Brian Barde

Pittsfield, MA, United States

USCG Licensed Captain | Northeast Bass Fishing | Enjoying the outdoors | Passionate | #KindlewoodOutdoors #BardeRodz #KindlewoodCares

24 Dec 00:43

I had a great year meeting you and fishing the north east and regional trail. Memories Made.

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24 Dec 00:42

I like that last one ☝️

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Eyesight changes with age suck. ;-)

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20 Dec 20:54

Happy Birthday πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‚πŸŽˆπŸŽπŸŽŠ

19 Dec 11:45

The lake doesn't care about your last cast β€” it only rewards the next one. Obstacles are just the water redirecting you to the opportunities where the fish actually are.

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19 Dec 11:06

I highly encourage you to look up -Β Reticular Activating System (RAS)

Your Brain is Your Fish Finder

It shows you what you tell it to look for. You can re-program it.

Focus on obstacles β€” dead water, blown patterns, bad breaks β€” and that's all you'll see. Your screen fills with noise.

Focus on opportunity β€” current changes, bait movement, what the water is telling you β€” and your brain highlights every opening.

Same lake. Same conditions. Different filter.

Here's the kicker: the more you run one pattern, the faster your brain defaults to it. Dwell on problems and you're training yourself to find more problems. Hunt for opportunity and you wire yourself to spot it without thinking.

You're not just choosing your mood. You're choosing what your brain shows you tomorrow.

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Great catching up with you. Looking forward to 2026 SUF Championship and a few more BFLs if your up for it?

15 Dec 14:41

At least you have two digits.

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