I didn't get to fish with my kid as much as I would have liked, but that
was due to his schedule more than mine. I got a lot of satisfaction out of
fishing with a handful of guys I've never fished with before, and sharing
some of what I've accumulated over the years.

Not involving myself in tourneys allowed me to fish a few waters I haven't
hit in years, and I really enjoyed that.

Had a good year for big fish -- up to a point. Lots of 6's and a few 7s,
but didn't break 8 pounds once. Wait! There's still a month or so of
fishing to be done, so maybe that can be rectified.

Looking at my record for the year, I had my worst spinnerbait fishing in 7
years! I'll bet that's because I wasn't fishing tourneys. A spinnerbait is
a much more valuable tool for me in tournaments than it is in fun fishing,
because given the choice, I don't fish nearly as fast or worry about
'covering water' when I'm fun fishing.

I did catch WAY more fish on hard jerkbaits this year than the last few
though.

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