Fishing Log Idea

[fireandice]

I did some of this with my other, yet even more anal hobby...flyfishing.  I think we can spend too much time deciphering facts and data.  I simply use my camera phone to take pics of good fish.  This I can look back on for dates, sizes, times of day, etc.  Granted not everyone carries one of these, but all the data can sometimes weigh a guy down.  The fishing is never the same two days in a row at any given place.  That's part of the whole experience.  Experimentation, hypothesis, theory.  Just my opinion.  I'm sure some don't agree, but seriously guys, do we want to go blind going over data sheets trying to figure out what to use on what lake?  Look at the weather, look in your box, take a deep breath and trust all that we've already learned by studying all the ideas here and I think you'll enjoy your fishing trips even more.  Flyfishers zen maybe, but read some of the poetic fishing literature.  I don't recall too many fishing logs.  Log it in memory, smell the air, take it all in, and above all, make one more cast instead of logging info. on a database.

[New Bass Man]

Fire and Ice,

While I can't disagree with anything you said, I think each to his own.  But there's nothing wrong with recording facts.  Some can benefit from the data stream while others, not so much.  

I like the camera phone and the technology it represents.  

It's all good!

[fireandice]

Welcome Newbassman,

Thanks for the input.  I appreciate it.  We're all in this together.  

[bassackwards]

u might wana check this site out...

http://baseportal.com/cgi-bin/baseportal.pl?htx=/nivbkq/Bass+Fishing+Log

[Bass_junky]

I use my GPS as my logbook. It already lists the current conditions, moon phase and of course location. All i input is the water depth, lure presentation, structure/cover & a name for saving data. When I get home i simply download it to my computer and can search the database by date.

A access database would be more user friendly. I will take a peek at some of these and may generate one.