2023 goals

[Googs]

 

Fish eels more. 

 

[Joe Paranee]

Racked my conventional land base rods and going to an all Japanese style surf rod hopefully its a good season 

[Skunkoff]

Use some new plugs/ lures.  Here are 3...

 

 

[FallenKell]

Mine are pretty easy this year:

 

1) Survive the year

 

2) Fish more than last year

 

3) Try new gear/techniques/spots

 

 

Edit: might need to amend #3, but it is really a good catchall... I am also with Skunkoff above and used one of those fishlab swimbaits this past weekend. I might need to change up the hooks to more like he did (I only swapped out the tailhook for a single hook with bucktail, but the trebles were a real pain and seemed to be real brittle as the barb typically broke off instead of crushing down).

Edited April 4 by FallenKell

[Skunkoff]

14 hours ago, FallenKell said:

Mine are pretty easy this year:

 

1) Survive the year

 

2) Fish more than last year

 

3) Try new gear/techniques/spots

 

 

Edit: might need to amend #3, but it is really a good catchall... I am also with Skunkoff above and used one of those fishlab swimbaits this past weekend. I might need to change up the hooks to more like he did (I only swapped out the tailhook for a single hook with bucktail, but the trebles were a real pain and seemed to be real brittle as the barb typically broke off instead of crushing down).

How was the action on the Swimlab?

[FallenKell]

9 hours ago, Skunkoff said:

How was the action on the Swimlab?

It was a little heavy for the rod I had on me, but I couldn't resist just trying it out. The action seemed really good. I got hung up a few times on muscle beds because of the treble hooks (hence why I want to made the same mod you did). However, this seems like it would be deadly especially in situations where you can see the fish you are going after cause you can just ever so slowly glide it on in front of that fish. Very life-like movements out of it on a slow retrieve and something that I think would be excellent in presenting the lure as swimming against a current.

Edited April 5 by FallenKell

[Skunkoff]

1 hour ago, FallenKell said:

It was a little heavy for the rod I had on me, but I couldn't resist just trying it out. The action seemed really good. I got hung up a few times on muscle beds because of the treble hooks (hence why I want to made the same mod you did). However, this seems like it would be deadly especially in situations where you can see the fish you are going after cause you can just ever so slowly glide it on in front of that fish. Very life-like movements out of it on a slow retrieve and something that I think would be excellent in presenting the lure as swimming against a current.

Good to know, thanks for the input. 

[BobberBandit7]

1. Continue getting better at bucktailing 

2. start to introduce a needle fish more into the arsenal 

3. catch a couple 45+ inch fish on top water  

[FalmouthFisher]

On 3/18/2023 at 6:08 PM, FalmouthFisher said:

I’d like to catch the huge @$$ barracuda that scared the $#!+ out of me while snorkeling solo a couple years ago.  

 Got him!

[LockedDrag]

1 hour ago, FalmouthFisher said:

 Got him!

That’s an amazing shot right there. Congrats 

[Vintage_LA_Surfkaster]

My goals are basic: Fish a few new spots; catch enough fish to eat; catch a keeper Striped Bass.   These are modest goals because I treat fishing not as a hobby or recreation but as a process of life-generating activity. I fish to eat. So, I only fish for food and eat what I catch (within regulation, of course).