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Wally Ranger
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Posted: Sat Feb 16th, 2008 05:43 am |
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Who uses fishing logs/journals?
Dennis Powers
Last edited on Sat Feb 16th, 2008 05:55 am by Wally Ranger
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steve schoonover
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Posted: Sat Feb 16th, 2008 04:40 pm |
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| i have been using them for years. on my first trip to fish camp in canada in 1990 they kept a journal for all who had come up, it dated back to 1957. ever since then i have been keeping a journal. it's fun to look back and can be a great referance to compare weather and catches from year to year. plus it's something you can pass down to the kids
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ebijack
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Posted: Sun Feb 17th, 2008 12:55 pm |
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| i used to.. after filling a note book it got lost (boy was i @*&$%ed). now i just use my gps waypoints. for me, every year the hot lures/colors change but the areas stay more constant. that's why i just use the waypoints.
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wallguy
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Posted: Sun Feb 17th, 2008 03:05 pm |
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every day i use a calendar
i write down everything wind temp-water air temp water clarirty fishing spot lure size color
what size ,weight,species . all that on a calendar comes in handy the next year
you can really see the patterns after a couple years
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mschaller
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Posted: Mon Feb 18th, 2008 09:08 pm |
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| I put all my info into an Excel Spreadsheet. I also do something a little more unconventional. I take digital pictures of the fish I catch and name the file with the place and date. I also put in the lures used whenever I can. A picture is worth a thousand words and it's fun to send to my friends who had all the excuses as to why they couldn't go out that night.
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gwarsow
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Posted: Wed Mar 19th, 2008 02:04 am |
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I also try to take digital pictures each time I go fishing. I save the pictures with the date and names of the people on board. If some one has a big fish the weight and length are recorded on a personal picture. I'm going to make a hook board for the catch instead of laying them out on a big board or the grass.
Logs/journals are nice but I have trouble writing and trying to drive the boat. Even if I have some type of form it's difficult to put all the info down. This year I'm going to try a small hand held tape recorder and coordinate the lure, feet back, etc with the way point when I get home....later...Greg Warsow
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