Nathan O'Hara

I did the latest update for my 959CI and now my unit won't read past 10ft of water and the screen speed is extremely fast no matter what chart speed I put it at... anybody have any ideas what the heck happened or what I need to adjust? It worked fine before this.

What are some of your guys rituals before a tournament?

Hello everyone, I'm 29 years old from Northern Indiana. Currently work at an Orthaepadic Company and am a Reserve Police Officer for my local town. I'm a part of a local club along with fishing BFL's, and other random Open tournaments whenever I have a chanceHello everyone, I'm 29 years old from Northern Indiana. Currently work at an Orthaepadic Company and am a Reserve Police Officer for my local town. I'm a part of a local club along with fishing BFL's, and other random Open tournaments whenever I have a chance. I gained my love of fishing from my father who we unfortunately lost when I was 7 years old. It took me until I was 23 to go fishing again. Thankfully the good lord brought my wife into my life and her persistence led me to take up fishing again. Her knowing that fishing was what I needed to be doing and heal from these wounds that I was hiding from for 16 years has completely made my life shift 180 degrees. Fast Forward to today, I'm infatiated with the experience of fishing and have never been happier, in spirit or life. I look forward to interacting with all of you, reading your thoughts and ideas, and sharing some of the experiences and tough learning that I have gone through in my life that has now helped me on the water. Thank you and God Bless.

Alright, so I not only realize but see now I went about this all wrong and should of done this the first way I thought of. Let me first say yes this is my first post and I have made a rookie mistake in how I constructed this. No this isn't a resume builder for me, I have been doing a lot of research and studying of pyschology the last couple months for my job as a Law Enforcement Officer and have recently in tournaments have seen the influence the tools I have acquired are transferring over to my time on the water. I was merely trying to make it more interesting in the way that I wrote and posted it and should of just came out and said the things I just said. Also I apologize for the lack of paragraphs and size of that post. I didn't realize what it would look like from a phone till I looked at it a little bit ago. Again thank you for all the input positive and negative, it is all greatly appreciated. I will repost with my original idea and see how that goes. Thank you all and god bless. _____________ Moderator note: I edited the original post with paragraphs. -Kent

I want to dive into the psychological part of fishing, what makes the KVD’s, Martens, and Evers so much different than a regular Angler? I know the exact thing that you are thinking though, well of course it’s because they have $100,000+ worth of equipment and get to fish every day if they want. What if it’s more than that? If you take all that equipment away from these guys are they still going to be able to catch fish, and the answer is yes. Why? Because they are confident not only in themselves, but their abilities and in their preparation. One of the biggest mistakes I see people making is they psych themselves out before they even hit the water, and we are all guilty of it. We see the weather pattern is shaping up to be a warming trend for the week and the day before the tournament a cold front comes through and we don’t catch a fish for the first 3 hours and are completely out of the tournament with 5 hours to go. Staying focused, staying calming, and trusting yourself and your abilities are some of the strongest and most important traits that as anglers we need to focus on. Sure you can fish with the best of them, you have the best of everything, but come tournament day if you can’t keep it together for 8 hours then you’re no better than the guy around the corner in a john boat whacking them because he’s calm and collected. So let’s talk about some ways that we can work towards and become more confident, calm and diligent on the water like the professionals. First, if you’re nutrition is off and you’re out on the water bloated and uncomfortable you are not going to be able to stay focused. Always eat a healthy meal the night before and a good light breakfast in the morning, if you aren’t on a diet then two meals for a week will not kill you in order to have a great tournament. Second, envisioning your day is crucial to success, walk yourself through what spots you’re going to fish, how you’ll fish them, if you don’t catch a fish for so long you’ll try something else and etc. Having a pre-determined plan and actually taking the time to close your eyes and meditate on that plan greatly increases the receptors in your brain. Third, check yourself out at least twice during the day, and what I mean by that is sit down, take a drink of water, eat something(preferably something nutritional for you) and take some deep breathes. Calming yourself down, giving your brain and body a rest will help break up your day meanwhile keeping your focused on the task at hand. Fourth, and most important of them all is have fun. You are getting to enjoy something you love and enjoy and have the chance to get paid for it. Most likely you have a 8 hour job during the week that you stress over for 5 days and then to go fish a tournament that you stress about along with that isn’t fun or enjoyable. Using these tools and taking in your surroundings and stepping back will allow you to be more effective and is exactly why the professionals are where they are today. Hope everyone can take away something from this and will make you think about the next time you’re getting ready to go fishing.