From the bank · 2 min read
Rain gear in the bag on a bright morning
Before the first cast, settle a shell you hope not to use. Rain gear in the bag on a bright morning. That is the whole job, not a new shopping list.
Do it in order
Do this and then stop: pack it anyway and keep the phone dry. If you cannot finish it on the bank, you will not finish it mid-cast.
The usual miss
Skip the version that depends on a clear forecast used as a reason to leave the shell. That habit feels fast and costs the next ten minutes.
The test is ordinary. The shell is in the bag even if the sky is blue. Pack so you can do it again with cold hands.
A creek does not reward a longer speech about a shell you hope not to use. One working setup, checked once, is the whole article.
A bank note, not a forecast or a rule sheet. Check the local regulations before you fish.