THE TIME FACTOR

Time… One short four letter word with so much meaning and power. It runs our lives and the world with most of us not even being aware of its impact or presence. Just about everything we do each day revolves around time. Every decision we make and task we undertake is done so with time as a contributing factor. We go to work and finish work by the clock, we watch television by the clock, we plan our leisure time on weekends or holidays by the calendar and clock. Time is a very crucial factor in so many parts of our fishing. It’s always on the march and weekends never seem long enough to fit family, leisure, house work and fishing in. When it does we have to pray that the weather and conditions are conducive to our chosen hobby and after all of that, we have to hope that the fish are playing the same game as us.

When I was a young bloke, time was never much of a factor. I was single with no dependents and my time was my own. I could plan a fishing trip whenever I wanted and completing an apprenticeship was the only thing I needed to take into consideration. I fished hard and had some great times. I was lucky that I didn’t have a house