The whole concept is ridiculous. I fish at my cottage. I always leave my fishing license there when I come home. I also tow my boat for repairs etc. Unless I am mistaken, there is no obligation on my part, when not fishing, to actually have the license with me. Please correct me if I am wrong.
If the lake is relatively clear, I stick to any "natural" colour. That could be green, pumpkin, black etc. In muddy waters I tend to use bright colours. One thing is for sure ,,,, it is a great way to catch bass.
I was in the pharmaceutical business for 29 years, working in the sales area. I worked my way up to the executive ranks, and then at the ripe old age of 49(last year), a major heart attack ended my career. I'm amazed at how quickly the whole thing came to an end. Whatever you do, enjoy yourself! The good part ...... I can now fish whenever I want to.
Just to be clear ..... on the Lowrance 522 the chart speed default is set to maximum. I find that it works quite well at that setting. The sensitivity and ping speed should be manually adjusted depending on the fishing conditions.
A buddy took me Steelhead fishing on Wednesday and I am happy to say that I have lost my steelhead virginity. I have spent years fishing on lakes and have never had the desire or taken the chance to do any river fishing. Needless to say, I had a great time. The weather was beautiful, the river was great and the fish were biting. It took a while to get the hang of drift fishing, but once I figured it out, I was hooked (pun intended). Here is one shot from the day.
The luck of the draw. A week earlier when I was out with Bob we had about 4 layers of clothes on as well as gloves and hats. The wind was howling, and the walleye weren't biting. Should have waited a week!
I can tell you one place not to play ....... Royal Links. I played there a few years ago and found it to be nothing special, hard to get to and way too expensive. I played the course at the Wynn hotel a few years ago as well and thoroughly enjoyed it. It is practically on the strip and it is a good track.
Fishing with Bob is a great time. I was out with him last week .... froze our butts off ......... caught more smallmouth than walleye ........ but still had a great time! I hope to go out again when the weather is a little warmer!