Keep a Fishing Journal

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Many people smirk when I suggest writing in a fishing journal, but think about it for a second... If you are fishing one fall day and you had great success fishing in a particular spot , over certain structure, with certain conditions, with a bait you dont normally use. Two years from now are you going to remember all of those details?

I know i remember a lot of the fish Ive caught and what it was on, and certain aspects of the weather at the time. But that usually lasts for about a year, and generally the more years I go back the less and less of those details i remember until it turns into, "Hey remember when?"

So instead of missing out on opportunities that you have already discovered , write it down for future reference! Also say your trolling spread was right rigger with X bait and was X amount of feet back, while your long line or whiskey was set at X feet back and pulling a X bait. These details are almost impossible to remember if you ever fish more than 5 different spreads in a single day until you found the one that works.

Now think of if you had that information already at your finger tips, its not a sure fire way for you to know what will exactly work on that day but it WILL give you a great starting place to save you valuable fishing time.

An example of what to write in a journal is , who you were with, what you caught, what you caught it on, time of day, weather, water temp, water clarity, and generally ill draw a picture of my boat if I'm trolling and draw out the trolling spread I was using. That makes for a much faster reference guide and will spark your memory much faster or at lest it does for me.

And if you troll severall spreads in one day draw all of the spreads! Even the ones that do not produce so you know which ones to avoid in the future under the same conditions.

Have fun with your fishing journal you will be amazed at what you will read in the future. It always brings a smile to my face when look though mine and remember some of those great moments with friends and family.

Tight Lines!

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