11 Dumb Ways Anglers Lose Fish
We’ve all lost a fish from time to time. Some due to a smart fish biting the line or breaking it off around a structure. Also, there is the fish that throws the hook in the middle of the fight. Then there are the dumb things we do to lose the fish. You know those stories that never make it back to shore. So we asked a number of our Coastal Carolina Fisherman contributing anglers what they had seen as the “dumbest way to lose a fish.
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“Setting the drag too tight that allows the fish to break the line.”
Captain Dennis Barbour, Carolina Beach, NC
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“Holding the fish over the water for a picture and then losing it.”
Captain Chris Kimbrey, Morehead City, NC
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“Jerking on the rod that either breaks the line or pulls the hook through the fishes mouth.”
Captain Lee Parsons, Topsail, NC
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“Drop the fish on the deck and they flop out of the boat.”
Captain Ray Dixon, Carolina Beach, NC
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“Letting the line get into the prop when reeling a fish in.”
Captain Rennie Clark, Wilmington, NC
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“Not changing a frayed leader.”
Captain Jack McGowan, Savannah, GA
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“Answering a cell phone while a fish is biting.”
Captain Eris Jones, Sneads Ferry, NC
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“Not keeping the rod tip up.”
Captain Chris Kimbrey, Morehead City, NC
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“Wrapping the line around the rod tip.”
Captain Tim Wilson, Winnabow, NC
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“Panic and lock down the reel’s drag.”
Captain Rod Bierstedt
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“Rushing a big fish to the boat.”
Captain Kevin Blair
