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A bit old fashioned but note pad and pen, every swim has page with the tree line sketched (badly!) and distances marked.
A bit old fashioned but note pad and pen, every swim has page with the tree line sketched (badly!) and distances marked.
In reply to Post #30
I use notes on my iphone and insert marked up pictures with skyline markers.
I use notes on my iphone and insert marked up pictures with skyline markers.
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. . Apple only tho . . .so not quite
. . Apple only tho . . .so not quite
Little notebook, always used one for recipe ideas(I was a chef) and carried one in my back pocket of my jeans incase I thought of something while out and about my fishing one is slightly bigger though
I use fox swim mapper. I know it can be a little clunky but for what I need it for and to record info it is great, and I love the visual aid when trying to find previous spots, rather than just 'tall tree on skyline' 🤣🤣
In reply to Post #35
Me too, can't fault Fox swim mapper for what it is.
Me too, can't fault Fox swim mapper for what it is.
In reply to Post #1
Easy, pub chuck every time......
Easy, pub chuck every time......
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Another one for the fox swim mapper here
Another one for the fox swim mapper here
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Google Earth is such a vital tool in this. I take a screen shot and blow it up so it fills a whole A4 piece of paper. Because of the dark green colours, I get a vivid silver or gold gel pen and stick the swim numbers on the piece of paper.
If I want to go one step further, I use the measurement tool on google earth and give approx measurements to where drop offs and plateaus are, or prominent weed beds.
Any other data is stored on the notes section of my phone.
As long as you're not fishing a mud puddle, you can see a lot if/when the aerial photo is taken during the summer on a bright sunny day. Unfortunately, this isn't always the case.
Google Earth is such a vital tool in this. I take a screen shot and blow it up so it fills a whole A4 piece of paper. Because of the dark green colours, I get a vivid silver or gold gel pen and stick the swim numbers on the piece of paper.
If I want to go one step further, I use the measurement tool on google earth and give approx measurements to where drop offs and plateaus are, or prominent weed beds.
Any other data is stored on the notes section of my phone.
As long as you're not fishing a mud puddle, you can see a lot if/when the aerial photo is taken during the summer on a bright sunny day. Unfortunately, this isn't always the case.
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Fox Swim Mapper App is good for swims, spots and locations. I also use a small leather bound notes book which stays in my bag. Keep notes on weather, moon, spots, bait, rigs etc.
Fox Swim Mapper App is good for swims, spots and locations. I also use a small leather bound notes book which stays in my bag. Keep notes on weather, moon, spots, bait, rigs etc.
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i never have used an app, just use my memory of previous visits
i never have used an app, just use my memory of previous visits
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I kept a notebook when I was a teenager, then transferred that to Excel at some point. Nowadays, I still maintain a spreadsheet, just adding a new sheet for each year. I record date, venue, weight and bait. I use a simple formula to data match and add in the moon phase to each sheet - as that's proven to have a bearing on things when I started to analyse the data. When I am on the bank, I just record the catches on my iPhone's notes App - transferring the data manually to Excel at a later date. No way could you remember every weight of every fish, well I can't anyway. A few weeks back I had 23 fish from a club lake in day session, weights from mid doubles up to 28. If I hadn't put them into the phone, I'd struggle to tell anyone how many or how big by the time I got home. I don't record singles and if I estimate a weight of a double (no point weighing them really), I just annotate the weight with a E in my notes. As to everything else, it's watercraft and my brain still works, so need to makes notes (yet).
I kept a notebook when I was a teenager, then transferred that to Excel at some point. Nowadays, I still maintain a spreadsheet, just adding a new sheet for each year. I record date, venue, weight and bait. I use a simple formula to data match and add in the moon phase to each sheet - as that's proven to have a bearing on things when I started to analyse the data. When I am on the bank, I just record the catches on my iPhone's notes App - transferring the data manually to Excel at a later date. No way could you remember every weight of every fish, well I can't anyway. A few weeks back I had 23 fish from a club lake in day session, weights from mid doubles up to 28. If I hadn't put them into the phone, I'd struggle to tell anyone how many or how big by the time I got home. I don't record singles and if I estimate a weight of a double (no point weighing them really), I just annotate the weight with a E in my notes. As to everything else, it's watercraft and my brain still works, so need to makes notes (yet).
I use the app "my shift planner" basically a Calander that you can create your own special purpose shifts, so I have specific colours for days I blank, Days I caught and you can do a write up in that particular day, its not a fishing app but as a calander notebook its worth a try.