How many trips did you make?

[Back Beach]

Originally Posted by RIROCKHOUND

Yes. major factor.
Almost 1/2 mine are trips where I fish half-assed just to go, throw jigs at plan B, maybe live-line a shad, low-effort type stuff... mainly so I dont sit on my ass on the couch.

the other 1/2 are more hardcore. I'd cut the former 1/2 out if I lived further away... and probably trim the latter 1/2 down to the nights where I liked the tide/conditions....
My trip #'s are down from last year, maybe 75 or so this year... a few canyon runs, a few fluke trips, some blackfishing, my boat numbers are down too....

If I lived closer than 1 hour from productive big fish water, say 30 minutes or less, I would have no problem doing 2X or 3X what I do now. There would be a lot of quick checks and 1 -2 hour trips to keep things honest. I would probably fish many more locations too.
With an hour plus to the nearest spot, I need the conditions heavily in my favor for the places I like before setting the alarm clock. That said, all of my trips are pretty focused, no half assed trips.