1. Match your lure to the water color.
2. Choose your lure shapes and sizes that let you "match the hatch."
3. Get fishing gear that appropriately size to the fish you're pursuing.
4. If you are trolling, make sure your lures are swimming in a lifelike manner.
5. Choose your fishing line wisely.
6. Fish early, and fish late.
7. Be conscious of the tides and currents.
8. Always use new hooks and/or sharpen your old hooks.
9. Use a scale to set your reel's drag.
10. Do your pre-fishing research.