Fishing Software...

In a word Charles, Yes.

BTW, thanks again.

On Thu, 23 Sep 2004 08:43:28 -0500, "Charles Summers"
sent into the ether:

Ok, with all the great suggestions that I had not though about, I'm going to
have to start from scratch again to get everything I need on the form.
Here's what people have asked for so far...

Name of (body of water)
Water Clarity
Water Temp
Depth

Weather (Sky) Conditions
Ambiant Temperature
Wind Direction
Wind Speed

Time
Date

Fish Caught
Length
Girth
Weight (can calculate based on length and girth)

GPS Co-ordinates
Waypoint Name

Tackle Used (Baitcast/Spinning/whatever)
Bait Used (Crankbait/Spinnerbait/Worm/Jig/etc...)
Line Size

Details of your experience.

Is this TOO much information?


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In a word Charles, Yes.

BTW, thanks again.

On Thu, 23 Sep 2004 08:43:28 -0500, "Charles Summers"
sent into the ether:

Ok, with all the great suggestions that I had not though about, I'm going to
have to start from scratch again to get everything I need on the form.
Here's what people have asked for so far...

Name of (body of water)
Water Clarity
Water Temp
Depth

Weather (Sky) Conditions
Ambiant Temperature
Wind Direction
Wind Speed

Time
Date

Fish Caught
Length
Girth
Weight (can calculate based on length and girth)

GPS Co-ordinates
Waypoint Name

Tackle Used (Baitcast/Spinning/whatever)
Bait Used (Crankbait/Spinnerbait/Worm/Jig/etc...)
Line Size

Details of your experience.

Is this TOO much information?


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If you'll allow me to interject a thought, I've been doing this (recording
my fishing efforts/results in a database for 35 years. My first db wasn't
even on a computer, but was done with punched index cards. Worked pretty
well, too, although as soon as I got my hot little hands into a CPM machine
back in the 70s, I went that way with it.

Anyway, my db is constantly being rewritten as I find new things to keep
track of. And the key for me is to record EVERYTHING. EG, weather trends
are at least as important as the current weather conditions, so I record
the weather every day, whether I go fishing or not. I also record the
approx time of weather changes during the day and any changes I note in the
fishing that might be related to them. When I come home from 2 days at
Champlain, it often takes me 90 minutes or more just to enter the data. An
awful lot of what I've written over the years is the result of the time
spent entering the data. I think that's the real benefit. Entering the data
forces you to think about the conditions and the perceived changes in the
fish activity that follow them.

But be sure, if you're going to do this, to use it to record EVERYTHING you
can think of that might matter, and even things you don't really think will
matter.

RichZ©
www.richz.com/fishing

If you'll allow me to interject a thought, I've been doing this (recording
my fishing efforts/results in a database for 35 years. My first db wasn't
even on a computer, but was done with punched index cards. Worked pretty
well, too, although as soon as I got my hot little hands into a CPM machine
back in the 70s, I went that way with it.

Anyway, my db is constantly being rewritten as I find new things to keep
track of. And the key for me is to record EVERYTHING. EG, weather trends
are at least as important as the current weather conditions, so I record
the weather every day, whether I go fishing or not. I also record the
approx time of weather changes during the day and any changes I note in the
fishing that might be related to them. When I come home from 2 days at
Champlain, it often takes me 90 minutes or more just to enter the data. An
awful lot of what I've written over the years is the result of the time
spent entering the data. I think that's the real benefit. Entering the data
forces you to think about the conditions and the perceived changes in the
fish activity that follow them.

But be sure, if you're going to do this, to use it to record EVERYTHING you
can think of that might matter, and even things you don't really think will
matter.

RichZ©
www.richz.com/fishing

The best log is a handwritten one (Notebook). It is portable and personalized.
If you keep to narrative there is no compelling format to follow. Entering data
in a DB detracts from the fishing experience and i'm not sure that fish will
follow database trends. JMHO

The best log is a handwritten one (Notebook). It is portable and personalized.
If you keep to narrative there is no compelling format to follow. Entering data
in a DB detracts from the fishing experience and i'm not sure that fish will
follow database trends. JMHO

Lure Builder,

Lets see how quick you can compile a list of all the fish you caught when
the water temp was between 35 and 40 degrees in April on a Junebug lizard
during a full moon and a West Wind.
It all depends on why you save your data. If you want it just for memories
then yeah your notebook would work great (I had one for a couple years until
I wrote my fishing journal software), but if you want to use it to make
yourself a better fisherman and have "quick" access to data (if you don't
have hours to sort through years of written logs) then electronic is the
way to go (IMHO).

Chris
"Lure builder" wrote in message
...
The best log is a handwritten one (Notebook). It is portable and
personalized.
If you keep to narrative there is no compelling format to follow. Entering
data
in a DB detracts from the fishing experience and i'm not sure that fish
will
follow database trends. JMHO

Lure Builder,

Lets see how quick you can compile a list of all the fish you caught when
the water temp was between 35 and 40 degrees in April on a Junebug lizard
during a full moon and a West Wind.
It all depends on why you save your data. If you want it just for memories
then yeah your notebook would work great (I had one for a couple years until
I wrote my fishing journal software), but if you want to use it to make
yourself a better fisherman and have "quick" access to data (if you don't
have hours to sort through years of written logs) then electronic is the
way to go (IMHO).

Chris
"Lure builder" wrote in message
...
The best log is a handwritten one (Notebook). It is portable and
personalized.
If you keep to narrative there is no compelling format to follow. Entering
data
in a DB detracts from the fishing experience and i'm not sure that fish
will
follow database trends. JMHO

Chris
Lets see how quick you can compile a list of all the fish you caught when
the water temp was between 35 and 40 degrees in April on a Junebug lizard
during a full moon and a West Wind.
It all depends on why you save your data. If you want it just for memories
then yeah your notebook would work great (I had one for a couple years until
I wrote my fishing journal software), but if you want to use it to make
yourself a better fisherman and have "quick" access to data (if you don't
have hours to sort through years of written logs) then electronic is the
way to go (IMHO).

I wouldn't need that level of detail. I want it for memories and ease of entry.
I look at it for fish caught and what date as an encouragement to go fishing
for instance early in the season. Sometimes the most relevant info is just
where and when but moon phase is not important. My lure choice will be
determined by real time conditions out on the water and what i have in my
tackle box.. A computer and software can be a SOW and turn fishing into work.

Chris
Lets see how quick you can compile a list of all the fish you caught when
the water temp was between 35 and 40 degrees in April on a Junebug lizard
during a full moon and a West Wind.
It all depends on why you save your data. If you want it just for memories
then yeah your notebook would work great (I had one for a couple years until
I wrote my fishing journal software), but if you want to use it to make
yourself a better fisherman and have "quick" access to data (if you don't
have hours to sort through years of written logs) then electronic is the
way to go (IMHO).

I wouldn't need that level of detail. I want it for memories and ease of entry.
I look at it for fish caught and what date as an encouragement to go fishing
for instance early in the season. Sometimes the most relevant info is just
where and when but moon phase is not important. My lure choice will be
determined by real time conditions out on the water and what i have in my
tackle box.. A computer and software can be a SOW and turn fishing into work.