My worst is neglecting to oil my reels and clean them out after fishin from a beach shore, and then wonderin why my real feels so grity the next time i try to walk the dog accross the weeds a week later

Letting line stay on the reel too long before replacing it. Not sure that will ever change.

I only clean out my Tackle box in the spring, the rest of the year it fills with sand, short pieces of line, junk plastic baits, and broken lures. I would like to say that I will clean it out after each trip but I know the next time it will be cleaned will be on a cold day in March or April when I am going stir crazy and decide to get ready for the season ahead.

Bad habit: Turn off the motor. Dirft. Start motor to pullaway from spot, leaving line in water. Catches on prop. Zing ! Solution: pull the line out of the water first. ( I know, and fish where it's wet!).

second bad habit: fishing by habit rather than thinking: what time of year, what time of day, what's the forage,temperature, and wind/current: where are the fish; how can the presentatino stay in front of the fish the maximum amoutn of time. Then go to THAT spot.

I use plumber grease on my reels wher grease is supposed to be and marvel mystery oil at oiling points.Always rerigg at the begining of a trip and have a pocket stone with a hook groove that takes seconds to sharpen a hook,I even sharpen new hooks.I have started using almost all circle hooks and keep my equipment out of the sun when possible as it will deteriate mono.But every year i end up losing large fish because of some odd ball incident .Straightend hooks, broken line swivel failure net not big enough,forgot gaff at home,just wasn't mean't to be.

Oh this is easy. I put my tackle boxes up after a trip without making sure they are dry. I buy a lot of treble hooks to replace the rusted ones.

one thing i think will never change for me is after making a cast, i reel to close the bell instead of closing it with my hand which causes tangles on the reel. just can't get in the habit because i've done it that way all my life till i figured this out.

i rarly check for abrasion on my line after fishing with it for a while and it has got me a couple times

I have a bad habit of putting my tackle box away wet and leaving my line on the reel too long. I always tell myself not to do it, but I do!

my tackle box gets to be a royal mess and i never check line and bad luck seems to follow me as well

this is a cool app my friend has it

I cast stronger than my pole can take. That and I will blow countless hours on finding bass in a dead pond.

The article failed to mention chemically sharpened and other high tech hook points. Do not sharpen them, it will only dull them.