I read a tweeting conversation the other day between a pair of people talking about dreaming and one of them pointed out the oddness of having the radio on after the alarm goes off but you are not properly awake. That really lit a spark with me, as I recall some belters I had when I used to have my clock radio and the News was on and I was in that 2nd part of sleep, where you’re not properly asleep but below that level where you’re just coming out to wakefulness. The radio gets into the ears and what they are hearing gets mixed into the dreams and it’s superb.
Letting the brain to meander is a wonderful thing and it’s increasingly rarer to do. I used to do it when giving the car a good scrub, when there’s not a lot to think about what you’re doing you can’t get better than just picking a train of thought and following it to see where it goes. I cannot do it these days because my son insists on having a go with car washing and doing as much as he can. But shortly, when I resume fishing, I will have the time and chance to just sit back, watch the fishing tackle and let the mind disappear into itself.
I really believe it helps to keep the brain flexible as I used to find myself going down side roads and making all kinds of connections, stretching my memory and attempting to figure out challenges. Also it’s a superb way for going over times of your life, places visited and people met. Of course it can be troublesome as well, thinking back over one’s career and thinking “where did it all go wrong?” 
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Maybe it’s me, but the openings I have to be able to allow the brain to float is getting ever sparse. It’s another reason why ceasing fishing was a dumb thing to let happen, especially as the main time for the mind to float when it happens, if it occurs, is at the wrong end of the sleep timetable, and it keeps one awake which is not what’s needed at all.
A healthy imagination is a crucial part of the fishing tackle, not only because you need to adapt to the circumstances of the day, but also the season of the year. fishing in summer is simple, especially around June when the season has just begun and the fish have forgotten about being caught beforehand and the newly hatched fish never have been. Later though, angling becomes harder as the fish wise up, the weather changes how the fish feed and where, so you have to be able to adapt.
Trying a variety of baits and tackle for fishing is important as very often a period of testing is needed before finding the best combination for what will goad the fish into going after the prize on the hook. And, then when satisfied with the setup it’s a chance to sit back, take it easy and let the mind go. And don’t push it! It won’t work if you decide the direction or force the pace, all that happens then is that you’re left wondering what’s on the telly later.
So, the point is to pack your mind along with the fishing tackle because, as well as the sheer fun to be had angling, it’s a dividend to be able to keep the brain working, the memory freshened up and stimulated.
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