Keeperreaper started a similar thread in boating so my apologies if I am stealing his thunder but many don't go there!:tooth:

So what are your fishing related goals for 2008?! New places you want to fish? Set a personal best? Perhaps catch fish of a different species for the first time?

I have a few.....my quest for a striper over 40 continues...so I hope to end that......and it comes on wood! A striper over 30 pounds on topwater! Would like to fish Block Island, maybe Montauk! Cuttyhunk is already on the schedule...again!:buds: I guess I will be fishing the canal a little?:hidin:

Best of luck to my fellow fishermen.....may your fishing aspirations come true in 08'!:buds:

:topic:you better keep that bike then.:hee:

No thunder stolen. My goals for '08 are as follows.
Learn more techniques/applications to catch fish consistently.
Get another 50 this time from shore.
Break the 40 pound mark from the canal.
Fish with some new people from the board.
Enjoy my fishing time with my daughter.
Learn Rhody a lot better than I know it now.

To pay under $5:00 per gal on the water!

No bikes.....you don't have a bike!

No bikes.....you don't have a bike!

:fishslap:

BFT and 48.5lb Striped Bass or better from the kayak. Finding and landing a Mahi in New England would be a bonus.

I fished a ton this year and learned so much in 07. I guess a goal for me would be to keep the momentum going and try to learn even more in 08.

I would love to get a sailfish when I go to Florida...except for that I really don't have any fishing goals....

No goals just enjoy every day

No goals just enjoy every day

x2

My goal is to be healthy enough to be able to fish with Crazy Alberto:musc: I better get into shape

I better get into shape

I busted my a$$ last winter to be in shape for fishing in 07 and what a HUGE difference it made with my shoulder and back strength plus my stamina. I remember working out on the eliptical machine and free weights thinking of all of the tough places to fish and also throwing 4.5 oz jigs in the canal all night....my shoulders and back felt great all season long.

50

30 on topwater would also make me :bl: but it will never happen.

30 is my goal this year
also want to De-mystify the Needle.
Fish the Block for the 1st time would also be nice

I have talked with a buddy of mine, in the past few seasons, to make some trips. With my son being older, now, I think I can make this work.:btu:

My goals:

Find a few spots closer to my new home (Melrose MA)
As someone said earlier unlock the needle
Learn a few Canal spots
Work at all aspects just to become more consistent
Stay healthy
Try to get a better balance between fishing, wife, job etc. Basically try to fish more but not slow my productivity in the other areas.
Meet and fish with some of the guys from this board.

a 40lb plus on a plug
catch a bigeye tuna over 250
use my kayak more

No goals just enjoy every day

If I break a personal best awesome .. if I don't ,,just enjoy the time in the water...Would like to fish with more peeps on the board .. Only goal would be to gain access to some spots I been eyeing ..

1 get healthy, 2 quit smoking ,nicer to the wife and kids.

I am going to try to fish nights more in new spots from the surf and in the kayak.Live line a large pogi never tried it.Fish wish a sluggo never really tried it.Buy and try custom plugs from local guys even though i cant afford it.Top my record of 12 bass over 28 inches last year.And most of all catch a bass over 35 pounds doesnt matter how.

#1 goal is 40# + on wood in the surf- came thisclose last season, explore northern ma a bit more, and fish with good friends more often.

30 on topwater would also make me :bl: but it will never happen.

Absolutley happen - fish where you've been fishing and switch over to a Tattoo spook after the first hints of purple in the early morning sky :btu: - Haven't had a 30 that way yet but I've had a few mid-upper 20s and I'm almost NEVER out at sunrise. The explosions on that spook are freakin' amazing that early in the morning

Originally Posted by luds48
30 on topwater would also make me but it will never happen.

it can happen! 39# on my 3.25oz pencil last fall ;).

Basic & simple fishing goals for 08.....I'd like to get out more,fish longer into the sunrise,try new spots and fish with S-B friends more often.

5/0

1. 40# bass
2. 30# bass on fly rod
3. 100# BFT

2 40s in the same day

Catch a tuna from my tin boat. Break the 50 mark with my feet on the ground.

1) To get out more.

2) Catch a fish while on my surfboard.

still hunting for that first fish over 36" lol. hopefully not on a chunk.

mostly meet new people, find new spots, learn new things. same as every year. upping my wood collection can be added. also finding that magical rapala. though it's proving harder than i thought. i've searched every where and just can't find one. i'm going to have to have some one make me a knock off.



edit: welp i can scratch finding the rapala off the list. i just found a couple. going to have to order them from over seas though. as the are the only ones i can find. no dealers in the u.s. seem to carry the color i want.

Not to injure myself

I'd love to see a 40# striper - don't care how or when! Fish with BigFish and keep learning....

Well this will be my second season in the surf, I would actually like to catch a keeper from the surf on a plug that I built.

Realistically just to fis. With all the hours I worked, and a 2 1/2 yo at home finding time is tough. A bonus would be to get out for tuna

I have a spot thats perfect for fly fishing stripers. I might have to get a saltwater setup.

My hope for 2008 is that gas prices come down.

Make up for 21 years of working every weekend, by trying to fish every weekend.
I also have holidays off now, which I never had before, so spend ervy three day weekend fishing.
Fish with Mikey and #^&#^&#^&#^&y more (all three of us together).
I already made it through day one with no smoking, no gum, no pills, no patch, so that's pretty good.
Start fishing for winter bass without tipups!:laughs:
Catch a winter bass.
Lose 30 pounds.
Enjoy my life for the first time in the last 22 years, I thank God every day I don't work in restaurants or that Hellhole Bugaboo Creek Steakhouse outfit anymore...they'll be lucky if they're still in business next year!:hang:
Anyhow, really looking forward to seeing everybody at the TFCTFN and the beaches during the year.
Oh yeah, and hit Nahant after work 3 nights a week!
Later,
Rick

Consistency
and the ability to fish the tides a little better.

My son is a little older so it should be easier for me to get out at prime times vs just whenever I can.


Also.. To catch my first tuna.

BFT and 48.5lb Striped Bass or better from the kayak. Finding and landing a Mahi in New England would be a bonus.


The mahi trip on a yak might be just a tad too far, don't ya think?

I will stay with catch a fifty and lose fifty!

30# from the boat, big fish from surf

learn 2 new spots this year, and build confidence with 2 new types of plugs, land a 40lb fish, get a chance to fish with a few people from the board

Well the wife and I have decided to move to Australia (she's from there) at the end of October, so this could very well be my last season chasing stripers. I would like to spend more time surf fishing at night, find a few more spots to do that up here on the north shore, make more trips to rhody and learn some spots down there better, fish the canal for the first time, and just enjoy myself during it all.:uhuh:

I almost forgot, find my confidence/comfort zone fishing darters!

break 20lbs and break it earlier in the season :hihi:

Ill be putting the boat in the water this year. So my main goal will be fishing from the boat, but still not abandoning my love for the surf.

Also really learning new boat techniques. And getting a 40# from boat and surf!!

Fish with a few more people from the board. Hit some spots that I know produce but just didn't have the time to fish last year. Learn the canal a little better. Have fun with my son who is just days away from taking his first steps...............:walk::walk:

Break 40# mark on top water from shore.
Learn a few new spots.
Teach my brother how to fish.:bshake:

To see my grand daughter catch her first striper...and my son to get his first "50"

1. Be safe
2. Have a lot of fun
3. Catch big fish consistently

Stay away from the internet and get caught up in the bs, just fish with the few guys I fish with, not write, no talks and get back to reality instead of the fairy land on these boards.:smash::wall:

considering I will have a 2 1/2 year old and a newborn come March, my goal is to get out once in awhile for at least a few minutes.

Stay away from the internet and get caught up in the bs, just fish with the few guys I fish with, not write, no talks and get back to reality instead of the fairy land on these boards.:smash::wall:

Bye:wavey:http://www.world-of-smilies.com/html/images/smilies/gewalt/s0250.gif

Bye:wavey:http://www.world-of-smilies.com/html/images/smilies/gewalt/s0250.gif

Thanks! But it would work better shoved up your own ass in my opinion!:rotf2::biglaugh:

Stay away from the internet and get caught up in the bs, just fish with the few guys I fish with, not write, no talks and get back to reality instead of the fairy land on these boards.:smash::wall:

you always bash the internet and say you can't stand all the BS, and yet you can't seem to stay away from it. take a hike if you don't like it. No one cares about the glory days on Monomoy anyways..

Yep, its winter time :rotf2:

Learn the canal a little better. Have fun with my son who is just days away from taking his first steps...............:walk::walk:
We'll hit the Canal this year:devil:
Congrats w/ the little Guy:cheers:

you always bash the internet and say you can't stand all the BS, and yet you can't seem to stay away from it. take a hike if you don't like it. No one cares about the glory days on Monomoy anyways..:lurk:

5/0

This thread is worthless without pictures :huh:

Yep, its winter time :rotf2:

My only goal this year will be to fish as much as possible with my son Thomas. He had alot of fun last year with new stuff and saw alot of neat stuff on the water that most kids don't get to experience and hopefully with some of the stuff he's learned he'll have a great time this year. :kewl:

Now back to winter where's the popcorn bowl :rocketem:

:lurk::lurk::lurk: And it is only January!! Let the games begin.

bass over 40 pounds. push the envelope more this year.

1. Not to fall off the rocks I fish on and be safer.
2. Scout some new honey holes this winter
3. Catch a 20# on a plug that I made
4. Get the wife and little sis out for a day of surfcasting.
5. Try to top 30# (my personal biggest)
6. Have a blast the whole time

I hope that 08 brings all you guys tight lines and some big fish!!!! Is it April yet????

Well the wife and I have decided to move to Australia (she's from there) at the end of October, so this could very well be my last season chasing stripers.

Wow, looks like another place to add to the road trip! Good luck over there

Tired of the 40s 50s and 60s...Hopefully get a real fish this year that tops 70.....:wavey:

Stay away from the internet and get caught up in the bs, just fish with the few guys I fish with, not write, no talks and get back to reality instead of the fairy land on these boards.:smash::wall:

Steve,

Do you still see Bassmaster and is he ok? Happy New year!

Mike

Tired of the 40s 50s and 60s...Hopefully get a real fish this year that tops 70.....:wavey:

:laugha: must be boring catching those little cows. Happy New Year Bill!

Mike

Many more starlit nights and sun filled days with friends....

Wow, looks like another place to add to the road trip! Good luck over there

Thanks John. I've been down there a few times and scouted it out, ridiculous amounts of open shoreline with almost no access issues (there is actually a beach called 90 mile beach!) all in a country roughly the same size as the U.S. but with only 20 million people. It makes me think about what I've read from Frank Daignault and others about fishing on the cape in the fifties, wide open beaches with no access issues and plenty of casting spots to go around. :btu:

We'll hit the Canal this year:devil:
Congrats w/ the little Guy:cheers:

:lurk:

5/0

You know I am ready. :grins:

We will also make another Rhody road trip next fall. Same crew!

My first goal will to win the Portly Angler Challenge. :rtfm: If that happens, I will have more ability to easily rock-hop and more stamina for staying up all night. Plus, I will have an abundance of new wooden plugs to aide in my quest for a top-water cow. :musc::musc::musc:

My main goal is to do some actual fishing this year - hopefully work will comply.

50+ plus surfcaught would be nice.

#5
Cow

um, i would like to do well in school so i can graduate and get the hell out of there. maybe some fights and mroe time for me to be conditioned properly. in summe,r i gotta fish more and hang out with people. i need a big fish.