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KEEPING RESULTS /
RECORDS
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of your fishing experience. Be it positive or not. It will only
help you in the future.
This was something recommended to me years ago, and although it
can be a pain in the neck at times (or at least seems it), you
will be ever thankful you did so before the next time out
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WHY
Why do we keep records of what we fished for and what we caught? This is
because history will repeat itself. Run timings will often be the same,
and if you missed it or hit it one year, next year's fish will follow
the same timeline.
You will also see trends. This can be
on lure choice, flasher selection, speed and so on. Keep track of
everything about your day's fishing. It can only help you in the future.
Do not just keep track of the good
days. Take note of the days you got skunked too, and where you fished,
what for, etc.
Often times what you caught fish on the
year before, or at what depth and so on, is a great place to start the
next year.
Many fishing websites will archive old
fishing reports from past years. This serves the same purpose. Patterns
repeat themselves year after year.
WHAT TO
INCLUDE
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Record the date, the time, the tide, the depth, troll speed,
lure/flasher, leader length, species, where you were and
anything else you feel worthy to note down.
On the slow days, take note of
everything you tried, so you can look at it again in the future
as not having worked, and draw conclusions from this.
I also take note of the cloud
cover and moon, as these can have an effect on when the fish
bite if you encounter similar conditions in the future. Tide as
well is especially important. Some places fish best at high
slack, some low slack, and some even on the flood or the ebb.
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I used to write this stuff down in
a logbook I had. However, now I just keep an excel file and add
to it each time I go fishing. You'd be surprised how quickly
these observations add up, and how fast the years go past.
After a day's fishing, also don't
be hesitant to write down anything you learned or thought of
that day. After months more at the office it is doubtful you
will remember this the next time you head out to go fishing! |
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