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O UTDOORS RICK GOINES Tight Lines Smart anglers prepare and plan for outings C atching fish is just as much a mental activity as well as a physical one. Maybe even more mental than you realize. Don’t need to be a mental genius to be successful on the water, but preparation with a capital “P” is vitally important to most fishing excursions. A day or two before your planned fishing adventure is the best time to develop and outline your plan and direction. It is said that a lot of fish are caught the night before, during the preparation stage. You just need to go out the next day and reel them in. Granted it sounds trite and silly, but when you really think about it, it makes good common sense. I am a “list” person, so I usually make a to-do list of my priorities. I’m 60-something, and don’t have the memory and recall skills I possessed as a younger man. If I need to pick up a bag of ice in the morning, or bring special equip- ment, I had better write it down. Heaven forbid, I should forget or misplace my food, drinks, or cigars! It’s hard to ignore or forget something written down. At least it works that way for me. Think through your anticipated trip. What will you need to ac- complish your goals? Do a mental walk-through of the day, high- lighting those points and activi- ties most important to you. What type of fish will you target, and what type of fishing conditions might you encounter? Consider the good, the bad, and the ugly. That way you won’t be surprised or shocked when the unthinkable happens. Remember those 5-P’s? Prior planning prevents poor performance? Kind of a worn out overused phrase I realize, but still a very honest evaluation for most things we set out to accomplish in life. Anticipate and be proactive in every situation you can imagine. What if your pursued fish of choice is not cooperating? Do you have a backup plan? Another type of fish to target? Maybe you need a new or different body of water to traverse. It couldn’t hurt to pencil one in! Every angler has nightmares and tales of woe, forgetting the landing net, or leaving behind a bucket of bait, or a new bag of lures on the picnic table. It’s going to happen, but you can limit these cluster- doodles with a tad bit of good planning and organization. Checking over your equipment and tools could save a ton of frustration and heartache once you are on the water. Your rod, reel, and equipment are your tools of the trade, and like any good craftsman, you want your instruments sharp and ready to function and perform at full maxi- mum capacity. Frayed or damaged line need changing? Reels need a little lubricant or adjustment? Fresh knots tied to the best of your ability? Tackle box organized so equipment is quickly and efficiently available when you need it? When things start popping, and you are in a school of biting fish, the last thing you need to do is “hunt” for something. Of course, boats and trailers have another whole set of preparation points, checks and balances to coordi- nate. Most smart boat owners I know have an extensive checklist to review before the trailer hits the road and the boat hits the water. This is not just for comfort and convenience, but personal safety and your physical well be- ing at stake here. The mental aspects of fishing should not stop once you are on the water. Simply put, being aware of your surroundings, and making the appropriate adjust- ments is a major key to fishing success. Water temp, wind direc- tion, tides, birds chasing a school of fish, just to mention a few of those things that should capture your attention and motivate quick and efficient action.... I seriously doubt you can ever be TOO organized or over prepared when it comes to a fishing outing. You have a lot of time, money, and effort invested in your fishing. Why not plan and organize? Doing these things al- ready? Great. I’m preaching to the choir. If not, give it a shot and see if things go a little more smoothly during your fishing adventures. ***** Susan’s Sweet Water Lake – Recently Wifey and I enjoyed an early morning outing at Susan’s Sweet Water Lake near Williamston with Captain Mitch Blake of FishIBX, Inner Banks Charters. Make no mistake, this lake fishing is just a very small part of what FishIBX and their highly qualified professional guides pur- sue on a daily basis. Some guides are specific fish driven and tend to specialize in a certain species of fish or a limited area. Not so with FishIBX. They target fish all over the Inner Banks area, and have the mobility and expertise to go with the flow and put you on the fish that are currently biting. I write about this beautiful 34-acre lake in Williamston often because I thoroughly enjoy fish- ing there and do so every op- portunity I get. Gazing at the 1.4 miles of pretty wooded shoreline is mesmerizing to me and only adds to the overall experience and rod-bending excitement. Hybrid striped bass are the dominant resident in the lake, and pound for pound fight as well as any rockfish I have ever hooked. Visually, they look very similar to a rockfish. A major difference is the horizontal stripes pattern on the fish is broken and not straight. If somebody did not point that out to you, you might not notice. Subtle difference, but there if you look for it. I have fished the lake numer- ous times with FishIBX. Honestly, some trips are better than others, but we ALWAYS catch fish and enjoy a great experience. Looking to introduce a child or adult to the wonderful world of fishing excitement? This lake might be just the ticket. No fish- ing license required. It’s easy, con- venient, with action pretty much guaranteed. Let’s face it, new inexperienced anglers, young and old, need biting fish to captivate interest and plant those seeds for future fishing growth and gleeful anticipation. Nothing succeeds like success! Susan’s Sweet Water Lake is private and not open to the public. You may gain access using the professional guiding services of FishIBX, Inner Banks Charters. Phone FishIBX at 252-495-1803 or seek more information at their informative website www.fishibx. com. I highly recommend the pro- fessional services of FishIBX. Well worth the expense, and sure to provide pleasant fishing memories. An outing might make a unique, interesting Father’s Day gift. The nice thing about that is you can go along with “Dad” and share this memorable experience with him. Catching fish? Good for you! Clue us in on all the good details at [email protected]. Large file, high resolution fishy pix are welcome and encouraged too. See you on the water, my friend! PHOTOS BY LINDA GOINES Captain Mitch Blake of FishIBX getting ready to release a Susan’s Sweet Water Lake hybrid striped bass caught by Linda Goines. Tight Lines’ Rick Goines with a hybrid striped bass caught at Susan’s Sweet Water Lake near Williamston. B THE TARBORO WEEKLY n WEDNESDAY, JUNE 7, 2017 Send news to [email protected]
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OutdOOrs
rickgoines
TightLines
Smart anglers prepare and plan for outings
Catching fish is just as much a mental activity as well as a physical one. Maybe even more
mental than you realize. Don’t need to be a mental genius to be successful on the water, but preparation with a capital “P” is vitally important to most fishing excursions. A day or two before your planned fishing adventure is the best time to develop and outline your plan and direction. It is said that a lot of fish are caught the night before, during the preparation stage. You just need to go out the next day and reel them in. Granted it sounds trite and silly, but when you really think about it, it makes good common sense.
I am a “list” person, so I usually make a to-do list of my priorities. I’m 60-something, and don’t have the memory and recall skills I possessed as a younger man. If I need to pick up a bag of ice in the morning, or bring special equip-ment, I had better write it down. Heaven forbid, I should forget or misplace my food, drinks, or cigars! It’s hard to ignore or forget something written down. At least it works that way for me.
Think through your anticipated trip. What will you need to ac-complish your goals? Do a mental walk-through of the day, high-lighting those points and activi-ties most important to you. What type of fish will you target, and what type of fishing conditions might you encounter? Consider the good, the bad, and the ugly. That way you won’t be surprised or shocked when the unthinkable happens. Remember those 5-P’s? Prior planning prevents poor performance? Kind of a worn out overused phrase I realize, but still a very honest evaluation for most things we set out to accomplish in life.
Anticipate and be proactive in every situation you can imagine. What if your pursued fish of choice is not cooperating? Do you have a backup plan? Another type of fish to target? Maybe you need a new or different body of water to traverse. It couldn’t hurt to pencil one in!
Every angler has nightmares and tales of woe, forgetting the landing net, or leaving behind a bucket of bait, or a new bag of lures on the picnic table. It’s going to happen, but you can limit these cluster- doodles with a tad bit of good planning and organization.
Checking over your equipment and tools could save a ton of frustration and heartache once you are on the water. Your rod, reel, and equipment are your tools of the trade, and like any
good craftsman, you want your instruments sharp and ready to function and perform at full maxi-mum capacity.
Frayed or damaged line need changing? Reels need a little
lubricant or adjustment? Fresh knots tied to the best of your ability? Tackle box organized so equipment is quickly and efficiently available when you need it? When things start popping, and you are in a school of biting fish, the last thing you need to do is “hunt” for something.
Of course, boats and trailers have another
whole set of preparation points, checks and balances to coordi-nate. Most smart boat owners I know have an extensive checklist to review before the trailer hits the road and the boat hits the water. This is not just for comfort and convenience, but personal safety and your physical well be-ing at stake here.
The mental aspects of fishing should not stop once you are on the water. Simply put, being aware of your surroundings, and making the appropriate adjust-ments is a major key to fishing success. Water temp, wind direc-tion, tides, birds chasing a school of fish, just to mention a few of those things that should capture your attention and motivate quick and efficient action....
I seriously doubt you can ever be TOO organized or over prepared when it comes to a fishing outing. You have a lot of time, money, and effort invested in your fishing. Why not plan and organize? Doing these things al-ready? Great. I’m preaching to the choir. If not, give it a shot and see if things go a little more smoothly during your fishing adventures.
*****Susan’s Sweet Water Lake
– Recently Wifey and I enjoyed an early morning outing at Susan’s Sweet Water Lake near Williamston with Captain Mitch Blake of FishIBX, Inner Banks Charters.
Make no mistake, this lake fishing is just a very small part of what FishIBX and their highly qualified professional guides pur-sue on a daily basis. Some guides are specific fish driven and tend to specialize in a certain species of fish or a limited area. Not so with FishIBX. They target fish all over the Inner Banks area, and have the mobility and expertise to go with the flow and put you on the fish that are currently biting.
I write about this beautiful 34-acre lake in Williamston often because I thoroughly enjoy fish-ing there and do so every op-portunity I get. Gazing at the 1.4
miles of pretty wooded shoreline is mesmerizing to me and only adds to the overall experience and rod-bending excitement.
Hybrid striped bass are the dominant resident in the lake, and pound for pound fight as well as any rockfish I have ever hooked.
Visually, they look very similar to a rockfish. A major difference is the horizontal stripes pattern on the fish is broken and not straight. If somebody did not point that out to you, you might not notice. Subtle difference, but there if you look for it.
I have fished the lake numer-ous times with FishIBX. Honestly, some trips are better than others, but we ALWAYS catch fish and enjoy a great experience.
Looking to introduce a child or adult to the wonderful world of fishing excitement? This lake might be just the ticket. No fish-ing license required. It’s easy, con-venient, with action pretty much guaranteed. Let’s face it, new inexperienced anglers, young and old, need biting fish to captivate interest and plant those seeds for future fishing growth and gleeful anticipation. Nothing succeeds like success!
Susan’s Sweet Water Lake is private and not open to the public. You may gain access using the professional guiding services of FishIBX, Inner Banks Charters. Phone FishIBX at 252-495-1803 or seek more information at their informative website www.fishibx.com. I highly recommend the pro-fessional services of FishIBX. Well worth the expense, and sure to provide pleasant fishing memories. An outing might make a unique, interesting Father’s Day gift. The nice thing about that is you can go along with “Dad” and share this memorable experience with him.
Catching fish? Good for you! Clue us in on all the good details at [email protected]. Large file, high resolution fishy pix are welcome and encouraged too.
See you on the water, my friend!
Photos by Linda Goines
Captain Mitch Blake of FishIBX getting ready to release a Susan’s Sweet Water Lake hybrid striped bass caught by Linda Goines.
Tight Lines’ Rick Goines with a hybrid striped bass caught at Susan’s Sweet Water Lake near Williamston.
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