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I've been thinking about keeping a log book for fishing trips for years and now that my memory is not as good as it once was, I feel like it's time to start...does anyone else do this and besides the obvious...date, water temp, water clarity, river/lake level and bait with depth fished...what are some of the key elements that are a good entry for a fishing log?
Someone acutally posted their log on here about a month ago. I will try to find the link.
Here's what I have been using. Good thing about excel is you can add as many columns as you want.;)
That is nice have a similar one on my ExcelQuote:
Originally Posted by gabowman
Like gabowman said add or subtract what interest you.
Ahhh heck.....I just have a Desk Calender at work that i have ordered every year to use ....and have been marking down all the typical conditions, lake, who went with me... and fish counts info for years, since 1993 every year....It's fun to look back at the dates and the action of the past....good memories....
BUT...The Biggest thing about it is to spot out all the good Moon Phases in advance. This will help you so much...put that down ahead of time to plan trips....I have them marked for the next two months of when fishing is best...THAT STUFF IS FOR REAL. Have learned March and April in the spring and October November in the fall have been me favorite months for Crappie as everyone knows...For the best Bluegil...that first full moon in May always is good. My most productive trips have 98% of the time been around those good moon phases for both.
Ofcourse....Google it up...and check it out.
I have all the cells formatted so it will wrap the text and you can add as many comments as you like. I also include the moon phases and even the times the moon rises since I mainly night fish.;):)
crappie log? i have one of those in about every fishing hole i go too. normally i can catch a couple off each log.
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Last year I started using the calendar on my iPhone which syncs up with my work calendar so I have this info on me at all times. Gotta love high tech gadgets! There's also a .99 cent app for the iPhone that gives me real time river gauge readings that is purty handy. And not to mention the Iphone apps that give you the best times to fish based on that big grey ball up there.
I don't like to be reminded of my failures.
What's the app for the river gauges?Quote:
Originally Posted by hotrod98
Hey TJ...Iffn ur gonna put ur coordinates in that location column, can you send me a copy? :D
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Originally Posted by luvin.fishin
better yet, just post them on the arkie board here. we don't want the whole world to know and we'll keep your secret.
just think. everybody wants to meet others on here and we could have a crappie fishing party at your coordinates.
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Meet others??? Welllll...I dunno 'bout dat so much anymore since you 'fugitive ridge runners done gone and got on hare'!! All thet noise done scared tha heck outta some of our more timid members! :eek: :eek: :D :DQuote:
Originally Posted by olduckhunter
Joolasoft
I use this on a Motorola Droid from verizon.
thats a good idea TJ, get you a farmers almanac and you'll nail em about everytime. moon phases are the most important tools to go by when fishing.
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Originally Posted by luvin.fishin
luv, i assure you we come in peace.
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Search for "River Guide".. and i just checked the app store and it's went from .99 to 2.99!!! :eek: Still a nice app.Quote:
Originally Posted by rockmike
Is , like, 10 days before to 10 days after FULL MOON considered a GOOD MOON? I always heard that about bream, I fish when I can and have not paid much attention to the moon. What do you guys consider "GOOD?"
tanx,
MG
for i-phone folks, contact bill cooksey, his company offers a free app for hunting / fishing log!!!
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Originally Posted by whitecotton
yes indeed he do.
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For me it's 3-4 days before or after....but I really pay more attention to the pressure than the moon.Quote:
Originally Posted by MGDUCK
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Originally Posted by CastandBlast
castan, when i was night fishin' up on norfork for bass i always tried to be there 3 days before the full moon and fish all the way through and 3 days after the full moon. to me that seemed the better times than the dark of the moon.
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I have kept a hunting/fishing log for over 40 years. Date, "Where & with "who", "weather conditions" and "what thing", and "how". I have 7, 3 inch ring binders filled. Sometimes I sketch in a map of the event - hot spots. Its interesting to note how patterns form yearly for fishing and up & down year cycles - where to be when for the best fish bite. I have salt & fresh water fished in many places, Alaska, NWT, C, Costa Rica, most of the states and hunted in these area's also. Its fun reading, now that I am a senior, and no longer hunt, but still fish - limited.
i bet when reading over even the old old times you remember them well. wish i'd had the foresight to have done the same thing.
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I've never kept one for fishing but have kept one for duck hunting for years and there's times it really pays off....your right old if nothing else it's worth it for the memories
castan, i didn't keep one for duck hunting either but i can remember a lot of the good days even way way back when i first started around age 14 when we used live decoys. yes, live decoys. it was outlaw city where i hunted back then. it wasn't limits. it was toe sacks full. and i had it to do over i wouldn't change a thing. why is it that memories like that are very vivid and i can't remember yesterday hardly?
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old...I'm jealous....always wanted to hunt over some English callers...love the old pics of hunters poling out with there callers in a line following them...must have been something watching some real pro callers working
castan, they ain't perfect. i've seen'em work real good and i've seen a big flight of ducks bunch after bunch tree top high not pay a bit of attention to the ducks.
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