KARIBA ANGLING SOCIETY

Newsletter - KAS 2/2002


Hi Anglers
 Sorry about the delay in the Fishing News
 Firstly Fisher Marriages.
 Decemeber seemed a busy month for KAS Chikerere the winning ladies team from KITFT 2000

Debbie Ferguson and Peter Major got married Congrats to both of you.
Gordon McRobb and Anne Malcome also tied the knote Congrats to both of you.

Secondly - Dave Olds
Dave got malaria and at the same time had Kidney Faliure. He was in intensive care for serveral days, but is now  recuperating at home in Sentosa. He could do with a few visists from friends to get him through this time.

Any one got a motor to sell - Dave Bowness is looking for a 150 hp motor, if anyone has one please contact Dave on 777086 Dixon's Services Station.

The weekly tips I was getting have stopped , so I have been on the Internet trying to find tips on fishing. So here goes let hope it helps .
     Your fishing foundation consists of three areas:
            approach, attitude, and enjoyment. These three areas
            are all of equal importance. They must be addressed and
            strengthened in order to support and organize the large
            amounts of information available to anglers today.
            Without a strong foundation, your questions and the
            answers to them remain as individual pieces to a puzzle.

            Approach
            Fishing is very easy to over-think. Keep it simple. Approach each problem, no matter
            how complex it may seem, with the attitude that there are always simple solutions.
            Keeping fishing simple can be one of the most difficult things to do. With the real facts
            and information intertwined with advertising and myths, recognizing these true, simple
            facts can be a major challenge.
            Separating facts from advertising, myths, and information designed only to sell products
            is simple. You must approach each piece of fishing information armed with one fact: fish
            don't think or make decisions. Fish react to an action. Understanding this, fishing can
            become quite simple, and the information that can make a real difference becomes quite
            clear.

            Attitude
            The identification of a truly good fisherman is his smile. A smile is your ticket to fishing
            success. Twenty years ago, you couldn't pass another boat without a wave or a smile,
            and a friendly, "Hello." You couldn't walk past another fisherman along the bank without
            getting a smile and a, "How they biting?"
            Today, you could call a smiling fisherman an endangered species. Most fishermen don't
            smile or say, "Hello." They act as though they are the only one on the lake, even though
            they are in a pack of boats. This is a sad commentary because there's only one thing
            that can make you a better fisherman, and that's communication. Communication is the
            sharing of experience and information and is the key to fishing success.

            You, as a fisherman, don't have enough fishing days in your lifetime to do all the things
            that could be and should be done on your favorite lakes, let alone tackling new waters.
            If you smile, it will open communications and allow knowledge to flow. Join a fishing club,
            attend a fishing seminar or fish a tournament. These are the things that will make you a
            better fisherman. Remember: It all begins with a smile.

            Enjoyment
            Enjoyment is another part of your fishing foundation that
            must be considered and worked at. Enjoyment and fun
            don't automatically come with fishing. On the contrary, a
            fishing trip can at times be a great deal of work and little
            or no fun. Just ask your wife. Fishing today has changed
            dramatically from what it was 20 years ago. Fishing today
            is too often squeezed into busy schedules, taking
            something we should enjoy and savor and compressing it
            into something closer to work than fun. Fishing trips
            today are high- tech, with all the expensive equipment
            and the bells and whistles that go with it. Too often time
            is condensed and restricted. This leaves us without any
            fun or relaxation, but instead with frustration and a family
            who hopes they never hear the word "fishing" again!
            Today's fishing trips leave much to be desired, as they
            are generally scheduled to fit into a particular time slot.
            "We've got to get there by 6:00 A.M. because I have to
             be back by 3:00 P.M." This means a quick stop for bait
            (maybe some snacks and ice if you're not in too big a hurry), launch the boat, hit your
            first hot spot, then the next, and so on. When a fish is eventually caught, it's admired
            briefly and then quickly tossed back into the water because you don't have enough time
            to clean it anyway. Soon, the time is up and it's back to the ramp you go. You load the
            boat and head for home arriving in time for supper. Then at supper, rather than a recap
            of all the fun you had, you say to your son, "Don't forget to clean the boat." And we
            wonder why kids don't like to fish anymore!

            Twenty years ago fishing was an event that involved the entire family. Planning started
            about mid-week with deciding where to go. Bait shops were called along with fishing
            buddies to find where the hot bite "was happening." Kids made sure the grass was
            mowed and the trash was taken out, being sure not to leave any obstacles that could
            derail their fishing plans.

            Bait gathering was an event, not just something bought along the way to the lake.
            Snacks weren't bought or picked up at the drive-through along the way. Mom packed
            the lunch the night before. Fishing was always for the day or until you were done, no
            time limits. Most of the fish that were caught were kept, and even though they may not
            have been the biggest, Dad sure acted like it. Dark was the only time we knew to be
            home, but it was always later than that. First, a stop had to be made at Grandpa's, then
            Uncle Bill's, showing off the catch-of-the-day. Once home the duties weren't cleaning
            the boat, but to clean the fish and listen to Mom tell us how she was going to fix the
            catch for supper. These weren't just fishing trips, but fishing events involving the entire
            family.
            How does involving your whole family make you a better fisherman? Simple: you can go
            fishing more frequently. The more you fish, the more you catch, and the more you catch
            the better you become, and the more fun you have. These are the three simple things I
            consider your fishing foundation: approach, attitude, and enjoyment. Strengthen this
            foundation and the pieces to the puzzle will fit together.

Kas Memebers - Our next fishing league is on the 24 February 2002, Alan has put a log on our Internet site so you can enter your own results.
Visit the site as it has all the Fishing Maps , Fish that you find in the dams etc.
So you can plan where to fish on the 24 visit the site.  The address is "http://www.geocities.com/karibaangling"

Kas Memebers subs are now due!!!!!!!!
Cheers and tight lines
Jenny


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