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Choose your day wisely. While a blustery, intermittently-raining, high-chop, muddy-water day may be fine conditions for an experienced angler like yourself Danton Heinen Bruins Jersey , it鈥檚 likely not going to be fun for a newbie to sit cold and wet in a lurching boat and not catch anything.
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If you know any local fisheries with good northern pike territories, consider seeking them out. Pike are aggressive, can make spectacular surface strikes, are good fighters, and tend to be a decent size. For most future fishers Jaroslav Halak Bruins Jersey , all it took was the thrill of playing and landing one decent, or even not-so-decent, fish to get hooked (so to speak).
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Space is limited on a raft, and if you鈥檙e carpooling to your destination, it鈥檚 tight in your vehicle too. So instead of a bulky container cooler someone will have to put their legs on top of in the car, or that you鈥檒l have to keep placing upright when it tips in the raft, opt for a durable cooler bag instead. Not only will a cooler bag be easier to fit in the car when you鈥檙e short on space Zdeno Chara Bruins Jersey , but a high-quality one will also have straps so you can carry it hands-free down to the water.
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Cold Beverages and Fresh, Dry Snacks
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Plenty of Waterproof SPF
Sunscreen is a necessity you can鈥檛 afford to leave at home. Protect your skin from a nasty burn by reapplying sunscreen every two hours or as the container instructs. Be sure to use a waterproof sunscreen so your skin stays protected even if you get splashed by a rapid or fall into the water.
Life Jackets for Everyone
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