What are your fishing goals for the New Year? What things would you like to achieve as far as your fishing goes? Any fishing related resolutions?:huh:

Mine?:rolleyes:

Fish more....fish smarter....visit a few more fishing destinations on my list.....Jersey maybe....Block...Vineyard? Rhode Island more!

I am still looking for my dream fish....I think this WILL be the year!:cool:

to get in better fishing shape and fish my arse off! plan spring better so i CAN fish more. maybe p/u small boat to use until 25' is ready. to photo a friend with large. and fish with skd again.

I am going to have to bring a personal photographer with me this year!:hee:

All my friends have one!:bl2:

I am going to have to bring a personal photographer with me this year!:hee:

All my friends have one!:bl2:


I thought you were the personal photographer :musc: :fishslap:


07 - Fish Smarter - Fish W/ &^#<< Clammer - Fish more with Son #1

and a damned good one indeed! :hihi:

I am.....thats the problem...always a bridesmaid, never the bride!:jump:

To get into shape.
I found out 2 things in the last year.

1. I LOVE walking/fishing the outer cape beaches
2. I am WAY out of shape... and it sucks for me to do it come the end of the day.

So between that, and the doctors generally yelling at me recently to lose some weight... this is the time... this is the year.. tonight is the last hurrah.. the healthy food is in the fridge.. and im ready to lose..

Goal is 300lbs by June (Im 350 now) lofty expectations, but at least 20 of this is sympathy weight from the baby - eat right and it will fly off..


Outside of that, just to have a better year than last year, and given my lack of any real fish (barely went due to the pregnancy) - it wont be hard.

my goal is to fish smarter not harder..... utilize some local spots....and not be so obsessed.....

Use my boat a little more. Like Slingah, fish a little smarter not harder. Last year I fished from Maine to RI. So many areas and lots of techniques. This year I want to concentrate on a couple particular areas and learn them before I move on.
Also try and fish a little with the fly rod.

Fish the Canal more.
Get into better shape.
Get a better job.
Give others the slack that I'd like.

I want to fish Eels more, and learn to hook up more
I have had plenty of fish on but hooking and landing
them is not my strong point.

learn to fish alot with out losing my job!!!

Fish more in better places! Trolling along the west end of the canal is tough.

10,000 posts like chatty KATHY !!!!!!

:chatter :chatter :chatter :chatter

Oh did you mean fishing ?????

Hmmmm....:bl2: :bl2:

To get more plugs!:laugha:

Happy New Year everyone

Fish as much as possible.
Take advantage of bait (pogies) which have been on the increase the last few years.
Fish with eels more often.
Try to contibute to this site.

1. fish cuttyhunk(booked 2 trips already)
2. fish more with my kids
3. scout out a couple new spots

Surprized knowone's mentioned 50#

Target 50's
Get on some doormat's
Fish with some of you guys
Take some good kids fishin
Get spooled...(knot if I can help it :D)

My goals for the new year is not to read any of Big Fishs posts!!!!!

Same as what I learned, I need to fish more often.

Lose 10 more pounds (that'll be the 40).
Quit smoking (for real), starting a day early, so we'll see how it goes.
Put boat in the water.
Go fishing with John (for once), instead of drinking and talking about fishing like we always seem to do.
Spend more time fishing with my dad and brother (instead of seperately).
OK gotta go do some chores, then off to work.
Stay safe everybody.
Lata,
Rick

get a 40 or fiddy from shore......meet the bombers on the beaches for once....fish canal more ...find bassmaster again....see if wee wee can play this year

Leave the laptop at work and work less at home.

Fish with eels more.

Fish Ma north shore more.

Fish Block Island.

Fish on the cape outer beaches more.

Go on a charter for Stripers with my friends around the elizabeths.

Read more fishing books.

With all of this I should be able to catch more fish.

To finally have my back feel right. Sux to have to alter how or where you fish due to physical limitations

same goal as every year ,,, a 50

To finally have my back feel right. Sux to have to alter how or where you fish due to physical limitations

feel better Tony....
another goal..or...ambition is to have some nites with you T.O...and 5/0 also....plans always seemed to fall through...then u were hurt....rest and heal....HNY

Uffah.....:rolleyes:...too late.....you already read this post!:laugha:

Van...I have over 11,000 now!:smokin:

Get my 1st 30 lb'er
Get my Daughter a keepah...
Find some new Spots in my neck of the woods
Fish Big water more
Want to make a trip to either MV or Block once next year.....

Same as every year..

No BS... just fish......

im going to fish more with chris L.

just fish......:laugha: :laugha: :laugha: :laugha: :laugha:

To cut back on my fishing. It is taking up too much of my time. My goal is to cut back to no more than 4X per week. It will be difficult but with the help of my family and friends I might just make it.

I need another egg nog :gu:

get my knee and my overall physical condition up to speed
get a wetsuit
fish only big fish spots
fish eels 90% of the time( still gotta plug a little :doh: )

To finally have my back feel right. Sux to have to alter how or where you fish due to physical limitations

Tony hope you have a strong '07

get my knee and my overall physical condition up to speed
get a wetsuit


Rob, hope your knee treats you well in '07 as well and ditto on the wetsuit.

40#'s and a 30# on a pencil

Relax and stop more often and smell the roses when I am out there. Enjoy the fishing as much as the catching.

Fish harder

Fish some local spots more and smarter...

To finally have my back feel right. Sux to have to alter how or where you fish due to physical limitations

Same here. Hope you're feeling better Tony.

Love this site, dudes. Some good stuff goin on! I especially like the links~ SWE, CCT, NJTCo, Tatoo's, AHrs Plugs, the Links line above~ all goooood stuff :claps: :claps: Kudos, kudos indeed!

So, to the thread at hand. Though somewhat far-reaching, isn't that what makes them goals/resolutions worth aspiring to and achievements worthy of our resolve?

Catch and release a keepah in NH, MA, & RI within a 24 hour period
for what I'll call the Trifecta Slam.

Catch and release a Sally, a Larry, and a Rocky within a 24 hour period
for what I'll call the Sweet & Salty Slam.

Land, pic, and release safely my first trophy/ies surf caught stripeys.
Plug more and learn how to plug more effectively.
Pay closer attention to the water, really and truly READ the water more closely and more accurately.

Beat AJ, RHM, and any other hungries challengers to our first 40#'s, 50#'s and bigger by participating in and winning the inaugural
Greater New England Surf Striper Challenge,
"The Race to 40# and Beyond" Invitational
Contest rules to follow..................

Above all, teach my 4yr old daughter how to fish and put her on her first schoolie/keeper this year from tha soif. She's been asking for two years if she could "go feeshin' with Daddy." :hf1: Sounds like lots a trips to PI this season, perhaps we'll take the 5th in Gannsee as well.

Most certainly hang and bang the surf more frequently wit the fellow suds freaks that i've had the extreme honor and privelege to chat, cast, and chase our elusive prey all too briefly with last year.
Oh yeah, lest we forget..............remove Monsieur LaPorte from his lofty SOL perch of this past season.
Zee PLUGS shall be MIIIIIINE!!! :bl: :bl: MIIIIIIIIINE all MINE!!

Cheers mates, a safe and blessed New Year to everyone.

also, to be a better husband and dad.:wave:

Catch lots of big fish - break 40+ from the surf on plugs ... also fish more bait ... and fish some spots I've been wanting to hit, but never got around to, while still keeping the family happy ... Oh and have the right amount of $$ so I can just fish when ever and where ever I want while still keeping family well fed and clothed ...

A 10+ lb. bluefish on the fly in the wash, a 20 lb striper on the fly in the wash, and after that ........... some big fish on the fly. And a PILE of little tunny and bonito, preferably from the wash .... but for them I'll spend the price of a charter. Heh heh heh.

Forgot.............a 30#Bluefish

New for the upcoming season for me is a 21' Larson Sportcrusier. So needless to say I'll be putting in some time on that in search of large. With that said I never want to loose touch with the surf and will vow to do some rock hopping. I learned a ton last season and hopefully that will translate into a good boating and surfcasting season.

definietly more fishing, smarter fishing, and fish more location and type of fish....Will try Squid fishing for the first time this year...
want to catch more Togs this year...

I want the Block to really show me what it's famous for! :bounce: :uhoh: :faga:

Get off Crack:scatter: , ween myself from the S&M Bondage latex thing :lasso: , just don't look good in leather and latex at my age. Also I might try to spend at least three days a week sober, since I started this new program with the help of my mentor:call: at the Samaritans I haven't had the urge to beat my wife :whackin: much lately either.

Now what will really make the year would be if I pass the paternity DNA test with the Latvian chick at the cafeteria, it can't be mine, I was on vacation those two weeks.:heybaby: