Most Memorable Fishing Moment? 2024
Ski213 reply :
What's the fishing memory that always sticks with you? For me there are a thousand. But there's one that always comes up. Doesn't have to be the one that got away or the biggest one you've ever landed. Could be the day grandad sank the boat. Whatever. The one that is the most vividly burned in your memory. I've done a lot of different things but for me, for whatever reason, fishing memories stick with me.
Mine is a one that got away deal. 24 ish years ago but i remember it like yesterday. It was mid summer. Farm pond fishing. It was a slow day. We were kids and we were frustrated with fishing that day. Walking on a farm road that separated two ponds. Heading out. I had a cpl rigs and a tackle box. I threw a Texas rigged tequila sunrise worm out with a zebco .38. I love my big fancy equipment now but in my mind there is still nothing that casts like that combo did back then. There was no me tricking her into taking it. I went to reel and she was on there. I set the hook and she jumped. I flipped out. I had it on for maybe 10 seconds. She came towards me then turned. On the second jump she snapped my 6# test mid air. I was crushed but that fish was it for me. Anytime I'm ready to give it up that memory keeps me from quitting. There is no feeling like it. She probably wasn't a new state record or anything but she was an absolute monster for a 14 yr old. That's what it's all about.
lectricbassman reply :
The day i caught the fish in my avatar. We were in kansas fishing a private pond over the 4th if july weekend. I had just gotten into bass fishing and was i OBSESSED! I spent the whole morning beating the banks by myself as everyone in the family slept in. I also spent a fair amount of time on an old dock that was perfectly positioned between two trees that were partially submerged. Later in the day, after everone woken up and made their way to the pond i made my way back to the dock. I stepped on the dock and made a cast. As i started to retrieve the dock essentially exploded beneath me! The entire thing collapsed without warning! Luckily the water was only chest deep and i escaped (minus my wrist watch and a little pride) relatively unharmed. The funny thing was while i felt bad for destroying the dock the owner (my brother in laws grandfather) was glad it was gone and was sorry for not warning me about the state of the dock. It was a great weekend otherwise and definitely the most memorable yet!
Ozark_Basser reply :
The first "big" fish I ever caught. Went a little over five pounds and came out of a little cow turd pond. I was fishing with a 6' medium action spinning rod with a broken tip and a arky lures salty craw hula grub on 6 lb test. I was determined to catch a big fish that day, and I did lol. I sat down there for hours focusing on dragging that grub as slowly and perfectly across the bottom as possible until, THUMP. Never had even seen a fish that big at that age. When I saw it jump out of the water my eyes got huge, and I remember muttering, "Please don't come off!" Haha good times.
BasshunterJGH reply :
Catching my PB largemouth is definitely one of my favorite fishing memories. Also the day I caught my PB smallmouth. Catching panfish and my first bass on crickets and panther martins down at the river a couple years ago when I was getting into fishing. Fishing in Nebraska, Colorado, Utah, and Nevada on family road trips. To name a few;)
BooyahMan reply :
This is an impossible question to answer because there are just too many to pick from, and if I answered this thread every day for a year I would have 365 different answers. In saying that, are we allowed to post multiple times in this thread or do we get disqualified? 
Since you are forcing us to choose, my pick for today would be my girlfriend's first Bass on a hollow body frog. This fish was by no means a lunker of any sort (it was maybe just over a pound), but up until that point she had never had luck sticking them on the frogs. On the previous trip she had come with me, she actually got more blow-ups than I did but lost all of them. Then one chilly November evening, right before a storm rolled through, she got one on her second cast. The rock that she was standing on was cut off from land as the water was quite high that day, but when I heard her holler and saw that rod bending I ran through the water in case she needed help. I bought a pair of rubber boots the day after haha!
Long Mike reply :
Catching a PB is right up there, but the Bass Resource road trips are by far, my most memorable. Meeting old, and making new friends can't get any better than that.
BammerBass reply :
Mine is two different occasions. First one came while I was in elementary school and we went fishing at a local creek on a saturday, hooked up a 19 lb carp in a steel brim hook that I know fought for a good 20 minutes. It was on a zebco 33 reel on a zebco red rhinos glow tip rod. Every time we wouls get it nearly up to the net it would take back off sown the creek, and on that 10 lb line, thought for sure it was gonna get off. But finally, after many attempts 20 minutes later we netted it and it was as long as my legs back then. Heck of a battle, and to this day, that is my personal best fish of any species.
Other occassions came a few years later, senior in high school, went fishing for bluegill and crappie by an old pump house, and behind us, there was some backwater. Anyway, as i was retrieving my line to make th next cast, while straddling the tile, some big fish comes out of absolutely nowhere and darts through that tile and jumps a good foot and a half out of the water....... scared the ever living daylight out of me, and made me fall back on my keister, and got me soaked in the process. I remember a couple older gentlemen laughing it up pretty good, saying theyed have probably looked every bit as scared as I did. I mean i could have touched the thing it was do close, not sure what it was, carp most likely, but it was a good 2 feet long, and possibly more. All i onew at the time was shock because i absolurwly was not ezpecting a fish to come barrelling out literally under my feet like that, and especially not a 2 foot long fish.didnt catch much thst day, but boy, that ordeal sure made it wuite memorable.
geo g reply :
I've been doing this for over 40 years so there are quite a few memorable trips. Several that stand out are not all about big fish.
1). My favorite ever is a trip to the glades with my best buddy. This happened a couple years ago. My buddy came down from New Hampshire where he moved after 40 years in South Florida. We fished together almost every weekend for 25 years. We had two days of fishing in the glades, and had a great time together talking about all our old trips and life. We caught lots of fish and Tom caught a 5.5 on his last cast. We took some pics, and we called it quits. One week later while I was out fishing, I got a call from his wife Gloria, that Tom was walking home in NH, and had a massive heart attack and fell dead. That last trip together was worth everything to me, and couldn't believe it would be the last time I would see him alive. I never fish without saying hi to Tom every time I go out.
2). An 8 pound peacock from the bank in Weston Florida. Pound for pound, they fight better then anything in fresh water. We are so lucky to have them down here.
3). 1988 trip in my new boat to Okeechobee. It was the maiden voyage. I fished with an old timer that was a great fisherman, and new the lake well. We were back in Winnies Cove and Charlie was throwing a black worm, and beating me about 20 to 1. I was throw a jig and pig and just getting whipped bad. All of a sudden I hooked into a monster bass, one of the biggest hawgs I have seen in person, it went airborne twice in 3 feet of water. In my stupid days I was convinced 10 pound mono was enough anywhere in Florida. What a mistake! At the peek of the second jump, 10 feet from the boat, the line snapped. My lifetime personal best waved bye and left the area. Old Charlie went out and bought 5 of those jigs the very next day. I went back to that spot week after week and never saw that big fat girl again.
SirSnookalot reply :
I've many bigger fish but those aren't the most memorable. The memorable ones are fish that were tougher than ordinary to land. Recently I cited a permit I caught, ran it down about 300 yds, but not my toughest. Pay no attention to the fish in the picture, it's snook and not that large a one, look at the rocks. I caught jack in the 25# area that I had to crawl over 4 or 5 slippery rock piles, don't know how far down on the beach I was but pretty far. I landed on a med spinning rod, maybe my toughest catch ever. These rock piles go along way down the beach.
Catch and Grease reply :
Me and my grandpa worked on the bought trying to fix the gear shift to make it go in reverse and we were certain we fixed it, so the next day we're at the lake and I push the boat off and get in with him. He starts it up and thinks he has it in reverse and guns it, so we get beached way up on the bank... Pretty embarrassing but very funny!
Sam reply :
At my Double Secret Pond sitting in the sinking paddle boat when after setting the hook she came to the surface and "tried" to jump.
She was over 8 pounds.
I almost had change my underwear when she came partially out of the water. All I remember seeing was her mouth.
My heart rate must have doubled.
The poor girl was so fat she could not totally jump out of the water which I believe helped me land her after a short fight.
The good news is that she is still in the pond with others her size and I plan to go back one more time before the weather gets nasty in central Virginia,
skeeter1980 reply :
What always sticks in my mind is my Dad catching his PB 5lb.,one Oct.morning.I got to net it for him.The next summer,dad and I was night fishing.About 6am,I caught my PB on a buzz bait.6lb.Dad netted it for me.Dad passed in 1995,I miss him.
Mr_Scrogg reply :
My son catching his PB, and big fish of the weekend at Grand.
geo g reply :
On 12/14/2014 at 4:07 AM, Mr_Scrogg said:My son catching his PB, and big fish of the weekend at Grand.
That's a great picture and one happy boy! Making memories he will never forget. Congrats Dad!
Lund Explorer reply :
On 12/13/2014 at 12:12 PM, Long Mike said:Catching a PB is right up there, but the Bass Resource road trips are by far, my most memorable. Meeting old, and making new friends can't get any better than that.
Same with Jackie. After she caught this one, she couldn't wait until we met up with Deb so she could tell her all about it.
everythingthatswims reply :
I'm gonna be the first to share a BAD memory, I have too many good ones to pick from.
There was a really hot bluefin tuna bite off of the Outer Banks one year in February (I think) and the weather was nice so we decided to go. Trailer-ed the boat down to Hampton, VA and spent the night at a friend's house, then got up at 3am to continue all the way to Oregon Inlet. Put the boat in the water, everything good to go, and started heading out. Before we were even under full power leaving the marina, one of the engines crapped out (I don't remember what the problem was, but it wasn't a quick-fix). The day was shot and we headed home....a five hour drive of complete silence.
Gotta love those B.M.D.s!
tbone1993 reply :
My most memorable would be the last time I went fishing with my grandpa when I was about 5-6. I can remember catching a ton of fish and have pictures but that moment will forever be ingrained in my mind because it started my fishing addiction. He passed away on my 8th birthday from prostate cancer so as a PSA to the older gentlemen on here, go get yourself checked out. Go to the doctor and have an open conversation it can potentially save your life.
My second best set of memories would be the fishing trips with my collegiate team. Be it a week in table rock, lake of the ozarks, kentucky lake, or northern wisconsin. Every trip was a blast and I am looking forward to my final semester/season.
Suspendingjerk reply :
Maybe not the best but definitely the funniest.
Me and a buddy were puttin around on my little plastic bass tracker with a trolley motor on my parents pond. We had been fishing the better part of the day and had a nice collection of bass, crappie, and red ear in a fish basket we had tied to the boat.
We were at the far end of the pond and decided to cruise to the shallows on the other side. So I put the motor on five and off we went.
When we got there we were throwing topwaters and tearing the bass up. On about the fifth catch I decided to pull the basket completely out of the water to admire our bounty of fish.
Upon pulling it up it seemed there were a few nice sized crappie and red ear missing. The basket wasn't in the best shape and the lid spring was a little warn out.
Turns out that when I put the trolley motor on high speed the force of the water opened the lid, and our hard work just swam right out! We were disappointed but had a hearty laugh by the end of the day.
Senko lover reply :
A perfect morning, with an explosive topwater bite, twenty+ bass, beautiful sunrise, and a nice pond.
mrmacwvu1 reply :
My brother and I fly fish a ton. My dad never did. We taught him how to do it and his first time out he caught a 20 inch gold trout. It was his one and only trout. Little did we know that cancer would take him from us only six weeks later. Luckily my brother was smart enough to snap a picture of it. That picture hangs at both our homes and at the cabin we still fish at. I tear up and smile every time I see it. I have thousands of memories fishing but none will top that. Even though he never fished he always drove us boys anywhere we wanted to fish. He gave us a gift that we will pass on to our children. it is a shame that we never got the time to truly thank him for one of the greatest gifts of all time.
Ski213 reply :
These are some great memories! A lot of them bring back even more great memories for me. Funny, sad, good, and bad. Some several of those things at the same time. So cool to see a picture of a future fishing memory being made and hear about another picture that means so much. I probably shouldn't have said your best fishing memory. Too hard to pick just one. Especially when they involve people close to you. This fishing is sure about the fish and fight but it's just as much about the people you fish with.
The more of these I read, the more I thought about my original fishing buddy. My grandad. I was lucky and got 31 years to spend with him. He started me fishing. He didn't live real close so I didn't get to fish with him as much as I would liked to have. I think about him all the time but especially when I'm fishing. He ended up getting dimentia at the end. That's a horrible thing. Luckily he wasn't in that state for a super long time. I remember talking to him and although there was a lot he didn't remember and he had trouble communicating at the very end, he talked about fishing at some point every time I talked to him. I remember wanting to extract him spec ops style and take him out fishing one more time. I should have done it. It's not a bad memory for me when it comes to him. It's a million good ones. Just tough sometimes. You always wish you had done more but thankful to have gotten so much.
Keep em coming. I'm enjoying reading every one of them.
HoosierHawgs reply :
When I was 6 a d used to go out in my uncle's bass boat when we would visit my Grandma in Tennessee. Spending that time w/the two biggest influences on my fishing (my dad and his brother) was the reason I got into fishing.
ColdSVT reply :
My first tourny win and my first tarpon are tied for first!
My first tarpon took me two years...i lost a couple dozen in every way imaginable before i got to touch one. Im talkin straightend hooks, sharks, other boats, broken leaders after an hour fight, bridges, crossed line, anchor ropes, crab traps, and plain old thrown hooks!
My first tourny win i over came a near 9lb deficiet after day one to win on day three by 1.5lbs
RMcDuffee726 reply :
Catching my PB Striper. 50lb...Never going to forget the fight that fish put up.
bassindon reply :
To many awesome trips to even pick. I had two trips though with 53 lb limits.
This one was combined with a friend. It was a Magic day for both of us. We Had 53+ lbs for 5 fish limit. Here are the best four at 11+ lbs each. It looks like we both had sets of sisters (caught different spots too)
I won't say its the best most memorable, but its way...... up there. FUN STUFF!
Thornback reply :
My buddy and I were given permission to fish a lime pit on private property that the owner claimed had bass. We drove to the pit with my buddy's little jon boat in the back of my pickup. Once close we carried the jon boat to the water. We were casting plastic worms when suddenly my buddy set the hook and his pole made a U shape. As he started reeling he remarked, "This one is big". He got it up to the boat and I lipped it. He had brought along a portable live well with a little hinged door in the top because we were fishing for food. I told him I wanted to take a photo before he put her in the live well. I had him hold it in several poses and got some nice photos. Afterwards he opened the little door in the portable live well, holding the bass vertical by the mouth, dropping the bass' tail into the live well, she flipped and sailed overboard. I'll never forget the look on his face and I couldn't stop laughing. At least we got a photo of "the one that got away'.
gulfcaptain reply :
The day my son caught his first bass on his own on a 4" yum dinger rigged up MJ style.
Bankbeater reply :
First time I took my two daughters fishing. We didn't catch anything except weeds, but we had a good time.
Bluebasser86 reply :
This one
buzzed bait reply :
Mine is easily the day my dad, brother and I went fishing and my dad fell out of the inflatable boat into the lake. overalls, tennis shoes, cell phone, chewing tobacco and all right in the water.....
my brother and I still just die laughing about it to this day, mostly because right before the fall my dad was talking so much trash.... good times!
Ratherbfishing reply :
My buddy and I asked his mom if she could drop us (and his 12 foot jon boat) off at a bridge on the Sangamon river and then pick us up later at another bridge a few miles dowstream. Well, it had been a very dry summer and we found ourselves carrying the boat more than riding in it. Finally, the water began to get deeper but we noticed that there still wasn't much current. Around a few bends we realized why: There was a huge log jam damming up the river and there was almost NO water downstream of it. Already hot and sweaty we wound up carrying the (not light) boat about a mile through the woods and through stinging nettle. Then, once we finally got to the road, we still had to walk about 3 miles to bridge where we were supposed to be picked up. It was one of those "we can laugh about it now" experiences.
corn-on-the-rob reply :
In the spring my dad brother and I were fishing the islands on Erie and hit the perfect day (beautiful weather and constant catching). We each caught around 30 smallmouth each and all were good sized. Caught my pb in my profile was 5.7 lbs.
The funniest part was the amount of drum I caught. I stopped counting at 45 and all were drag peeling and at least 8lbs most over 10lbs and caught a few around 15lbs. Also ran into a giant school of rock bass that you could catch on every cast. Never have caught rock bass schooled up.
*Hank reply :
Mine has to be catching my pb, (6lbs.)
It was a cold foggy morning and my friend and I were fishing and he snagged up with his crankbait on a stump and I threw my 2.5 squarebill to the same stump and as soon as it nocked of the stump the bass hit it and it was an awesome fight. 
whitwolf reply :
There are more than a few but I would have to say the day my wife, on our honeymoon, broke her personal best three times.
RSM789 reply :
On 12/17/2014 at 9:09 AM, whitwolf said:There are more than a few but I would have to say the day my wife, on our honeymoon, broke her personal best three times.
I thought this was supposed to be about fishing...
massrob reply :
I just started fishing this past year so I don't have to many memories yet but my best day fishing was in my little inflatable boat with my mom on this little pond behind a supermarket that barely anyone fishes at. We had been there a few times but had never gone all the way to the back until this day. It was going pretty bad for the first hour then all of a sudden I got a bite and I pulled in a 5 lber then a few casts later another one even bigger that I almost lost this fish did not want to get caught it got wrapped up in the oars and I couldn't believe it when I got it in the boat. I can't believe in my first year of fishing I caught 6 fish over 5lbs. I'm completely hooked on bass fishing.
desmobob reply :
My most memorable fishing moment was not a bass fishing day, but a day fly fishing for Dorado off Loretto in the southern Baja of Mexico. We were having a slow day when I noticed a marlin in the distance, stitching across the water is a series of wild jumps. The guide ran the boat over to the area and told me to throw out a big live bait on a spinning rod.
We were way offshore in open water and by the time we got to what we figured was the right area, the fish had stopped jumping. I figured it was pointless, but lobbed the bait out anyway. In about two seconds, the line was flying off the reel. I closed the bail, set the hook, and started a long and exciting fight on the medium spinning gear. I can't believe the way that fish jumped! Eventually, I landed the 110lb. striped marlin. It was a fish I never dreamed I'd catch, ever.
Happy holidays,
Bob
Slipknot_Fan666 reply :
For me it would probably be the first time I caught a bass out of the river. It was April or May of this year if I remember correctly. I've been bass fishing ponds for two years and just got the chance to go to the river often this year. Anyways, I was throwing a $1 spinnerbait by some logs knocked in the river by tornadoes and got a strong hit. I always get hung up when I river fish so I thought I caught a log. Kept reeling and pulled in a 2lber. Bigger than any bass I've pulled out of the pond I fish.
aprestonSEK reply :
Catching 200 bass in 2 days with my brother.
Catching the bass in my profile picture on 8lb test and a finesse worm. A few casts later my brother Mike catches one pretty close in size off of the same point on the same lure.
Night fishing last summer catching them on swim jigs, chatterbaits, and black jigs.
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