Category: Numbers and Stats
Science: Fishing Logs
When I first started fishing halfway seriously, even before I “became” a bass angler, I started keeping a fishing log or diary. I recorded the usual stuff like the weather that day, what I caught and on what, baits used and sizes of any notable catches, even moon phase. When computers came along, companies started making electronic [...]
Stats: So You Want to be a Tour Pro?
I’ve been following all the anglers at the first two FLW Tour stops this year (1 Open, 1 Major). The first 2 days are when everybody gets to compete before the field gets cut to the top 20 anglers for Day 3. It would be pretty easy to get all wrapped up in the big [...]
Science: Tackle Stats – We Want Numbers
Scientists: We measure this, weigh that, and calculate the volume of something else. It’s what we do. And when it comes to my fishing tackle, I’m exactly the same way. Details. Numbers. That’s what I want to see. The industry is doing great in some areas, and still doing terrible in others. Here’s some examples.
The High Price of Fuel
A couple interesting pieces of news hit the airwaves last week, both dealing with the cost of fuel. As bassers, we’re probably more affected than most when the price at the pump jumps the wrong way. Beside all the normal 9-5 commutin’, the kid’s after school activities, and whatever other chasing around you do, there [...]
Black Friday Purchases – Come Clean
It’s the most commercialized day of the year. Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, when the stores opened at midnight in some places. People line up hundreds deep waiting for the doors to open. I’m guessing there weren’t many bassers in line at that hour of the morning, but then again, I don’t live close to [...]
Science: The Need for Speed
It seems like we’re seeing a resurgence in the popularity of high speed reels in the bassin’ world. Better gearing, better technology, and new baits capable of handling high speeds, or techniques that are amenable to at least a portion of their retrieve ‘in the fast lane’ are probably some of the reasons for this. [...]
Bass by the Numbers
Anybody here follow Ken Duke’s stuff? Ken is the editor at Bassmaster.com and whether you realize it or not, you’ve probably read a lot of his work. Aside from being a total bass geek, he’s also a numbers cruncher, which I like. Ken dissects the sport of bass fishing backwards, forwards, sideways and every other [...]
