tips for PBs

[cranky]

cranky wrote:

when you have a fish on...dont reel the line too close to the top eye...rather leave some slack and lift the rod tip high otherwise if the fish turns and runs the line will snap...if the tip is high you can just lower the rod giving you some time to release the drag if you need to

 

post #2

oh well maybe next time...the up side to it...the fish will only get bigger...and if a female could get really big...maybe you catch it during the spawn.

just remember to keep a livewell full of water so you can put the fish there until you find the scale...camera...etc

when you hook a big fish sometimes it is easier to grab the fish at the top just behind the gills...

another tip i forgot to mention dont forget the net at home you never know when you are going to catch the big one

 

[sustan]

lol iv gone through it plenty in my head and doubt il make the same mistake after this...i think the biggest problem was actually my fishing partners going crazy about how big the fish was and pressurizing me

will Never forget the net again!!!

 

[SmokingToe]

I didn't go on about how big it was you were shouting at me 2 help you , but ja i think you got caught up in the moment and reeled ur line in waaaaaaay too much But even if that was the case, a net would've been the perfect solution Guess u wont ever leave us netless again

 

[cranky]

now this is what bass fishing is all about...the thrill...excitement...heart stopping andrenalin rush...the fact that you lost the fish who cares...it will be the main topic you talk about for months to come and will stick with you for a long time...its the thrill of hooking the fish...for some people hooking a 1 kg + fish is enough of a thrill to keep us going back for more...including myself...now tell me that wasnt the most exciting thing you have done in a long time

riding a super bike at over 300 km is not even that exciting...maybe wheeling it at that speed.

i must share one with you...which has stuck with me for many years...shannon and i were fishing a final and we found a crank which was working...but only had one...unfortunatley i hooked into a big barble with it...got it next to the boat...the only way to retrieve the lure was to grab the crank with the pliers...i lead the barble right next to the boat to retrieve the lure...shannon bent down to grab the hook with the pliers...but the cigarette in his mouth burnt the line and the barble swam off with the crank  eeeeiish was i angry but hey sh*t happens and it will only make you a better fisherman...this is good...all tips to help land the PB...moral of the story dont have a cigarette in your mouth when landing a fish...stuff you dont read in the magazines...see on the DVDs etc 

 

[cranky]

fun fishing...practising its all part of the learning stages...what we call school fees...but when it comes to the day of the comp. best you know what not to do...

rory da silva was telling me about his son (craig da silva) who was in the junior springbok team for a couple of years...him and a mate shaun were fishing a comp and shaun opened the livewell to do what ever it was he was doing and a fish of over 2 kg jumped from in the livewell back into the water and swam away...now thats when you kick your fishing partner...buddy whoever over the side of the boat...

tip...dont just open the livewell and leave it open while doing what ever it might be you are doing in the livewell...bass can jump and swim away  they are a lot smarter than you think

what ever you do dont let them bounce around on the deck...and kick them off the boat when they are small...that little fish if looked after and returned without injury could become your pb one day in the future.

 

 

[sustan]

SmokingToe wrote:

I didn't go on about how big it was you were shouting at me 2 help you , but ja i think you got caught up in the moment and reeled ur line in waaaaaaay too much But even if that was the case, a net would've been the perfect solution Guess u wont ever leave us netless again

lol you were of no help anyway and i was not talking about you....

but yeah...i dont think il forget that experience anytime soon!