Duck Tape Adventure

Just a couple days ago, I used duck tape in a new way. Which happend to be when I ran out of band-aids.

Seeing as I was ready to hit the hay, I didn’t want to drive and pick up some. With a glance at toilet paper and a quick thought about using duck tape, I discovered my band-aid.

Unconventional with a taste of ingenuity; I was satisfied. Certainly it would not fall off, this is how I judge bandages. In the morning, it met my expectations and was still attached.

This newfound bandage certainly will do the trick if you’re in a pinch. Note though, it’s warm. So, it’s not as comfortable as the real deal, however, a new use of duck tape is found.

How have you used duck tape? When do you use it? How many rolls are lying around by ya?

Duck Tape Adventure

A Night Before A Fishing Trip

On the night before a fishing trip I’m anxious. Anxious about everything for the trip, even breakfast. Even if it’s a local fishing trip. The feelings are: how baits will work, what baits will work, and the first cast of the trip. Preparing is just as fun as the trip, although often not done as well as I could since my mind is racing about how the trip will be, and how the weather will be.

I’ve often thought I’ll catch a stringer full of the fish I’m after before the fishing trip; I'm doing so right now about tomorrows. Then, I wonder if thinking I’ll catch a bunch will jinx a successful day on the water. Superstitions are silly and I don’t by into them too much, so, I block this silly idea.

At the fishing spot if i'm not catching fish shortly after I arrive, I often find my self praying to just catch one fish and then I’ll be satisfied. And usually after catching that first fish, it’s not long before I’m praying and hoping to catch more. After all, I want a fish fry, or want to tell friends and my dad I was successful catching fish.

Successful catching fish, what determines a successful fishing trip? To be clear, it can mean different things to different anglers. For me catching one fish is successful. And I feel more successful if I do with lures than with live bait. But lures vs live bait is another blog post.

This post is about the feeling of a fishing trip the day before, more specifically the night before. As written earlier, this is the night before early morning Saturday fishing. I’m anxious, and as mentioned above about preparation, I should doing just that, now.

Well, I’m itching to fish now. And more anxious for tomorrow a.m. than when I started this post.

Do you feel anxious before a fishing trip? What do you prepare? Do you get your rods rigged before heading to the lake and buy bait beforehand? Or do you wait till you arrive at the spot to see how the weather conditions are? How do you do breakfast?

A Night Before A Fishing Trip