My 2009 goals-

- spend more time on the water, and fish different places

- learn and gain confidence in soft plastics

- structure fishing

- boat control

2009 Goals

1-Catch at least 1 fish on each new lure......Bad Monkey!

2-Fish new water

3-Catch the biggest Smallie on the annual Ontario pilgrimage.

4-Help my niece catch her biggest fish evvvver!!

1.) My main goal is to become more effective in my pre-fishing.

2.) Become more efficient on tournament days

3.) Better boat organization - Sometimes the boat looks like a bomb has gone off by the end of the day!

1. try to not break my line everytime I set the hook smoking a cigar

2. Win a club event as a non boater

3. place in a big team event

4. Catch a 5lber on a swimbait

5. find the secret spot I lost in the middle of the lake

6. have another 50 smallie day on a jerkbait

7. catch a 5 lb smallie

After spending about 200 days on the water in '08, it's really more about fine tuning and streamlining my approach to all fishing.

Here's my list for '09:

1. Build my own rods.

2. Improve my club tourney results.

3. Fine tune what I've learned this past year.

4. Develop a couple of new techniques.

5. Fish new waters.

Simple for me:

1. Fish more with my kids (they love it and I need to do it more)

2. Learn drop shotting

Tom

Good Topic!

MY goals are fairly simple.

1. Learn to fish a zara spook.

2. Start fishing the right lure choices for the conditions instead of running straight to my goto lures (horny toads & buzzbaits)

3. Explore @ least 2 new lakes in my area (not as easy as it sounds when you dont have a boat!)

4. Catch a bass off a jig.

5. Learn to fish Shad Patterns.

6. Catch More Fish!

7. Take the friends from work who Ive got thinking about going bass fishing with me!

That seems like alot I know, but over the winter so far I've been doing my homework. I've read and re-read, and again re-read all of my Bassmaster, InFishermen, & Bassin' Magazines. Ivee been hard 2 work reading both of KVDs books. Ive learned alot, now its a mater of putting it to practice.

Then there's the other two goals. These aren't really fishing goals but theyre important to me none the less.

1. Work hard so I can buy my cannoe.

2. Keep my stress levels down by going fishing twice a week(weather permiting).

This year is going to be all about locating bass. That's it.

My Goals

Get a Jon boat

Learn to deep water fish  

Join a bass tournament  ;D

1. Fish a tourny

2. learn to fish a swimbait

3. catch 5 fish in 5 casts

1. Learn as much as possible

    a) reading my fish finder

    new lures

    c) new lakes

2) Catch more BIG bass

3) Have a great time with my dad and friends

Lofty Goal: spend less on tackle (probably not going to happen)

1. First and foremost: just fish if I have the time. Don't look at when is the best time (moon phase, weather, etc.....); just fish to enjoy the time on the lake.

2. Use the depth finder with a purpose and map my subdivision lake. Fish the structure instead of fishing the 'fish'.

3. Catch a DD LMB.

4. Take my nephew out fishing on my boat.

1. Learn to use a fluke and slug-o better than I do now.

2. Fish more at night.

2009 Fishing Goals:

1. Be Angler of the Year in my Fishing club

2. Catch my PB Largemouth (over 8lbs)

3. Learn to use my electronics to locate fish

4. Stop wasting time in unproductive water or unproductive baits!!

5. Win more money than I spend in tourneys

My goals this year are:

• Learn new techniques
  Catch a new PB fish
  Compete in the IHSA bass fishing tournments
  

1.      Use & understand the Humminbird SI feature

2.      More finesse fishing

3.      New lakes/rivers

4.      Deep crankin

5.      Try to get my new PB in all species

6.      Take 1st in a local tourney (took 2nd last year)

7.      Skipping docks

8.      Get my wife to enjoy more outings with me.

9.      Quit wasting time

10.      Learn lake/river structures