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Many times the success of a trip depends entirely on the planning of the trip to the most remote detail. Accuracy in the details makes for a successful trip but always make a point to maintain your planning to the fewest people necessary. Adamantly accused by wife of seventeen years of being entirely to anal when it comes to planning.

The determination is that others may not have fun as you tediously plan your trip. Nevertheless, with family obligations and limited time to go fishing I felt would share a day of planning, followed by a report on the days actual fishing.  

With time constraints, my options needed to be specific to available time and travel. Based on the fact that I would like to have a decent half-day of fishing I need optimize any and all opportunities. Please note the following areas of attack; Location, Supplies, Tackle, Arrival Time, Actual Start Time and Departure Time. 

1. Location: Meecham Airport Nature Area
   1. Within 15 minutes drive of my house and five to ten-minute walk to the water.
2. Supplies:
   1. Three bottles of water 2/3 full frozen to meet any needs of thirst.
   2. Neoprene Waders no cool to walk in while on your way to the water but wards off visitations from pesky snakes, turtles and other water related critters.
   3. Old tennis shoes to walk back to the truck in once the day is over.
   4. Float Tube with available patch kit.
   5. Doubled plastic bags to accommodate my mobile phone, wallet and fishing license.
   6. Zippered tackle enclosures and terminal tackle box.
   7. Seven-foot Spinning Rod and Reel Combination with 24-pound (12-pound sized) Spiderline.
3. Tackle:
   1. Chartreuse Glass Minnows
   2. Strike King Tube Technology Baits
   3. Berkeley 7 inch Power Worms
   4. 3/8 Ounce Titanium Spinnerbait
   5. 3/8 Ounce Titanium Buzz Bait
   6. Grey Shad Back Popper
4. Arrival Time                   5:30 a.m.
5. Actual Start Time           6:08 a.m.
6. Departure Time              11:00 a.m.

The spinning Rod and Reel doubles as a beating stick from wandering Cottonmouth Snakes, which have been an issue at times. Tackle is minimal but will meet my needs for such a minimal trip. The late afternoon will allow me to spend some time with my wife, grandchildren, nieces, daughters and my mother.