Catching Up

Now that the boat is fixed but still not quite ready for water I have updated all the photos of the Cats we have for the 2013 year.

Awsome

Now that I have caught up on most of my sleep loss I went to a tourney on Saturday in Madison, IN. and I had a blast and finally caught my first flathead it weighed 3.3 lbs. 20.6 in.  Today I went got a motor for parts to use on my boat.

Gettin' Ready

I am getting ready to kick off the season soon I came across a friend that had some skipjacks and got some.  Next is getting a vehicle to pull the boat and of course a new marine battery.  I am so ready to go fishing and should the weather start getting better to melt the ice I will be out getting more bait fish. I am excited about this year,  ready to see new personal best from those who go fishing with me.  I hope we do great in the tournaments we get in as well.

Fished today

I didn't catch anything but it was nice to get out.

2013

Well we welcome in the New Year 2013!!!  I had a great Christmas too as I got a couple of new fishing shirts, couple pairs of jeans, 6 rod holders for the boat, and a new boat cover.  I have a lot to look forward to this year as I gear up for my first tournament run.  I am ready for the snow to melt away and I can get the boat ready.  I am also ready to get out and fish.

Cabin Fever

This is the time of year where I get down cause I can't do the one thing I enjoy and since the snow isn't falling like I want it too so I can get out and work to help me not to think much about fishing, I'm stuck inside thinking this year isn't over yet I can still catch one more and as soon as you step outside the cold air blast you in the face and you are like I think I will stay inside.  Or you sit and think about how you could of had a better year or beat yourself trying to think of what went wrong.  I have come to the conclusion that even years are my off years and the odd are my best years but that will be put to the test when it comes to open season again.  But however there are some positives about having cabin fever is that I am spending time with my wife when she is not at work cause she gets frustrated too when I am gone a lot or the fact that she can't go when I do.  I hope next year will be a better year and I have a lot of photos to post up and brag about.

2012 Year end review

I believe my fishing is done for 2012 but there might be a couple more chances for me to get out and fish before we get snow.  This year has been rough the biggest Cat I caught was almost 5 pounds but here is the report.

Overall Fishing Log Statistics For 2012

» Year: 2012
» Days Fished: 37
» Fish Caught: 40
» Locations Fished: 3
» Patterns Fished: 5
» Most fish caught in one day: 4 on March 18th, 2012

Most Caught Fish Species

Fish Species	Number of Fish Caught
Bluegill	21
Catfish - Channel	15
Catfish - Bullhead	3
Blue Catfish	1

Though I tried many different baits or concoctions I had some success an posted those in my bait recipes page.
I also tried to follow best times to fish but however a lot of my times were off but at least I tried.
I also have been upgraded in technology and now have an IPhone4 and have gotten a lot of good apps for when I go out to use but the one thing I came across and will try next year and that is watching the barometric pressure simply in one of the apps I have it showed that if pressure is rising poor fishing steady = good fishing and falling = excellent fishing something I will look into for next year and so far I tried it once when I went out Nov. 10th the pressure was rising and I only had a couple of bites.
A lot of anglers may already know this but I am still learning and trying to prefect my fishing if this fails I will just go with what my wife say "The fish will bite when they are hungry".   
See you next season till then tight lines for those who fish the winter.