March

So I am packing for two more events this March, Toledo Bend and Sam Rayburn.  I have never fished either, kinda seems like a pattern but I need the experience.  I think it is very important to get some tournament experience on lakes which I have little or no experience.   My strategy going in to these two big lakes is to try and identify the seasonal pattern currently underway and then pick apart a specific region of the lakes and STAY THERE.  I really have to try and refine my pregame strategies.  I find myself trying to see the majority of a lake if I have never been on it before and maybe that is a mistake.  Defining the seasonal pattern had some value to me in the past but I believe I need to put more emphasis on that over all else and try and keep it simple stupid.   If I can get it through my fat head to fish my strengths and not try and re invent the wheel I believe I can do better.   So with those two ideas in my mind (not sure how long they will stay there) I go into these two events.  I am getting sick of giving my entry fee away.  I need to get my ass in the game with the rest of the folks and figure this thing out.  Fishing competitively is such a mind game, I am not saying you do not need a certain skill set but I truly believe that to win or do well, your mind needs to be tuned properly and lately mine is not.  All I can do is try and change my mental attitude leading up to and during the event and keep focused.  Easier to say than to do once your trolling motor is down and the first cast is off the spool on the opening day of any event.    

long drive home

So I am set to get on 75 north headed towards Nashville.  It will give me ample time to think about the last month and my shortcomings.  I had some major mechanical issues here in Fla, lower unit, fouled plugs from the excessive idling through all the canals and my deep cycles decided to take a dump on me but through all that I should have landed more than 2 fish in competition and 9  in practice.  Gotta work on my contingency strategies more for sure.  Has anyone ever heard of AGM technology for batteries, if so do tell.  My wife and I shared a couple of days in Tampa, we went to the game and that was very nice.  Any time I get to spend time with my lovely wife is a huge bonus to my mental health and it is very nice to have a sounding board though I am fairly sure she is sick of hearing about bass fishing.  March is another month and I have two big events coming up Toledo Bend and Sam Rayburn, both lakes I have not fished before but I am sooooo looking forward to them and the chance to improve my skill set which seems kinda nonexistent right now.