Time for the traditional 'goals of the new year' and the slightly bragging year in review type post :)

My goal last year was to get a lake record bass somehwere and frankly I didn't even come close. So I gotta go with that same goal again for this year.

The year in review is that I caught more 10lb fish than I've ever caught before. There was a long period where I didn't have any actual 10lbers and this year they just appeared out of nowhere for me. The final tally was 12 fish over 10 for 2004 with my best fish at 13.8lbs. It was a lot of fun, but the motivation is just even stronger now to try to get some really big ones.

Whatever your goals are for 2005, I hope y'all get them and I hope you have a great time out on the water. Never give up on the dream!

-Rob

Rob,
I am happy you posted somthing on this subject! Last year I did not set any goals. This year now that I have a boat I am going for 10 fish over 10lbs! Last year I lost the only 2 big fish I hooked :( Both which were well over 12lbs. This year I am going to try more swimbaits bigger tackle.

Happy New Years!

Taylor

I have one goal and thats to stick at least one fish over 10. Im not on the same level as many of you, but Im learning. Goal two is that the fish I get over 10 is a teener. Goal three is to win a CA Fed tournament as a backseater, Ive come close. I have two tournys at Clear Lake, one in Mar and one in Apr. If conditions are right for swimbaits, I know I can win it. Goal four is to help my buddy stick his first fish over 10, I think that would be totally cool to be with my pal when he got his first double digit. Actually, I would rather see him get a double d than myself. And goal 5, learn more about how to stick more double d's. :P

Goals: Considering I will get on the water only 2-3 times a month all spring, and same with fall. I have to be realistic in my goal setting. But still, I believe in setting high goals. First and foremost, I'd like to catch another bass over 14 lbs, which got away this summer. twice. Two different fish. Secondly, I want to catch as many as possible over 7 lbs. I want a 4+ lb Redeye bass, a 6+ lb spotted bass, a 6+ smallmouth bass.

Overall, I just want to keep spending as much time on the water as possible, and increasing the productivity and the frequency of landing big bass. My 30th fish over 7 lbs was just as exciting as my first. It stays consistent my excitement for bigger fish. And thats awesome.

Can't wait for a great 2005.

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I've noticed in years past the guys who have goals for their year tend to really do well. If you set your sights on something no matter how high the sights are, it helps keep you motivated to go the extra mile. You three guys who just posted I think are all going to get some really nice fish this year.

I only want one fish this year and I know were she lives! That is my goal. I would also like to catch 20 bass over 7 lbs. It will be tough but I think it is very posible. Out of the 20 I want 8 over ten and I want one over 13. But most of all I want my one fish!
As far as bragging goes I did pretty good this year. I caught about 20-25 over 5 with 8 over 7 and 4 over 10 with my bigest going 12lbs 9oz.
the best thing was getting most of them on my own baits. BUT MY BIGGEST GOAL OF ALL IS FOR ROB TO GET ONE OVER TEN ON MY NEW BLUEGILL!!! :-)

www.mattlures.com

"I want a 4+ lb Redeye bass, a 6+ lb spotted bass, a 6+
smallmouth bass."

What is a red eye bass? You can Catch smallies w/ red eyes and spots w/ red eyes somtimes but is there really such thing as a red eye bass??

"the best thing was getting most of them on my own baits."

Matt,
Catching fish of any size on your own baits is toomuch fun! I pour all mine too! I used to have a site and was mostly doing senkos I have to close that down because I was getting a average of 10,000 senkos per week and could not do it :( Now I am pretty much just selling to a few torney guys around the country who are looking for custom colors! I cought my biggest on one of my hand poures 14.2 in the delta on a 3" fry.

Taylor

Yes, there is a redeye bass. One of seven speecies of black bass that includes the largemouth, smallmouth, spotted, guadalupe, suwannee and shoal bass. The redeye is a small bass indigenous to the south-eastern U.S. The world record is less than 8 lbs. The redeye like all black bass are not true bass, but menbers of the sunfish family.

Striper,
Do they have them in Ca?

Hey let that Bass go I wanna catch her some day
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Tm, The redeye was introduced in northern california in the 1960's. They can still be found in a few rivers and lakes in n. california. Lake Oroville has them.