on tackle that he realized would be useful to
him on the California Delta, an April stop on the
2015 Elite Series tour.
“It’s almost second nature,” he explains. “Preparing
tackle and the ‘mental’ side of fishing go hand in
hand for me. My whole focus now is on not having
to waste practice or tournament time later working
on equipment. That means having a boat organized
so you can locate what you need, having everything
you need for that particular event in your boat,
knowing what stuff has to go in and come out
afterward for the next event, and thinking of all the
things that might be going on at the time.”
Versatility and consistency
“Being consistent is the most important thing to
making a career out of fishing,” says Pace. Fishing
tournaments is different than merely going
fishing, he points out, and, with a successful
comeback in his sights, he is “very concerned and
very focused on getting his mental edge and his
decision-making dialed back in.”
Versatility is key to consistency, and,