Planning A Day

BEFORE I GO OUT FISHING I DO A NUMBER OF THINGS DURING THE WEEK IN THE EVENINGS. I CHECK ALL MY LURES, AND SHARPEN THE HOOKS IF NEEDED. ONE WAY TO CHECK YOUR HOOKS IS TO TAKE THE POINT AND SET IT DOWN ON YOUR THUMBNAIL. IF IT SITS WELL IT IS SHARP. IF IT DOES NOT SIT WELL THEN YOU NEED TO SHARPEN IT. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF PRODUCTS YOU CAN BUY VERY INEXPENSIVELY IN WAL-MART OR OTHER STORES THAT SELL FISHING GEAR TO SHARPEN HOOKS. IT IS NOT ROCKET SCIENCE.

I SET A BASIC PLAN OF WHAT I AM GOING TO DO, WHERE I AM GOING TO FISH AND WHAT I AM GOING TO USE AS FAR AS REELS, RODS, AND FISHING TACKLE. I HAVE ABOUT 50 REELS AND ALMOST AS MANY RODS AND I TRULY USE THEM ALL FOR DIFFERENT THINGS AT DIFFERENT TIMES. I WILL SIT DOWN AT MY COMPUTER, KNOCK OUT MY PLAN AND THE PATTERNS I WANT TO FISH. I CARRY A LARGE BAG OF FISHING TACKLE WITH JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING. THE NIGHT BEFORE I GATHER EVERY THING UP THAT I PLAN TO TAKE. I STARTED DOING THAT AFTER BEING RUSHED ONE SATURDAY IN EL SALVADOR. I GOT TO THE LAKE AND HAD EVERY EXCEPT MY RODS. YOU CAN PROBABLY IMAGINE MY IMMEDIATE REACTION. I HAD LAUNCHED MY ZODIAC WHICH I USED QUITE A BIT IN THOSE DAYS, AND WAS LOADING UP AND DISCOVERED, NO RODS. SO NOW THE NIGHT BEFORE IS BETTER.

WHEN I GO OUT ON THE LAKE IN MY BOAT I USE ALL TYPES OF LURES, ELECTRONICS, GUAGES FOR WATER TEMPERATURE, TOOLS ETC. YOU HAVE TO BE READY FOR ANY KIND OF SITUATION. NOW IF I AM GOING TO A FARM POND OBVIOUSLY I DO NOT NEED A LOT OF THINGS, BUT ON BOAT IN A BIG LAKE THERE ARE MANY MORE VARIABLES THAN FISHING OFF A BANK OR IN A STREAM.

AFTER I GET TO THE LAKE, I LOAD THE BOAT WITH ALL MY STUFF, CONNECT UP ALL THE ELECTRONICS, AND LAUNCH THE BOAT IN THE WATER AND HEAD FOR MY ORIGINAL PLANNED FISHING SPOT. NOW, DEPENDING ON A NUMBER OF THINGS, SUCH AS THE WEATHER, WIND, WATER CLARITY, TEMPERATURE, AND THINGS THAT HAVE PREVIOUSLY BEEN MENTIONED IN PAST ARTICLES. I DECIDE TO STAY WITH MY PLAN OR CHANGE BECAUSE OF THE CONDITIONS. IT DOES NOT ALWAYS WORK THE WAY YOU PLANNED IT, SO DO NOT BE AFRAID TO CHANGE YOUR MIND. EVEN THE BEST-MADE PLANS SOMETIMES HAVE TO BE ABORTED FOR DIFFERENT REASONS.

I REFERRED TO PATTERNS EARLIER AND JUST TO EXPLAIN PATTERNS. LET US JUST SAY FOR EXAMPLE: YOU ARE FISHING ALONG THE SHORE ON THE SHADED SIDE, AND ON THE EDGE OF THE WEED BEDS. THE FISHING HAPPENS TO BE PRETTY GOOD. AFTER YOU HAVE CAUGHT EVERYTING THAT SWIMS AND THERE IS NOTHING LEFT, YOU MOVE ON, BUT REMEMBER THE SORROUNDINGS AND WHERE YOU WERE. FIND ANOTHER PLACE WITH SIMILAR SORROUNDINGS AND FISH THE SAME WAY YOU DID WHERE YOU WERE CATCHING FISH. THIS IS A PATTERN. IF YOUR CATCHING FISH IN DEEP WATER AND YOU MOVE TO ANOTHER DEEP WATER SPOT, FISH THE WAY YOU FISHED BEFORE IF IT WAS EFFECTIVE. ON THE OTHER HAND YOU HAVE TO FIND THAT PATTERN THAT WORKS FIRST. I PLAN MY PATTERNS AS WELL. I TRY STARTING OFF USING A SPECIFIC PATTERN AND TRY IT IN A COUPLE PLACES IF NOT IMMEDIATELY SUCCESSFUL. THEN, I MOVE ON, CHANGE MY PATTERN, AND TRY SOMETHING DIFFERENT. DO NOT BE AFRAID TO CHANGE. GONE FISHN’

“GOD CREATED FISHING TO KEEP THE TRULY GIFTED FROM RULING THE WORLD”