Feb 22 - What do you do when you can’t go fishing to prepare to fish

[dave the dope man]

If I am coming up on a tournament, make sure I have a good supply of Prozac...Dave

[TackleTester]

go tot my neighborhood pond and stare at it

[Fishaholic]

Practice saying "you should have been here yesterday!"

[getthenet]

ask questions of everyone you know that fish where I'll be going

[bass1cpr]

think of more reasons to buy more fishing stuff.

[Mike Noble]

Go thru bag of recently purchases items from the Bass Pro Shop to see if any or needed.

[Fishaholic]

If going to a new lake or river, find out where all the access points are in advance

[getthenet]

Buy a GPS

[TackleTester]

harass the baitshops for the latestinfo

[Fishaholic]

research new types of fishing lines, pros and cons

[Fish On]

Wait for stuff to come from Cabelas... STILL WAITIN ITS BEEN 4 WEEKS

[bassadict69]

Make sure I've got plenty of oil in the jug in storage. (I have to mix mine)

[getthenet]

  check for anchor

[Fish On]

Put my Fish Finder on

[TackleTester]

get new topo map

[Fishaholic]

Ask around and find out how all the local bass clubs have been doing on the area lakes that they fish

[TackleTester]

look at my techni glows in the closet

[bassadict69]

Check water in my batteries

[dave the dope man]

Try to compile enough information or work on the next article for UltimateBass,........Dave

[Fishaholic]

make sure the plug is in the boat!...I watched a guy in a brand new boat sink 20 yards from the boat launch

[Fishaholic]

Practice envisioning what your lure is doing under water

[getthenet]

if its a new place drive there before the day you have to fish

[TackleTester]

practice custom paint jobs

[bassadict69]

Charge cranking & trolling batteries

[TackleTester]

oil my reels