Is it better....

terry m · Aug 24, 2016

Following on from Derek's fish coming adrift thread, my question is :-
Is it better to see your fish prior to losing it for example at the net, and therefore knowing pretty much what you have lost. Or not to see it at all and be left forever wondering.

For me, probably better not to have seen it at all.

mg:

binka · Aug 24, 2016

I would go with better to not have seen it too.

Like you say it does mean that you're forever wondering but that way I can pass a lot of them off as carp and think that I was actually quite lucky instead

Derek Gibson · Aug 24, 2016

terry m said:
Following on from Derek's fish coming adrift thread, my question is :-
Is it better to see your fish prior to losing it for example at the net, and therefore knowing pretty much what you have lost. Or not to see it at all and be left forever wondering.

For me, probably better not to have seen it at all.mg:

With no hesitation I would rather see the culprit, which would allow me to make an estimation of the weight of the fish. Otherwise I'd be forever wondering, and thereby give me an incentive to keep tabs on that specific area. Which has in the past aided me in the capture of a number of exceptional fish, notably Pike and Perch.

Peter Jacobs · Aug 24, 2016

Me too, better not to have seen the fish.

Especially in match situation because that lost fish can haunt you for many nights to come . . . .

dorsetandchub · Aug 24, 2016

Or a monster bream. That would seem to work for a great many people on here

Lord Paul of Sheffield · Aug 24, 2016

I'd rather see the lost fish - then you know what to expect next time

S-Kippy · Aug 24, 2016

I don't want to see it. If its a fish that matters [ie not a brim] then its bad enough losing it without having the damned thing wink at you before spitting the hook out !

mikench · Aug 24, 2016

At the moment I am still happy either way!

Now once I have had a few double figure fish i will think differently!

john step · Aug 24, 2016

Trying to catch my bogey fish zander by design and not as a by product of piking.....last winter my efforts came adrift at the net in the torchlight.... still I know where it was so I am on the right track/location for this year.

Derek Gibson · Aug 24, 2016

john step said:
Trying to catch my bogey fish zander by design and not as a by product of piking.....last winter my efforts came adrift at the net in the torchlight.... still I know where it was so I am on the right track/location for this year.

Exactly John, that's what puzzles me. Most agree that location is the key to successful results, well in my book anyway. A dropped fish disappointing as that may be has a flip side, that being that you have located the right area, if you can remember the area. lol.

flossy · Aug 24, 2016

Much rather see it ,especially if it was a new area on a river ,so i knew what was about ,and make improvements on what i was doing.

flightliner · Aug 24, 2016

dorsetandchub said:
Or a monster bream. That would seem to work for a great many people on here

Love em!! (Tin hat all ready).

theartist · Aug 24, 2016

Its always better not to see the fish, that way you can tell yourself it must have been foul hooked anyhow for it to drop off and you can get on with enjoying the rest of your day.

flightliner · Aug 24, 2016

I'd rather see them, if they drop off it was meant to be.seeing it confirms what you are after exists then when conditions are ok then you can try again.

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