Slow Down!! Slow Down!!
I used to race out of the house, race down the road, run down the trail and then start flogging as soon as I saw the river. This of course led to forgetting something at the house, getting a speeding ticket or just getting frustrated with the car in front of me, possibly falling down on the trail or scaring a fish out of the hole.
It might be that I am a little older or that I fish much more than I ever did before but I definitely catch more fish and enjoy myself more now that I learned to "EASE ON INTO THINGS". I love to just sit back and watch what is going on around me before I even put my pole together.