Since the tip of the day thread has died out a little, I thought I'd try to get some fresh tips out of all of you with a new spin on the question.

 

What thing do you find yourself forgetting to do or to focus on when  you know you should be?

 

My question sounds weird to my own ears, so here are a few examples:

- I know I should, but I often forget to watch the line when fishing on a semi slack presentation

- I know I should, but I often forget to let out some extra line to make sure my jig falls straight and doesn't pendulum back to me

- I know I should, but I often forget to wear my life jacket

- I know I should, but I often forget to bring TP

 

OK I think you get the idea... so let's hear it. Fellow anglers, what is it that you forget to do even if you know better?

A couple for me.....

 

1. Check my knot after a couple of fish or getting un-hung 

 

2. Make a good long bomb cast and fast retrieve to re-seat the line on my casting reel - saves a lot of headaches with line dig or backlashes

 

3. Adjust my brakes when I cast in different wind conditions

 

4. Bring enough life jackets for the people on my little boat that "forgot" theirs 

I'm notorious for forgetting to retie.

 

I also forget to be versatile when the situation calls for it. I'm pretty stubborn.

I Know I Should, But I Often Forget To ....

 

Remember that every single trip out onto the water is a potential life threating situation.

 

Safety simply must be the number one priority - I have at least one person who depends on me to come home safe.

 

A-Jay

I know I should, but often forget to...

Call it a day after 8 hrs of fishing

Put on sunblock

Charge the battery for my trolling motor

Check my knots.

Remember I forgot to double check them and the line for nicks when a nice one breaks off.

(Good topic)

Let people know where I'm going and when to expect me back. 

I know I should, but I always forget to sharpen my hooks or check for dullness... even bought a file for it, just never used it.

I often forget & tie a Rat-L-Trap on my spinner bait rod, confuses it real bad!

I forget rain at 60 mph hurts!

I often forget to read the water temperature so I'll know if the bass are in pre-spawn or spawn!

I often set hook before seeing line movement!

When fishing frogs, I often forget to wait to feel the weight before setting the hook... it's just so d**n exciting when you see the water blow up on a strike

...eat.

Let's see. If I really thing about all the times I...............Wait, give me second. What was the question again? Oh yea, I get so focused when I'm by myself that I often forget

I Know I Should, But I Often Forget To...

 

Stop throwing top waters when the bite is done. I just keep waiting for one more!

Check my balance before buying more fishing stuff

Retie

Put my lures back in my 3700s after a day fishing. They end up in a big mess in a corner of my front deck

Throw a follow up lure when I miss a blow up

Mow the lawn

Pay attention to my wife when it's fishing season

I Know I Should, But I Often Forget To...

 

bring the coffee i made/bought and leave it in the cup holder

 

Every. Dam. Time.

I forget about work when the weather begins to get nice.  

I Know I Should, But I Often Forget To...

 

-Tell my wife an accurate time of when I'll be coming off the water. I'm never ever home when I say I will be. 

-Clean the guides on my rods. 

-Sharpen my hooks

I know I should, but I often forget to...

hydrate, 8 hrs baking in the sun seriously dehydrates a person, and that 32 oz of coffee I had at 5 in the morning didn't help, and mistakes will happen.

I Know I Should, But I Often Forget To...

Slow down when fishing plastics. I get really bad after casting a crankbait for a while. I have to take a deep breath and slow myself down.

I forget to bring my paddle when I go kayak fishing, ridicule and heckling soon follows.  Then I have to find and use a big stick to paddle which makes small children point and laugh.  After 20 minutes of answering "Why aren't you using a paddle?  By the way you ain't gonna catch nothing on that big ole' lure you should be using a purple worm."  I usually just leave. 

 

 

Update: Just got home from yak fishing guess what I forgot.  Yeah, my paddle.  My brother was just rolling 2nd time in 3 trips. 

Edited March 11, 201511 yr by Big C

Throw a follow up lure when I miss a blow up

Mow the lawn

Pay attention to my wife when it's fishing season

 

I'm guilty of forgetting to throw that follow up lure as well, thanks for the reminder.

 

And that last tip is one I need to work on as well.. a happy wife let's me fish more often

I tend to forget scissors and pliers when I go bank fishing, and a tape measurer. Any combination or all of those things. I havent forgot the camera though in quite some time. Ive learned my lesson there. Just last season I finally learned to force myself to let a jig fall on completely slack line. It definitely pays off.

^^ put 'em in your tackle bag!!

I knowbi should but i often forget to check my inventory before buying more lures. I end up double biying some and forgetting others. I have even gone so far as making a inventory list but i forget or lose the list

I know I should but I tend to not clean my reels.

I often forget the one lure that would have caught the fish with. lol

I often forget that I told my self not to take so much beer because of what happened last time.

I often forget to bring my spare tire!!

... check my spool tension knob before I make my first cast after cleaning my reel.

... put on sunscreen before I'm baked.

... bring something decent to eat if I plan on being out all day.

... bring my migraine medication.