What's worse..is when it's a dream buck within 10 yds of your stand...and you miss..That one still haunts me...

I was the #1 shot in the army..no shot to hard..However, I thought I would be hunting long range deer so I zeroed my 270 in at 100 YDS ..NEVER DO THAT!!!!! After research I found out you zero your rifle in at 25 yds..then it's automatically on at 100 yds..Long story short..missed by inches...but still missed..and we don't get many opportunities in FL...Still kicking myself in the butt.

You'll have more opportunities for a big fish...sorry about your loss though. I lost 3 monsters this year and have no idea why..Rod was doubled up...fish on for a good 30 seconds..sharp hooks...JUMP ..gone..just like that...serious heartbreaker ..ALL were double digit bass..I was simply going to photo and release..I'm not mounting any more fish...