lol. maybe thats why blanks happen. and why so few fish get caught. lol
prep being, knowing the venue and spots you going to fish, getting as much info on the venue as you can, deciding on your game plan (how you going to take on the venue), getting your baiting stratergy in place, deciding what bait presintation you going to use,deciding what bait you going to use, getting rigs/traces ready, getting all your gear ready, prepearing your feed, cheacking the weather and recent catches, etc.
just my 2cents