12-17-2010, 04:37 PM
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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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Amen. I started keeping a fishing log online at profishinglog.com and even with a couple years worth of data, it has helped me immensely.
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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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Amen. I started keeping a fishing log online at profishinglog.com and even with a couple years worth of data, it has helped me immensely.
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