Thread: Quick Report

Sunday on a "Raleigh Parks" Lake:

9:30am-12:30pm
0 Crappie

Water Temp: 47

Where did they go!? Sunday was the first time I've fished that lake and not caught a keeper.

Below is a summary of July-October excursions to the "Raleigh Parks" Lake. The numbers were copied out of "Quick Report." Sorry about the format...it's much easier to read in Excel. Read each row from left to right. For example: 1-Jul is the day fished; 5.25 is the hours fished; 30 is the number of 10+" fish landed; 5.71 is the # keepers/hr fished; 12.25 is the big fish of the day in inches; 11.43 is the KeeperScore(Keepers/Hours Fished)x2; 0.25 is the BigFish Score; and 11.68 is the total score (KeeperScore + BigFish Score).

The BigFish Score exponentially rewards or penalizes the day's big fish (where 12" is neutral). The total score is highest when lots of 10+" fish were caught relative to the hours fished AND/OR when a monster fish is landed. Both types of days are memorable in their own way and thus reflected here with higher point values.

(Day) (HrsFished) (Keepers) (Keepers/Hr) (BigFish) (KeeperScore) (BigFishScore) (TotalScore)
1-Jul 5.25 30 5.71 12.25 11.43 0.25 11.68
13-Jul 3.50 27 7.71 12.00 15.43 0.00 15.43
14-Jul 4.00 25 6.25 12.25 12.50 0.25 12.75
20-Jul 4.00 11 2.75 14.25 5.50 2.50 8.00
21-Jul 3.00 5 1.67 14.25 3.33 2.50 5.83
24-Jul 1.45 5 3.45 15.00 6.90 4.00 10.90
28-Jul 3.00 3 1.00 11.50 2.00 -0.50 1.50
2-Aug 1.67 5 2.99 16.00 5.99 8.00 13.99
9-Aug 1.67 2 1.20 12.00 2.40 0.00 2.40
10-Aug 2.75 10 3.64 12.00 7.27 -0.25 7.02
13-Aug 2.58 9 3.48 13.00 6.97 1.00 7.97
16-Aug 3.00 8 2.67 13.75 5.33 1.75 7.08
17-Aug 3.75 39 10.40 16.00 20.80 8.00 28.80
19-Aug 2.50 15 6.00 15.50 12.00 6.00 18.00
22-Aug 3.42 22 6.44 16.00 12.88 8.00 20.88
23-Aug 12.00 49 4.08 16.50 8.17 12.00 20.17
24-Aug 2.75 17 6.18 16.50 12.36 12.00 24.36
27-Aug 3.00 10 3.33 15.25 6.67 5.00 11.67
30-Aug 3.50 10 2.86 14.25 5.71 2.50 8.21
1-Sep 11.50 22 1.91 13.75 3.83 1.75 5.58
6-Sep 3.25 6 1.85 12.00 3.69 0.00 3.69
13-Sep 7.17 67 9.35 14.75 18.70 3.50 22.20
16-Sep 2.50 3 1.20 11.75 2.40 4.70 7.10
20-Sep 4.50 21 4.67 13.00 9.33 1.00 10.33
23-Sep 4.50 20 4.44 14.00 8.89 2.00 10.89
28-Sep 5.17 17 3.29 14.75 6.58 3.50 10.08
Averages 4.05 17.62 4.17 13.93 8.35 3.60 11.94

The BigFish Score chart below is as close to a parabolic equation as I could get without having to retake Algebra II. Read across 2 columns: 10.00 is big fish in inches and -2.00 is the bonus; 10.25 earns -1.75; ...16.00 earns an 8.00 bonus; etc.
Big Fish Bonus Big Fish Bonus Big Fish Bonus Big Fish Bonus
10.00 -2.00 13.00 1.00 16.00 8.00 19.00 64.00
10.25 -1.75 13.25 1.25 16.25 10.00 19.25 80.00
10.50 -1.50 13.50 1.50 16.50 12.00 19.50 96.00
10.75 -1.25 13.75 1.75 16.75 14.00 19.75 112.00
11.00 -1.00 14.00 2.00 17.00 16.00 20.00 128.00
11.25 -0.75 14.25 2.50 17.25 20.00
11.50 -0.50 14.50 3.00 17.50 24.00
11.75 -0.25 14.75 3.50 17.75 28.00
12.00 0.00 15.00 4.00 18.00 32.00
12.25 0.25 15.25 5.00 18.25 40.00
12.50 0.50 15.50 6.00 18.50 48.00
12.75 0.75 15.75 7.00 18.75 56.00