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.

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

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

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:

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

:lurk:

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This thread is worthless without pictures :huh:

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????

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:

Steve,

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

Mike

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

Mike

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

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:

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.

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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.