I was able to pull off another winning week. Yahoo. It took until Sunday after some horrible play, but I did make it. The biggest help was patience. By taking some time away from the game, I was better able to play when I was there. This is the "less is more" phenomenon. By constantly playing, I get complacent. If I pull back and get balance in other aspects of my life, I seem to be able to focus better on playing. This probably has carryover in other aspects of life as well.

I have been practicing my casting with my new fishing reel. I love it!!! I am getting much better and can actually cast pretty backlash free now. I think I will use this reel as my main reel when I go to Canada. I will spool my ultra-light with 6-pound test and my Cardinal with 18-pound test. Now I need to pack my tackle box. I will take my other spinning reel as a spare, but I will not string it. I have some Spiderline that I will take, just in case.