12-04-2010, 04:00 PM
"Anyway, now I can relive my days on the water."
[cool][#0000ff]Taking pictures is a great way to capture each trip...and to begin a collection of pictures for individual waters and each species. Over time you build a pretty good database, especially if you organize them into files on your computer.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]You should also get in the habit of keeping a fishing log. After each trip you can make notes as to the water fished, the times you started and finished, weather and temp conditions of both air and water, most successful lures and techniques, etc. After a few years you have a valuable resource to check back on whenever you want to verify the times and events of past trips...and to plan for future ones.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I actually have 3 different logs I keep each year. 1 is a trip log, with all of the pertinent data for each trip and numbered and dated for each year. The second is a species log...to keep track of how many fish of each species I catch, where I catch them and on what dates...as well as other pertinent info. The third is a list of the waters I fish and the trips I make to each one over the year. Great way to track the patterns of different species on different waters. I close them out at the end of December each year and begin a new one for the next year. Then I keep the logs for each year...plus labeled trip pic files in folders labeled by year. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Fishing is both art and science. When you learn to appreciate the beauty and enjoyment of each trip, while recording the "scientific" observations as well, it better prepares you to be more successful with every new trip. Taking pics and organizing them is a big part of that process.[/#0000ff]
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[cool][#0000ff]Taking pictures is a great way to capture each trip...and to begin a collection of pictures for individual waters and each species. Over time you build a pretty good database, especially if you organize them into files on your computer.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]You should also get in the habit of keeping a fishing log. After each trip you can make notes as to the water fished, the times you started and finished, weather and temp conditions of both air and water, most successful lures and techniques, etc. After a few years you have a valuable resource to check back on whenever you want to verify the times and events of past trips...and to plan for future ones.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I actually have 3 different logs I keep each year. 1 is a trip log, with all of the pertinent data for each trip and numbered and dated for each year. The second is a species log...to keep track of how many fish of each species I catch, where I catch them and on what dates...as well as other pertinent info. The third is a list of the waters I fish and the trips I make to each one over the year. Great way to track the patterns of different species on different waters. I close them out at the end of December each year and begin a new one for the next year. Then I keep the logs for each year...plus labeled trip pic files in folders labeled by year. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Fishing is both art and science. When you learn to appreciate the beauty and enjoyment of each trip, while recording the "scientific" observations as well, it better prepares you to be more successful with every new trip. Taking pics and organizing them is a big part of that process.[/#0000ff]
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