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#1 Mar-12-26 2:45PM
- darbrewe
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- From: Fairfax
- Registered: May-31-12
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Regaining Focus
FIshed this week while we still had decent weather. The tangibles seemed to be there. Water temps I think into the low 50's, somewhat clean river, slow fall.
Couldn't do anything right. Blowing through good holes, gear snafu's, poor attitude. This happens occasionally to me and I can usually snap at of it, but not this last trip. The last 2 hrs I was just aimlessly throwing moving baits when that bite wasn't there. So how do you regain focus and turn a negative into a positive?
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#2 Mar-12-26 3:23PM
- Ernie
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- From: Ashburn VA
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Re: Regaining Focus
I always remind myself that I am out on the water fishing. Huge bonus!!
After that, I just try to think about what the fish may want. Nowadays I only take 2-3 rods with me and some hand picked baits. A shoebox sized tackle box. If I win…great. If not, see ya next time on the water.
Time to go fishin' again!
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#3 Mar-12-26 5:11PM
- hookup
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Re: Regaining Focus
Someday's you're the fly
Someday's you're the windshield
Chalk up the day as paying your dues for the next time you're on the water
It'll only get better
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#4 Mar-13-26 4:11PM
- backtofuturetoyota
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- From: Stafford
- Registered: Jan-12-12
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Re: Regaining Focus
I've had a lot of those days this past year or two. I think I chalk it up to my own doing. I reset by acknowledging the simple fact that fishing is about a lot of factors, the most important of those is my own state of mind. Am I out here to enjoy the day on the water and fish is the icing or am I out here to harvest because I need to eat....it's always the first!
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