Quality vs Quantity

[Shawn B]

MY goal this fishing season it to land more LARGE, I'm willing to give up numbers of smaller fish to do so. For some reason I can't seem to break the 20lb mark, I have caught plenty of 17, 18 , and 19 and change type fish but I have not landed a 20lber yet. I know some guys catch 20lb plus fish pretty regulary so I'm kind of wondering what I'm either doing wrong or maybe I have just been a bit unlucky on bigger fish. In order to accomplish this task this off season I have loaded up with a good amount of big custom wood plugs like needles, pencil poppers, dannys, and wiggly's which I think should help. All my gear is lubed up and ready to go with new line and all of that good stuff. I have taken time off in late may and early june to hopefully be out on the water when the big girls come through. I am going to fish as much as I can this season at night especially during the mid summer months. I plan on doing quite a bit of live lining from the boat with herring, macks, and then eels later on in the season. I am going to try to maximize my time on the water by fishing the best tides at the specific spots I will be at. I will use my previous logs and some educated decisions to base these decisions on. So...my question is what else should I be considering in order to land my first true COW? I'm sure there are many others things I could try and hoping some of you sharpies will help me land her. I figured this would be a good thread for everyone to learn from with all of the recent bickering about sharing spots, info, and herring runs. Thanks in advance Shawn.