Keep a fishing journal. I write down where I fish, water temp, color jigs used, depth water fished, depth caught fish, speed, and number kept fish. It is nice to use as a reference when deciding where and when to fish bodies of water.
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Keep a fishing journal. I write down where I fish, water temp, color jigs used, depth water fished, depth caught fish, speed, and number kept fish. It is nice to use as a reference when deciding where and when to fish bodies of water.
I keep an excel spread sheet for a journal. I usually take notes on my phone and transfer them to excel. I can do all kinds of things with excel data and putting it into a tables, charts, and statistics, has greatly increased my hunting / fishing sucess.
I started keeping one in 2006. Has been very valuable throughout the years.
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I have just started keeping one. I can't wait to next year to see how thing go.
I never use one. I ain't a very good fisherman tho. Wonder why?
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ABH, show me a pic. Its a new year so I would like to do something like this to help increase my success
many thanks in advance
Have kept a written one and also excel for a while now and it does seem to help out.
Here is an example of how I do it
2013 year
1/13/13 gold creek, 48 degree water, 9 fow 7 foot deep, .8 mph, elect chicken - wh/ch - jigs 18 kept
1/20/13 Dardanelle, 46 deg, 35 fow 25 foot deep, .6 mph, pur/chart, stained water slow bite 1 fish
One fish!! :yikes
Ski some of my entries have no fish lol. I am not to proud to say i have got skunked before. Not many times if you fish long enough it will happen. Some days i just ride and look using electronics without wetting a hook. Write notes on them days too.
I've already been skunked plenty! Just funnin' with you!
You know I used to do that when it came to bass fishing so I'm sure it would be a good idea for the crappie also. Seems here lately all the rain and fluctuating water levels would affect that greatly though and unless you documented that too it might throw a guy off.Quote:
Originally Posted by arkansasbowhunter
thanks ABH