Happy New Year!
I haven’t had all that much time to think about what I want to accomplish this year fishing-wise. The Lego League season and holiday season has kept my mind too occupied. So I’m going to cheat a little. Because I did so poorly in my goals from 2011, I’m going to carry them over. But I’m also going to make a couple of adjustments because of my new job.
- Fish at least once a month during open water bass season
- Float tube at least four times during open water season
- Find a float tube buddy
- Catch a bass on 4 different plastic lures (color doesn’t count)
- Catch a bass on 6 different lures (plastic lures count)
- Catch my limit of walleye on Lake Mille Lacs or the Gunflint Trail Secret Lake
- Fish 3 new bodies of water
- Return to Colorado to fish with my brother
- Fish with a fellow blogger
- Catch a keeper ice Walleye or ice Northern
- Qualify for Master Angler in Minnesota
I wrote in my last post that I accomplished none of my 2011 goals. As I re-read them more carefully for inclusion in this post, I think I may have accomplished two of them–the two having to do with catching bass on different lures. I’m not sure of the numbers, but the point of those goals was to try new lures and new presentations. I had a lot of success with worms in different presentations last year, so even if the numbers weren’t quite there, I would consider my ultimate goal accomplished.
I’m also adjusting my blog goals from 2011:
- Issue 2 Avid Angler Challenges
- Review 2 products
- Write a How To
- Increase 2011 traffic by 20%
We’ll see how these play out given my new job, but I hope to write more than just my adventures.
I hope 2012 brings you and yours much happiness, prosperity, and full live wells. Happy new year!
I respect your decision to review and modify your past and present goals for the coming year. Goals are just that, items (be it quantity, quality, changes, etc.)that are listed, one way or another, that keep one progressing in a desired direction. They should never be considered to be hard and fast. How self defeating would that be if they were?
Out of curiosity, which species of fish do you have in mind for the master angler designation? I know what your most popular species is but maybe you have another one in mind for MA.
Bob,
I don’t have a particular species in mind for Master Angler, but since I mostly target bass, that would be the most likely candidate. But if I happen to land a lunker walleye, northern, or even ice crappie, I won’t complain.