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Good notes. Better questions.
Practical reads that connect what you learn to what you do on the next trip.
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Example · fish per hour
4 fish÷4 hours=1 / hr
Blank trips count, too.Better records
Your best bait needs a denominator.
A big catch is memorable. The hours that produced it make the comparison useful.
Read & practice →Compare the whole fish
Flathead
Blue
Channel
FlatheadBlueChannelRules & preparation
Before the bait bucket: identify the fish.
A cast net does not make every fish in it legal bait. Start with species, waterbody and the current rule.
Read & practice →Before the first castMake the trip home part of the plan.
01Check weather
02Check gear
03Plan the return
On the water
Plan the return before the night bite.
Put weather, light, gear and the route back in the plan before the first cast.
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