2009 is just around the corner. It must be time for the goals for the new year post :)

Last year my goal was to get a 10lb northern strain bass out of Santa Margarita. She was about 5 feet from the side of my boat on May 14, 2008 but jumped, spit my bait, and got away. It was still cool to get the opportunity and spend a decent amount of time on the water in '08 despite being holed up in grad school on the central coast most of the year.

For 2009 my goal is to get one over 15 and win one team tournament.

My goal for 2008 was a teener, haven't met it yet and probably won't since I haven't been fishing. Guess it's going to roll over to '09...

-learn to fish with electronics a LOT better.
-work on jig/frog fishing
-get one on a damn hudd (8")

16 pound 4 oz largemouth and a 38 pound striper.:-)

I think my goal next year should be to catch fish on swimbaits other than the huddleston and ms slammer. I want to find a NorCal lake with a good 7" triple trout bite, and some bluegill hardbait action once the water warms a bit.

I want to fish Clear Lake at least once. Been way to long since I've fished there. And winning a tourament wouldn't hurt either (just in case my team partner is reading this).

Stick a 13+ on the Nate's Bait "El Grande"

Stick a 17+, on ANYTHING!

More time on the water. (I could fish 7 days a week and it would still not be enough)

A 10+ anyway, anyhow

Lotta ins, lotta outs, lotta what have-yous

Land a swimbait fish.

To understand the world, you must first understand a place like Mississippi. - William Faulkner

Catch a Spot over 8 :) .

I was blessed with an incredible year. I broke my PB twice in one day. It now sits at 17.2 I am not even sure how many over ten I caught but I was hammering them for a 3 week period. It was incredible. I litteraly caught more bass over 6 lbs then under 6lbs through out the whole year. I would guess my totaly bass average weight for 08 would be around 8lbs per fish. I am now completley spoiled. My goal is to get one over 20. This is realy my lifetime goal and my other 09 goal will be to catch at least one DD on film. I plan on getting a camera.

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my goal for '09 would be to crack the top ten again in a National Guard tourney and make it to the Forrest Wood Cup on Lake Lanier in 2010! Maybe win a few team tourneys and AOY titles along the way. Who knows, maybe even get a DD swimbait fish if Im really lucky!

Now that I think about it, My main goal for '09 is to get paid too fish }(