I love to fish alone. Don’t get me wrong, I always enjoy family and friends on the water but packing up the boat and heading out somewhere remote is the best way for me to hit the reset button. Whether I explore new areas or revisit familiar spots, I always come back a better fisherman. I don’t completely change things when fishing alone; sometimes I downsize my standard 10’6” rods to 9’—I find that helps get the fish just a bit closer to the boat for netting or gaffing. And depending where I am, I sometimes like to throw a shallow line off the back on a Deep Six with a lonely lure from the depths of my tacklebox that doesn’t usually get attention, just to see what happens. Last summer,