I Went Fishing And Forgot…
A weekend ritual around here is for Darrell and I to spend as much time fishing as possible. Since this usually involves taking the boat out, we’re very careful about where we put personal items such as keys and phones. Most of the water-sensitive items end up in a waterproof case, including the car keys, but there’s always a chance that the case might go overboard and sink, the keys may fall out if we open the case to retrieve an item, or something else may happen. To protect against this we usually take two sets of car keys and leave one locked in the truck in case of emergency. I’d rather break a window and get my keys than have to find a ride home from who knows where.
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Unfortunately, this habit has caused some problems in recent memory. A few months ago, while I was still in school, we spent the weekend ice fishing. As usual, I left my key hidden and locked in the truck. Unfortunately, I forgot to grab the key at the end of the day. By the time I was getting ready to leave and realized that I didn’t have my key, Darrell was at work and I had no way of getting there to retrieve it. Imagine the email I had to send that morning to explain why I couldn’t make it in to write a test. I was fortunate to have an understanding prof who got a kick out of the story and allowed me to write my test the following day.
After that incident I was very careful about bringing my key back in the house at the end of a fishing trip. I started putting it in items that I would normally bring back into the house and that seemed to solve the problem of my forgetfulness. Until today. Good thing I didn’t have to be in the office today.
It seems we will have to stop taking the backup keys unless I can find a better solution. Obviously, they now are staying at home so I don’t have this happen again. I blame fishing. After a day on the water my brain is so fish-focused that I don’t seem to think about anything else.
Do you have anything that gets forgotten about during a fishing trip? How do you protect your necessary items like phones, wallets, and of course, keys?
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Been there, done that. I have a hidden key somewhere on my truck now because I have problems remembering keys when fishing. Just a little wire is all it takes to keep a key safe and hidden form sight.
Good idea! I’ve started leaving the keys at home if we’re not fishing too far away, but a hidden key would be useful for farther trips.
I don’t like to carry to much gear on the water so I’m always switching out stuff in my pack. It usually goes between bass gear and trout gear. Many times I’m lazy and if I haven’t fished in awhile I just grab the pack thinking there will be enough of something in there that will work for the day. This causes me to forget things that are really needed such as small tippet, indicators, dry shake or large poppers. I just try to make do with what I have and chalk it up to a learning experience for the next time. What I try to do now is pack and have everything laid out ready to grab the next morning. That way I don’t forget anything.
We’ve been doing the same with our gear lately – a bag for pike, a bag for crappie, a bag for trout. Also trying to get it ready the night before like you said, but some nights I’m just too lazy 🙂 Thanks for reading!