What's your GOAL this year?

[JZ]

Here are a few of my goals...

5lb bass
5lb walleye
10lb pike
any laker
any spec

I think I have a decent shot at this however I will be fishing from shore most of the time so it will be a challege. (might have to wait for next ice season for the laker)

[bradford2]

Can't say I have any fishing goals this year. I'll just be happy if I get out half as much as last year

[bucketmouth]

Happy father's day Brad!

[Codysouth9]

to enhance my knowledge of walleye in my neck of the woods. I'd also like to find a couple more solid trolling runs for pike.[/quote]

Great goal i'll have to the same for myself.

[ASK]

MY first goal is making a lot of fisher friends

My second goal is how I learn and use a lot of lure and baits to fish Bass and walleye this season.

ASK

[Chevy Champagne]

oh i also forgot to win as many tournaments as i possibly can this year including the pro-am next sunday

[Jimmy_1]

To win 2nd or 3rd in the Ottawa Natural Bodybuilding Competitions in the Light Heavyweight category.....

Oh wait...fishing wise....

1) Land my first 50"+ muskie (came soooooo close last year on 2 occasions)
2) Win 2nd or 3rd place in at least 1 BAOO tourney
3) Catch a worthwhile laker......finally
4) Gar and carp! Helllllllssssssss yes!

[lapointeric]

With a rough past few months ...

I'd love my father to get through the next 3 months of chemo, and for him, and my 2 1/2 year old to join me on the water and maybe even catch a fish or two..

That will make my year, and the most memorable fishing day.

All the best to you guys! That's why I love fishing... it's such a healing exercise. Makes me forget about stress at work... and it brings a family together who are experiencing rough times.

I really do hope you get the chance to reel in a few with your dad and son!

[Seabass81]

I have 2 goals this year.

The first is to compete in a large bass tournement like B1 or Simcoe Open (fall) .

The second is to win a bass tournement on the Ottawa with just smallies . Dont think it has been done yet..could be wrong .

John

[Mudpout]

To track down the muskie who forever changed the way I fish. After dropping hundreds of dollars on over sized muskie lures i finnally got my first massive hit. After a decent fight i see a huge "V" formation under the boat. My "muskie lure" caught a 31" pike who was engulfed by the biggest muskie i have ever seen in my life. I played tug of war with this monster right at the side of the boat, he had zero fear ofmy 12 foot tinny. To my disgust people that saw it wanted me to gaff it to get it in, realisticaly it would have been the only way, but i would never even consider it. Once he got off he stayed under the boat for a few minutes and swam away. I will forever see that armor plated head starring at me, fighting me over a pike. To which i concluded...there will never be a lure big enough!

[TLunge]

To catch a bowfin! and of course to break the 40lb. barrier on musky!

[baz fish]

My goal this year are to get a nickel largie or smallie. Hoping to finish in the top 10 of the Wendover Walleye Classic this Saturday spending mutch time as I could fishing and hoping to bring my depressive friend out fishing to change her mind .

[lapointeric]

To track down the muskie who forever changed the way I fish. After dropping hundreds of dollars on over sized muskie lures i finnally got my first massive hit. After a decent fight i see a huge "V" formation under the boat. My "muskie lure" caught a 31" pike who was engulfed by the biggest muskie i have ever seen in my life. I played tug of war with this monster right at the side of the boat, he had zero fear ofmy 12 foot tinny. To my disgust people that saw it wanted me to gaff it to get it in, realisticaly it would have been the only way, but i would never even consider it. Once he got off he stayed under the boat for a few minutes and swam away. I will forever see that armor plated head starring at me, fighting me over a pike. To which i concluded...there will never be a lure big enough!

How would you set up the hooks on a 31" life-like pike lure? There would have to be 6 sets of treble hooks all along the side.

[Out4trout]

... My "muskie lure" caught a 31" pike who was engulfed by the biggest muskie i have ever seen in my life ... I will forever see that armor plated head starring at me, fighting me over a pike...

Bonus - pre-filleted pike!!

[Mudpout]

"How would you set up the hooks on a 31" life-like pike lure? There would have to be 6 sets of treble hooks all along the side"

And this is what keeps me up at night!!!! After all that work buying bulldawgs, cow girls, jakes bla bla ...only to have them catch the bait that the true monsters want!