Keeping records.

[Carrington]

make sure that you record the conditions and water temp at the time that you caught the fish

[Carrington]

make sure that you record the conditions and water temp at the time that you caught the fish

[bayouXpress]

i started 6 years ago recording, but only in the last 2 did I get in all the information that I wanted to record.  I just recently finished building an online program for it.  I like keeping it in a database so I can search and sort and print custom reports. 

I need to one day rewrite for multiple users and maybe get it out to the public

[bayouXpress]

i started 6 years ago recording, but only in the last 2 did I get in all the information that I wanted to record.  I just recently finished building an online program for it.  I like keeping it in a database so I can search and sort and print custom reports. 

I need to one day rewrite for multiple users and maybe get it out to the public

[bayouXpress]

i started 6 years ago recording, but only in the last 2 did I get in all the information that I wanted to record.  I just recently finished building an online program for it.  I like keeping it in a database so I can search and sort and print custom reports. 

I need to one day rewrite for multiple users and maybe get it out to the public

[basslover12345]

Here is an example of my Log:

Fishing Log:

12/4/2010: Got one bite on a Black and blue Rage tail space monkey rigged on a drop shot rig with a 1/8 ounce drop shot weight and 17 pound monofilament with a 1/0 hook, The bait was soaked in Carolina Lunker sauce Threadfin shad Gel, The bass hit lightly in a few feet of water close to the bank, the water was pretty stained and there were baitfish flipping around by where I got bit. The air temp was 36 degrees with overcast blue skies.

Retrieve: I was casting out into deeper water and bringing the lure in towards the bank when I got a strike.  The fish interrupted the retrieval of the lure and all of the sudden there was weight on the end of my line, I was retrieving the lure slowly

Name of body of water: Olney Mill pond

Time of day: Afternoon

Cover being fished: None, but around dead grass

Food Source:  small Minnows/baitfish

Season: Winter/late fall

[basslover12345]

Here is an example of my Log:

Fishing Log:

12/4/2010: Got one bite on a Black and blue Rage tail space monkey rigged on a drop shot rig with a 1/8 ounce drop shot weight and 17 pound monofilament with a 1/0 hook, The bait was soaked in Carolina Lunker sauce Threadfin shad Gel, The bass hit lightly in a few feet of water close to the bank, the water was pretty stained and there were baitfish flipping around by where I got bit. The air temp was 36 degrees with overcast blue skies.

Retrieve: I was casting out into deeper water and bringing the lure in towards the bank when I got a strike.  The fish interrupted the retrieval of the lure and all of the sudden there was weight on the end of my line, I was retrieving the lure slowly

Name of body of water: Olney Mill pond

Time of day: Afternoon

Cover being fished: None, but around dead grass

Food Source:  small Minnows/baitfish

Season: Winter/late fall

[basslover12345]

Here is an example of my Log:

Fishing Log:

12/4/2010: Got one bite on a Black and blue Rage tail space monkey rigged on a drop shot rig with a 1/8 ounce drop shot weight and 17 pound monofilament with a 1/0 hook, The bait was soaked in Carolina Lunker sauce Threadfin shad Gel, The bass hit lightly in a few feet of water close to the bank, the water was pretty stained and there were baitfish flipping around by where I got bit. The air temp was 36 degrees with overcast blue skies.

Retrieve: I was casting out into deeper water and bringing the lure in towards the bank when I got a strike.  The fish interrupted the retrieval of the lure and all of the sudden there was weight on the end of my line, I was retrieving the lure slowly

Name of body of water: Olney Mill pond

Time of day: Afternoon

Cover being fished: None, but around dead grass

Food Source:  small Minnows/baitfish

Season: Winter/late fall

[Grey Wolf]

When do you do your detailed fishing records , after each fish or at the end of your trip ?

[Grey Wolf]

When do you do your detailed fishing records , after each fish or at the end of your trip ?

[Grey Wolf]

When do you do your detailed fishing records , after each fish or at the end of your trip ?

[basslover12345]

I do mine at the end of each trip by memory

[basslover12345]

I do mine at the end of each trip by memory

[basslover12345]

I do mine at the end of each trip by memory

[Goose52]

When do you do your detailed fishing records , after each fish or at the end of your trip ?

When fishing from the bank, I keep a card in my pocket and just jot down info as I go along. In my canoe, I can take a maximum of 6 rods so I prepare a card in advance that has sections for each rod I plan to take.

The card in the photo below corresponds to the catch log extract I posted earlier. As I started fishing, you can see that I had to make some quick adjustments - especially for the rod that I was using for cranks (lower right corner). You can see that I caught 8 fish on a Wiggle Wart and two fish on a Norman Deep Little N. Overall, the card shows that I caught 10 fish on cranks, 3 fish on a 7.5" Yum ribbontail worm, and 5 fish on a Zoom Fat Albert 5" grub. It was the first time I fished that lake in the canoe so I recorded the maximum depth that I observed (11 feet - the smallest/shallowest of the 11 lakes that I fish). Water temp (center top of the card) was the beginning and ending temp. I only weigh LMB that are 14" or over so you only see a few weights on the card.

It's not a very sophisticated (or tidy) data collection system...but it works for me... :

FWIW

[Goose52]

When do you do your detailed fishing records , after each fish or at the end of your trip ?

When fishing from the bank, I keep a card in my pocket and just jot down info as I go along. In my canoe, I can take a maximum of 6 rods so I prepare a card in advance that has sections for each rod I plan to take.

The card in the photo below corresponds to the catch log extract I posted earlier. As I started fishing, you can see that I had to make some quick adjustments - especially for the rod that I was using for cranks (lower right corner). You can see that I caught 8 fish on a Wiggle Wart and two fish on a Norman Deep Little N. Overall, the card shows that I caught 10 fish on cranks, 3 fish on a 7.5" Yum ribbontail worm, and 5 fish on a Zoom Fat Albert 5" grub. It was the first time I fished that lake in the canoe so I recorded the maximum depth that I observed (11 feet - the smallest/shallowest of the 11 lakes that I fish). Water temp (center top of the card) was the beginning and ending temp. I only weigh LMB that are 14" or over so you only see a few weights on the card.

It's not a very sophisticated (or tidy) data collection system...but it works for me... :

FWIW

[Goose52]

When do you do your detailed fishing records , after each fish or at the end of your trip ?

When fishing from the bank, I keep a card in my pocket and just jot down info as I go along. In my canoe, I can take a maximum of 6 rods so I prepare a card in advance that has sections for each rod I plan to take.

The card in the photo below corresponds to the catch log extract I posted earlier. As I started fishing, you can see that I had to make some quick adjustments - especially for the rod that I was using for cranks (lower right corner). You can see that I caught 8 fish on a Wiggle Wart and two fish on a Norman Deep Little N. Overall, the card shows that I caught 10 fish on cranks, 3 fish on a 7.5" Yum ribbontail worm, and 5 fish on a Zoom Fat Albert 5" grub. It was the first time I fished that lake in the canoe so I recorded the maximum depth that I observed (11 feet - the smallest/shallowest of the 11 lakes that I fish). Water temp (center top of the card) was the beginning and ending temp. I only weigh LMB that are 14" or over so you only see a few weights on the card.

It's not a very sophisticated (or tidy) data collection system...but it works for me... :

FWIW

[bassfisherjk]

I forgot to say that I record each trip in the evening from memory.Still write everything in a note book,one of these days I might put it all on the computer.

[bassfisherjk]

I forgot to say that I record each trip in the evening from memory.Still write everything in a note book,one of these days I might put it all on the computer.

[bassfisherjk]

I forgot to say that I record each trip in the evening from memory.Still write everything in a note book,one of these days I might put it all on the computer.

[A-Jay]

If you are utilizing GPS, don't forget to log way points ~ were applicable.

And if you're a believer, like me, moon phases get logged as well.

A-Jay

[A-Jay]

If you are utilizing GPS, don't forget to log way points ~ were applicable.

And if you're a believer, like me, moon phases get logged as well.

A-Jay

[A-Jay]

If you are utilizing GPS, don't forget to log way points ~ were applicable.

And if you're a believer, like me, moon phases get logged as well.

A-Jay

[Lund Explorer]

In the old days, I used to keep fairly detailed records of my efforts, and then tried to tie in each days report into sections based on specific lakes, and by the seasons. 

Most of it was to keep track of tournament results, so I never counted dinks, just keepers and big bass.  I also didn't bother too much with many of the weather factors.  I would breakdown the records by the three seasons (none for winter), and then breakdown each season a little further.  Spring for instance was for water temps, and pre-spawn, spawn, and post-spawn.

Quite honestly, I could never see the use of a detailed weather record when my fishing days were dictated by weekends when I didn't have to work, and tournament directors who had the final say in what lake/river we were fishing.

I've sort of let my fishing logs fall by the wayside the last couple of years once the desire to fish tournaments left me.  Thanks to Goose though, I'm going to take up the effort again.  It should be interesting to see if I can hit a few goals once I've figured out what they should be.

[Lund Explorer]

In the old days, I used to keep fairly detailed records of my efforts, and then tried to tie in each days report into sections based on specific lakes, and by the seasons. 

Most of it was to keep track of tournament results, so I never counted dinks, just keepers and big bass.  I also didn't bother too much with many of the weather factors.  I would breakdown the records by the three seasons (none for winter), and then breakdown each season a little further.  Spring for instance was for water temps, and pre-spawn, spawn, and post-spawn.

Quite honestly, I could never see the use of a detailed weather record when my fishing days were dictated by weekends when I didn't have to work, and tournament directors who had the final say in what lake/river we were fishing.

I've sort of let my fishing logs fall by the wayside the last couple of years once the desire to fish tournaments left me.  Thanks to Goose though, I'm going to take up the effort again.  It should be interesting to see if I can hit a few goals once I've figured out what they should be.