So another season is coming fast.....given any thought to what you wish to accomplish this season? Are there any milestones you wish to achieve? New personal bests you hope to set? Anything you have not done or caught yet but wish to give it a go? Places you want to fish for the first time?:huh:

What say you my fishermen brethren?:btu:

I want to break the 30Lb mark and fish either block or cutty...

This will be my second surfcasting season and I want to break the
20lb mark. I think the sluggo is going to do it!

I want to break the 30Lb mark and fish either block or cutty...


Wow....You just read my mind...Same here

I also want to get my son and daughter a keepah.

Catch more on my own wood.

And spend more time at the Ditch.


Oh Yeah....I would also love to fish w/ a few of you guys on the board.....I gotta hook up w/ TT this year

Last year the goal was 35# and I got that, this year we'll go for 40#

But I'll be happy if I just learn more and catch more, I know that size will come.

I would like to catch more consistently this year. I got a 36 pounder last year, but the rest of the season was sporadic.

happier healthier (lose a ton of weight) more prosperous more understanding and catch multiple 40# and up Stripers from shore :)

I'd like more than two nights in the year where there are actually fish on the beach pusing bait onto the shingle. One can only hope and oh yeah, a 100lb or better School Bluefin tuna.

I gotta actually land a fish over 30#.

26# was nice but I've lost way to many over 30.I will not screw up everytime this year.

This will be my fourth year keeping a log. Every year my numbers have gotten better. My goals are to continue that trend, as well as sample new shoreline as much I can.

06 fishing targets...

Hmmmm, any of these will do for me (and I consider them all do-able, some more then others)

16# fluke (I can do this)
7.5# seabass (I can do this)
4# + scup (I like the way the bigones look)
striped bass boat (no targets, just fun fishing)
striped bass shore 62#or better (long shot I know, but that is my target)
tuna: 250# on something less then a 5/0
tuna 50# on 12# spinning gear
football on a 9 weight flyrod
20# abli (I know this fish is out there!)
12# bonito (ditto)
9# spanish mac (ditto)
23# bluefish ( It has been 25 years since I caught a bluefish > 20#)
12# tog ( I am due for this)
anysize whaoo at the canyon (never caught one)
anysize marlin at the canyon (never caught one up north)
a 60# or better yellowfin tuna (I love these fish!)
A couple 5# lobsters in my traps would be nice too :drool:

Like I said I would be happy with any of these but will probably fish the hardest for the fluke and seabass goals. why? I really like fishing for them.
Over the last few years I find myself fishing for what is biting at that time, instead of bassing myself to death all season. I find I enjoy myself much more and enjoy the bass fishing that much more when the season peaks and the bite is on. Fish smart! Don't kill yourself all season to be spent for when they do show.:wall:

to go see beth

Gonna get my 50 this year!!!! I'll fish 7 nites a week instead of my usualy 5 if i have too...but a 50 from the surf is what I want. My biggest is 41 lbs(orient beach) and i have a feeling that around that same time this year ill pull a 50 outa that spot....Cross your fingers for me guys!

40#+++++ for me would put a smile on my face....

06 fishing targets...
23# bluefish ( It has been 25 years since I caught a bluefish > 20#)


I caught a 22# bluefish on Dec.1 1986.Wouldn't mind doing that again.

06 fishing targets...

Hmmmm, any of these will do for me (and I consider them all do-able, some more then others)

16# fluke (I can do this)
7.5# seabass (I can do this)
4# + scup (I like the way the bigones look)
striped bass boat (no targets, just fun fishing)
striped bass shore 62#or better (long shot I know, but that is my target)
tuna: 250# on something less then a 5/0
tuna 50# on 12# spinning gear
football on a 9 weight flyrod
20# abli (I know this fish is out there!)
12# bonito (ditto)
9# spanish mac (ditto)
23# bluefish ( It has been 25 years since I caught a bluefish > 20#)
12# tog ( I am due for this)
anysize whaoo at the canyon (never caught one)
anysize marlin at the canyon (never caught one up north)
a 60# or better yellowfin tuna (I love these fish!)
A couple 5# lobsters in my traps would be nice too :drool:

Like I said I would be happy with any of these but will probably fish the hardest for the fluke and seabass goals. why? I really like fishing for them.
Over the last few years I find myself fishing for what is biting at that time, instead of bassing myself to death all season. I find I enjoy myself much more and enjoy the bass fishing that much more when the season peaks and the bite is on. Fish smart! Don't kill yourself all season to be spent for when they do show.:wall:
Wow, that really punishing yerself there kiddo, take it easy or you'll end up like Bassmaster.:tooth:

Just have more fun than last year. I never put weights and lengths for goals anymore those days are gone for me. It's all about having fun. Going to do more fluke fishing and more beach fishing and hopefully with some of you's guy's. Paul

Post more, since I have been lurking here forever. Definitely fish more and with less live bait. I've been picking up some decent plugs and hope to master these a little better so I can be less concerned about whether the clams I just bought were packed in a 150 degree warehouse 3 years ago. More fun, too.

I want to catch my first over 40 pounds......and I want it on my wood!

Catching a football tuna might be a nice challenge.

I would also like to try fishing a few "dream" spots......Montauk, Block Island!

Ok I have a few that are doable I hope:

1. Striper over 50#
2. Fish Nomans more and get Sandmans fluke and seabass before he gets there.:hihi:
3. Get out with my son more as he has more time now working on the water.:cheers:
4. Last but far from least is get my dad out with me to Cuttyhunk and Nashawena as he is now 86 and fishing with your dad should come before all else right son?

I would like to get get 20lb + fish more consistantly . Also a 30 lber would be nice.I pushed hard last year, this year it's gonna be crazy.

A 40# on my own wood? Yeah I can live with that. Gainfully employed in an arseless shop, yeah that ,too.

a fifty of course......but its all good...ill take what I can get...I actually would like to find some new haunts..I got a few ideas Im gonna try:think:

I'm gonna be happy to just go fishing.
Catch some Pike on my plugs
Catch some trout on my flies
Catch some Stripers on my plugs
Catch some Steelhead, well probably on eggs in this case

50....give or take a few #'s :D

Catch one over 30# I was mere ounces short last year

Try a few new spots..

and fish as much as possible thru the month of July.... because my ultimate catch will be born on or about August 12th... We find out the sex in a few weeks...

Goal # 1 - get my GF her first striped bass so she knows why I'm so addicted

Goal # 2 - 79#+ striper for me

T;
Doesnt work that way.. tried it.. she had fun but didnt 'get' it...

As far as goals... just to keep fishing as much as I can w/o screwing up on the job, my research and woman......
My goal every year is a 15lb tog... actually it's 17.6lbs to beat the old mans record, but I'll take a 15 for now....
as far as bass... to keep catchin em... 50 is what everybody says, but really I dont care, just keep catching good bass, enjoy it and keep learnin....

I keep finding that my time on the water has gotten less and less...so my goal is to go as much as I can but more importantly not to take even one second of that precious time for granted!!!!

I've got lots of goals. I fish a lot and I plan to fish even more this year. I learned a lot last year but lost a lot of big fish in the process. Hopefully this year I can land a few more of the good ones.

Lets see.. I guess if I can fish
100+ nights again, get a 40# on one of my jigs in the ditch and a
40# on one of my plugs on a beach that would do it...

I'd also like to see some of the guys I give plugs too go large on them, that's a great feeling.

I'd like to try and find a few good spots closer to home. Maybe when we hit midsummer and things slow down I'll do some exploring closer to home. I'm 1/2 a mile from the water, but due to access issues I always end up driving 20 min down to the ditch.

I'd also like to try & hook up with Beachwalker when I'm down on Nantucket next time...

50 off the beach & a threasure off shore.

Find a treasure chest on the beach and retire,:jump:

Take my Dad alot more and enjoy life, fish as hard as I can and never sleep.
except coffee and lunch break (ya right), try to beat a 30 pounder this year.

To get out more and to actually catch something this year.... nadda last year..

To make better decisions, applying what I have been able to learn and discern from others and my own experiences, which will hopefully lead to catching on a more consistent basis.

Getting the Cutty Crew together again!

Explore the world of kayak fishing!

Do the Derby!

40 #'er.

More importantly I would like to learn some new haunts. I want to get to a place where I can fish 2 maybe 3 different locations in a night and expect to find fish in each based on the tides.

Goal # 1 - get my GF her first striped bass so she knows why I'm so addicted

Goal # 2 - 79#+ striper for me

Goal #3 after getting the 79 pounder and before announcing it to the world, get a lawyer.

Goal #3 after getting the 79 pounder and before announcing it to the world, get a lawyer.

Forget that keep it a secret

For me
Breaking the 50lb mark would be great (mid 40s best so far )
And to break the 100lb mark for tuna would be great
hope also to go surf fishing with some friends !!!

But what I enjoy the most is watching my boys catch
so,
my 8 year son Leo breaking the 20lb bass mark (he's come close ! )
and surpassing his 12 bluefish mark from last year!
And my 5 year old son Matty will be fishing more with us this year!

Also, hoping for a very busy charter season !

I also hope I get to boat fish more with some friends!;) :kewl:

catch the biggest and the most that i possilby can catch.

still tryin for 50#
:jump:

Take a 40# plus on wood, have done it on live and dead pogies years ago from boat, but would prefer to get back on the big girl dates all on foot. Get to Cutty this year, and get back down to South Florida for more tarpon on the fly rod, it's the greatest fishing ever.

Oh yeah!, win the powerball for $365 million so I can fish whenever and wherever I want knowing the family is taken care of and I don't have to worry about the man -- just win the damn lottery so I can fish all day, every day, where ever and when ever and how ever.

[QUOTE=tlapinski]Goal # 1 - get my GF her first striped bass so she knows why I'm so addicted

Be careful what you wish for.
Put down the pipe.

Goal # 1 - get my GF her first striped bass so she knows why I'm so addicted

Goal # 2 - 79#+ striper for me


Tell the GF thanks for the surfster.:happy:

Put a giant on the deck this year. Explore areas that I really don't have an intimate fishing knowledge of, and get better in some areas/styles of fishing that I am not real proficient at.

Goal # 1 - get my GF her first striped bass so she knows why I'm so addicted

Be careful what you wish for...

Just imagine, a dark night all is quiet except the pounding of the surf. The spray is in your face and it its a perfect 68 degree night.....The fish aren't cooperating, but you don't care, just being out here is what its about anyways.......Then from the still dark it comes.....

"Your Awfully Quiet Tonight"
"Is Something Bothering You"
"You Seem Distant"
"Did I Do Something"
"We Haven't Talked Much Lately"
And so on...and so on...and so on :chatter

:hihi:

Be careful what you wish for...

Just imagine, a dark night all is quiet except the pounding of the surf. The spray is in your face and it its a perfect 68 degree night.....The fish aren't cooperating, but you don't care, just being out here is what its about anyways.......Then from the still dark it comes.....

"Your Awfully Quiet Tonight"
"Is Something Bothering You"
"You Seem Distant"
"Did I Do Something"
"We Haven't Talked Much Lately"
And so on...and so on...and so on :chatter

:hihi:
How do you know my wife???

I foregot to mention
This year I'm going to do some shark trips on my boat with Fishinfreak!!!

RaiderRon, I would like to meet up with that guy (fishinfreak) off of Chatham some time for some bluefin action...he sounds like he is really connected out there. Was he at the TFCTF night? I must have missed him.

GB, stay away from my fluking grounds!!! IT IS MY PERSONAL SPOT!!! NO ONE ELSE CAN FISH IT EXCEPT ME!!:hihi:
Re: your dad, Last summer my 83 year old father-in-law was visiting and after a nice day fluking wanted to go bluefishing, well it was a perfect morning the next day and we ran further then I told my wife we were going and we got into a mixed bag of bluefin, bones, an albie and a few bluefish. The look on his face when the tuna hit was priceless. It was only about 28# but he had a ball with it. Grilled it up that night for dinner with a side of lobster, and he told me that this was the best day on the water and fishing he had ever seen as he wiped the wasabe off his cheek.... that meant the world to me considering we didn't hit it off originally when I stole is eldest daughter. All I can say is your dad will really appreciate the effort. Pick a nice day, take the time off and just do it.
(PS If you want to take your dad fluking, PM me for the numbers for the address of some doormats, it is not that far from your bassing grounds and you fish it in the daylight)

[QUOTE=Mr. Sandman]RaiderRon, I would like to meet up with that guy (fishinfreak) off of Chatham some time for some bluefin action...he sounds like he is really connected out there. Was he at the TFCTF night? I must have missed him.

Sandman,
No Mike (aka fishingfreak ) didn't make it there!
Mike's ok, even though he's an auto body man !!!:hihi:

Mr Sandman..Were you at TFCTF??? If you were ,missed you...Hey Ron, nothing wrong auto body men...:buds:

40.:jump1:
fish with a few guys ive been planning to in montauk.:kewl:

i;d like to get a real 'big one 'from the canal on c c cordal pp .say 45 to 55 lbs that would be nice....

Survive the 1000 mile journey to Maine(with wife and kids) and then spend time at the beach catching (and releasing) stripers. 40" on a plug would be a pipe dream...............

Spend more time fishing with everybody from the boards!
Work less...
Fish more.
Later,
Rick
PS-when I don't try too hard, I usually do well!

Not to get killed....

I want to break 40 this year. I also will be doing alot of boat fishing, so I want to learn to do it properly, finding my own honey holes.

Fish more!
An albie from the sand.

Not to get killed....
I second that one... I'll have to drag your ass back to the truck and call Jeanne...
:D

I foregot to mention
This year I'm going to do some shark trips on my boat with Fishinfreak!!!
:kewl: as the title sugests I am a boat whore :kewl:
my goals, star island,oaks bluff, green harbor, saco river shark tourneys on the big boat.
help my wheelchair bound buddy get a giant on his boat out of the saco.
fish hard with team riff-raff.. from stalking the marrimac flats in the tin boat, to offshore in the walkarround. with occasional trailer forays to pt. judith and chatham.
whore more rides off tajon out of glostah.
two or three nights a week with my buddys in the harbor.
whore more rides with raider ron and hunt for the new world record mako. or maybe just see him get beat up bye a 300+ bluedog

maybe get my feet wet here and there too:huh:

Catching bigger and more fish goes without saying. I look forward to getting back to sqaure island a couple times in the suds. I wouldn't mind hookin up with some of the guys I haven't fished with yet, especialy wetsuiting. I also wanna plug the pizz out of the islands and smell burnt drag washers.