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Post by dsmith on Nov 30, 2008 19:17:40 GMT -5
Like many others, we have lost some really big cats. The line breaks, he gets off, you know all the reasons(excuses) When we do loose one, we will try to catch it again. But we have never had one come back for more. Once he bites, will he come back and bite again?
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Post by mastercatter on Nov 30, 2008 21:27:43 GMT -5
I have caught a few that had hooks in their mouths.Have heard of some even having lures in their mouths...Most big fish do not "mouth" their food like the smaller fish do. They gulp and run with it..That is one reason I leave my reels on free spool and the clicker on. This is more true when I tightline fish..With a bobber it does not make much difference.
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Post by rockbass on Dec 21, 2008 19:52:36 GMT -5
TCBA's brother hooked into a nice fish river fishing in our area......he broke it off. A little bit later, he hooked into another nice fish. Finally landed it, and it had his hook in it's mouth. Will they hit again? They sure will. The odds you will hook it within the same trip are probably not that great, but very possible!
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Post by dsmith on Dec 21, 2008 20:25:14 GMT -5
Thanks. Many times we have lost a big one and tried to catch him again. Never have.
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Post by Doug on Dec 21, 2008 22:33:06 GMT -5
Bob big Flatheads are well know for gumming the bait especially live bait  ;D |
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Post by mastercatter on Dec 21, 2008 22:38:42 GMT -5
I'm still trying to break the 48 lber PB from several years ago. I may be setting the hook too soon???
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Post by Doug on Dec 21, 2008 23:42:21 GMT -5
could be a big Flathead will bite the bait crushing it before eating it I have sat there for up to 10 minutes waiting for a big one to finally eat the bait the line will be sitting there twitching and so will I while I am waiting for it to eat it  ;D |
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Post by dsmith on Dec 22, 2008 19:06:16 GMT -5
We have had a few big ones just play with us like that. The little bull heads will tug at it. But the big ones play a little different.
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Post by rockbass on Dec 28, 2008 1:04:44 GMT -5
I know what you guys are talking about. I have waited for pretty long stretches while fish would "gum" my baits. It's gotten to the point in a lot of areas where we can tell a turtle bite, a bowfin bite, a channel cat bite or a flathead bite. It makes it nice, but not so nice when you just know it's not a big cat on the other end......yet you don't wanna set or reel in just in case a biggun is nearby ;D
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Post by mastercatter on Dec 28, 2008 1:13:14 GMT -5
It is frustrating at times...Most of the big ones I have caught ran from the start.
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Post by dsmith on Dec 28, 2008 11:44:09 GMT -5
I have a tshirt with a skelton fishing on it. Says ,"one day my fish will come" lol so true
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Post by dt16 on Dec 28, 2008 16:04:38 GMT -5
I havehad my rod and reel leave the boat pulled in by a fish and less than a half hour later caught the same fish and got my gear back this has happened to me twice.
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Post by mastercatter on Dec 28, 2008 17:55:31 GMT -5
Dog, You have been lucky twice over. I lost several and never recovered them.Had one two years ago that I followed in the water and got it back. LOL, Mick started laughting so hard she will still bring it up once in awhile.That rod had been set out for a couple of hours and I was reaching for it when it decided to take off. It ended up with about a 3# smallmouth on the other end off of a peice off cutbait...
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