Share Posted May 21, 2015 (edited) If it makes you feel better I've casted off a couple of og deps 250. 1 biwa, 1 flash carp (this before the new ones and when they were scarce), and not counting the other ones that have caught plenty of fish. Everytime I lose one it takes a little time to get another or close. Not the riches person here as well, but as what everyone else might bring out you gotta pay to play in the swimbait world. I guess once I get that dd I can call it quits Edited May 21, 2015 by slideaction Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColemanTaylor Posted May 21, 2015 Report Share Posted May 21, 2015 ya floaters are easy to be found. I fished with my friend mcinclair and he was throwing a g2 shellcracker. He hooked into a striper and the line snapped. 3 minutes later, BAM there it was on the surface. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R8R Posted May 21, 2015 Report Share Posted May 21, 2015 Losing baits sucks we can all agree but man losing a big fish I think is worst, because so much effort is exhausted to hunt for the type of fish you are after and I'm talking about the kind you will be proud off holding or taking a pic. some people travel 1hr, 2 hrs and some even 3hrs to catch a nice fish, and when you finally hook into one and you lose it at the boat and it was your only chance that day that trip home has those thoughts of what if and damn why did I lose that fish. It's all part of the game with the good and the bad. Keep at it and you will be rewarded. timcauliffe, Get_Biggens, Basssniper80 and 9 others 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATFISHING1234 Posted May 21, 2015 Report Share Posted May 21, 2015 Losing baits sucks we can all agree but man losing a big fish I think is worst, because so much effort is exhausted to hunt for the type of fish you are after and I'm talking about the kind you will be proud off holding or taking a pic. some people travel 1hr, 2 hrs and some even 3hrs to catch a nice fish, and when you finally hook into one and you lose it at the boat and it was your only chance that day that trip home has those thoughts of what if and damn why did I lose that fish. It's all part of the game with the good and the bad. Keep at it and you will be rewarded. +1 timcauliffe and Basssniper80 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biggfeast Posted May 21, 2015 Report Share Posted May 21, 2015 I've lost a few 316 hard baits and Gan Crafts and every time it ruins my day but last year I lost a for sure DD and a year later it still haunts me till this day... I can save up for some time to buy another bait, but who knows when/if I'll hook up on a DD. hopefully it happens sooner than later timcauliffe 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPEEDBEAD Posted May 21, 2015 Report Share Posted May 21, 2015 Baits come and go, very few are irreplaceable. Big fish, that ONE, may only happen once and that's if you're lucky. Pike Mike, timcauliffe, MC37 and 9 others 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floridaswimb8er Posted May 21, 2015 Report Share Posted May 21, 2015 This has been the worst year so far for me me and I've come to the conclusion that losing a swimsuit whether it be on a cast-off or getting stuck is more worse of a feeling of losing a fish. I've lost a total of (4) swimbaits since February including 2 Hudds and 2 Savage Gears. Not overly expensive baits, but the fact that I've had a tough financial situation this year and my baits are slowly dwindling, is making me lose confidence in swimbait fishing. It sucks........your original post said losing (swimsuits).....it made me chuckle. MC37 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TmBtc12 Posted May 21, 2015 Report Share Posted May 21, 2015 I fish a lake with lots of submerged rocks and trees so I lose 1-2 baits every time out. When I lose a bait, it's not a huge deal to me but when I lose a big fish, it haunts me for weeks. I still remember almost every big fish that I have lost and how/where it happened. ATFISHING1234 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcolo4sho Posted May 21, 2015 Report Share Posted May 21, 2015 I snapped off my Mattlures Trout Glide on my last trip, First bait ever snapping off on me. Thank god it's a floater. I was cranking the boat toward it as fast as I can before a bass came up and smashed it. I got it back Wil_watson, MC37, brand_new_guy and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluJay Posted May 23, 2015 Report Share Posted May 23, 2015 Hudds and savage gears huh! How about losing an og deps 250 inside the mouth of your PB tar the boat! Then let's talk Get_Biggens 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeremyW Posted May 23, 2015 Report Share Posted May 23, 2015 (edited) Losing baits sucks we can all agree but man losing a big fish I think is worst, because so much effort is exhausted to hunt for the type of fish you are after and I'm talking about the kind you will be proud off holding or taking a pic. some people travel 1hr, 2 hrs and some even 3hrs to catch a nice fish, and when you finally hook into one and you lose it at the boat and it was your only chance that day that trip home has those thoughts of what if and damn why did I lose that fish. It's all part of the game with the good and the bad. Keep at it and you will be rewarded.I could not agree more - 100%+1Im well over 1000$ lost this year Ive learned to not let it bother me anymore my kids alone teaching them swimbaits have easily lost 700$ just in the last week alone( my 14 year old is super stubborn), but the big fish I lost 8 years back on a triple trout I still lose sleep over it I literally think about it everytime I hit the water Edited May 23, 2015 by JeremyW swimbaitrookie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nadinesmom Posted May 24, 2015 Report Share Posted May 24, 2015 When i lose a bait I get over it in about 5 minutes. It is life, you can generally always replace a bait. when I lose a really big fish... especially if I haven't seen it to be able to guess its size, it keeps me awake that night haha. It is literally all I can think about. In fact, I often think back to a fish that I had follow a hudd in 2.5 years ago, he didn't even hit it, just followed... NorCalBass, hookedup, biggfeast and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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