2014 Open Water Goals?

[rjw6375]

One absolute goal is to catch one of those 30+ inch pike from my kayak this summer. Saw quiet a few come through the ice this winter, just not on my line.

[jimmythegreek]

every season holds surprises for me, its all about putting your time in on whatever species or body of water u want to tackle. All my epic/PB catches last year came when I least expected them. One thing I have learned is to be prepared for anything and get all the BS done before you hit the water. When u have a few hours to fish and you waste half an hour in the boat spooling up or tieing rigs and leaders u lower your productivity alot. This year I am looking for 3 things.....

50" plus muskie
10lb plus wiper
10lb plus eyeball

and of course good times on the boat BS'ing and pulling sum fish

[Outofline]

would love to get a muskie, pike, and lake trout this year.
I popped my walleye and wyper cherry last year with FE up on LH. Looking forward to getting larger specimens of each next go 'round. Might to be tough to eclipse the almost 8lb walleye I pulled out of the tidal section of the S.River though

[Jigman13]

Originally Posted by Outofline

Might to be tough to eclipse the almost 8lb walleye I pulled out of the tidal section of the S.River though

I heard about that... pretty wild dude.

[BottomBouncer13]

Mine are easy. Fish more days in the fresh this year...Catch more than one walleye in a day and a 5 pound smally...

[Eskimo]

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I have to think about this. I never really tied goals to my fishing. To quote Joseph Campbell, I usually just "follow my bliss".

Two non-specific things come to mind:

1) I should say "no" to some work and family obligations so I can spend more time out on the water.

2) I really should go fishing with other people. I always fish alone. Maybe I'll invite someone along. Maybe I'll even attend a NJF meet & greet one of these days.



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[youngdumbandfulloffish]

Originally Posted by Eskimo

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I have to think about this. I never really tied goals to my fishing. To quote Joseph Campbell, I usually just "follow my bliss".

Two non-specific things come to mind:

1) I should say "no" to some work and family obligations so I can spend more time out on the water.

2) I really should go fishing with other people. I always fish alone. Maybe I'll invite someone along. Maybe I'll even attend a NJF meet & greet one of these days.



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Couldn't have said it any better.

[briansnat]

I'm not particularly goal oriented with regards to fishing, other than to enjoy being outdoors. Heck, I don't care if I get skunked, just being out there is enough for me. But I'd like to try a few float trips in my canoe on the Passaic to see if I can bag a few of those pike.

My "home" lake is Fayson and though two of the three Fayson Lakes are stocked with walleye, everyone seems to be catching them but me. I did boat one two summers ago when bass fishing, but that's been it. I've seen people catch 5 - 7 lbers on Fayson. I met a guy on the ice this winter who told me he does pretty good with walleye there and mentioned where and how he does it, so I'm going to give his method a shot. I may even keep one just to taste walleye because I've heard so much about how good they are.

I'd also like to get back into fly fishing streams. I got away from it when I bought my boat a few years ago. The home lake is just too darn convenient, so I don't go many other places these days.

[Outofline]

here's that tidal water eyeball (caught in Old Bridge)

[Mjh609]

Catch new species. Walleye, snakehead, hybrid.

Learn how to fish rivers and creeks. Deleware, raritan and rancoacas.

But what I need to do that will help me catch a lot more fish is figure out how to fish deeper water. I'm useless in water over 10-12 feet deep.

Lastly I'd like to find a shortcut to Champlain. There's gotta be a way to get there in under an hour.