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Is it a Confidence Thing?

 Reflecting on the last (somewhat disappointing) outing I am coming round to the conclusion that confidence is a large factor.

I have only actually fished 4 tines in the last 30 years and consequently have caught very few fish on the flies that are currently in my box as most of them were not actually invented when I last fished, add that to the fact that I was never much of a reservoir fisherman and never went on a boat and I guess it is not that surprising that BP (who has continued to fish regularly over the last 30 years) out performs me as he has confidence in the flies and methods he is using

So I need to get put on the water more regularly and build that knowledge and belief in the patterns and methods/retrieve rates I am using as with the best will in the world concentration starts to drop if there is no action and you do not have the inner confidence that the patterns/methods you are using are effective

With that in mind I am going to try and get out at least once a month and hopefully more, not necessarily for a full day but 1/2 days should be more manageable in terms of other committments so will give that a whirl - 4 hour round trip for 6 hours fishing doesn't sound too bad.

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