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gillbuster

What are your 2009 goals?

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12/17/08 19:23:09

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Gang,

Since 2008 is about come to a close, it was a fantastic fly fishing year for most of you. Let's reflect back.....

1. What did you accomplish, was surprized by, or was most memorable fishing experience during the past year?

2. What are your 2009 fly fishing goals?...

New personal best large-mouth, bluegill, pickerel, carp to target?
New body of water/places to fish?
New fishing technique to try?
New tackle & products to buy?
New boat, kayak, float tube?
New flies to try out?

It will be interesting to see what the group has to input on these subjects... You can tell that I am already getting cabin fever. Snow is on the ground and 19 degrees outside, wind howling...

Tight lines
Gillbuster

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bill0215

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12/18/08 20:00:37

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I start getting ready for fishing by going to the gym. I ride the spin cycle, climb the stair master, XC ski, swim & lift weights. Wading is tough, hiking to fishing areas is tough and as the US Navy SEALS say:"the only easy day was yesterday". I'm a year older. I plan to lose some weight too. This year coming I expect to do more salt water fishing from my float tube. NYC has about 500 miles of coast line! This year I landed 11 different species of fish & I learned how to spey cast with a single handed fly rod. Get strong fish long.

Bill

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wayneb

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12/19/08 10:00:25

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My two most memorable experiences were one, catching a 3lb plus lmb on a 5wt with a size 10 gurgle pop and two, catching my first pickeral on a fly.

Next year I'd like to focus on catching more Pickeral, especially trying Pickeral fishing in the winter. I also want to try to catch carp on a fly. Increase the number of water bodies I fish on including spending some time on the Mattawoman creek fishing the lilli pad fields where all the Bass pros fish. I learned how to double haul this year and would like to get better at that. I want to utilyze intermediate and sink tip lines, never used them before. As far as flies go, I will be concetrating on tying flies smaller than size 12, especially nymphs.

If I accomplish all that it will be more memorable than this year!

Wayneb

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gillbuster

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12/23/08 20:27:42

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Well, I have to say my 2 most memorable events in 2008 was catching a PB 17" Crappie and also watch Alec catch several of these 17+" monsters on his classic fly during our June STS gathering, won't forget that for a long time. My second best reflection back in 2008 was slaying the monster pickerel fishing with Jeffsod at Steroid Pond in October, he put us on the fish....one cast, one fish, one cast one fish...awesome!

For 2009... it is going to be the my year dedicated to catching Big Bass. I want to catch a 6+ lbs LM on a fly rod. I am going to mainly use 3 flies.... Big Woolly Buggers, Big Ugly Woolly Buggers & Big Bad Ugly Woolly Buggers ... I have been tying many forms of buggers, floating style , heavy sinking and non bead head. I have studied several lakes/ponds that have a history of several big bass caught there and hopefully they will produce.

I am also going to fish a lot at night this year with Deer Hair Bugs...and would like to get a several folks together one night to try it as a STS group at one of the Cape ponds or Burrage Pond... That would be a neat experience... A July trip is in the planning

Going to purchase the new Shark Skin fly line this year for my bass bug-gin, B52 had it on one of his rods and it loads and cast great.

Finally I want to spend some time this summer in Maine for a Small Mouth Bass trip July/August for some hot SM bass action... There are several KOA spots/private camping areas around the Belgrade lakes area that would make a ideal weekend trip...

I just need to take the summer off and fish to my heart's content, unfortunately that doesn't pay the bills...

Tightlines
Gillbuster

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Wee Hooker

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12/27/08 13:47:29

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Good thread topic, John!

As for me, my most memoral experiences this year all involved fishing new waters with old friends. Whether the catching was good or bad, the quality of the experience stands out in my mind.

Hope to continue to do the same this year. More new ponds, More new species targeted. More fishing with friends. I especially want to add some longer /weekend trips into the mix.

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B52 bugger

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12/27/08 17:46:46

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Would like to fish for Big Smallmouth Bass. Don't mind doing some night fishing. Anybody have hot places to fish in Maine with Black Flies????? I have an 8 1/2ft Orvis bamboo battenkill. I want the smallmouths to show me the love.

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Flytackle

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12/28/08 05:19:18

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In 2008 my most memorable fishing experience was the June STS outing - what a great time. I hope that we can have fishing very bit as good in '09! My most memorable experience during the season was the big calico's Gillbuster mentioned, as well as fishing the bluegill "Honey Hole that he discovered in his float tube out in the middle of our favorite pond - It was a shoal that emerged from up out of deep water and was litterally covered with bluegill beds and hard fighting aggressive 'gills. The stuff that dreams are made of!
As for '09, like Wayneb I would like to take a big carp on a fly. I have caught them in the CT. river many years ago on bait, but have yet to fly fish for them. I say this every year, but have still not made it happen. Maybe this will be the year! As for new bodies of water - well, I'm game for anything! Always happy to try a new spot, though I don't have any particular in mind. I also intend to build a few rods this year, and may pick up a new float tube as my old Caddis tube finally bit the dust this fall. It had a good run of over ten seasons. There are always new flies to be tied - this year I intend to tie replicas of the old topwater offerings - small balsa baits that the bass love to hammer. I will try to have some tied up for the Bears Den show. Here's wishing you all tight lines in 09! Alec

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quashnet.clarksclassicfl...

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12/28/08 18:32:46

One of the successes of 2008 was making better use of my Paul H. Young Co. "Para 15" rod. Until now, I never quite got the casting stroke right for this unusually powerful example of this parabolic rod.

Paul Young enjoyed bass fishing, and sold a number of flies intended for bass, including the Redhead (a large, divided-wing moth-like floater), deerhair mice, and large versions of the Strawman nymph. In 2009, I hope to tie and fish some of these fly patterns.

Quashnet's Paul H. Young Rod Database has photos and descriptions of 410 PHY Co. rods, plus catalogs, accessories, etc. Thank you to all who continue to send me PHY rod photos and info.

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Gerbubble Bug

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12/31/08 08:02:12

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1. Attend Sept Gathering of STS ( actually priority 1-100)
2. Teach someone to Fly Fish - helping them out with equipment, casting lessons and time on the water
3. Try to be eco-friendly through my driving, buying, and resource use.
4. Go to the Cape for a Bluegill Trip
5. Recruit two new members to the FFF
6. Take my Nephew fishing and help my Grand-daughter to catch her first fish
7. Re-new old friendships, be a better person, and learn how to enjoy life to its fullest
8. Get to Florida ASAP!
Gerbubble Bug

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brokentippet

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01/06/09 06:40:20

I am going to make an effort to be more open to new ideas that are outside my established comfort zone. This applies to everyday life as well as fishing. I tried this on New Year's Day. I was getting skunked all day and about to pack up when I decided to try a fly that I had dismissed for years. Sure enough, first cast LMB. It may have been luck, but it was a good lesson.

I also would like to go on 3 trips. First, I want to go fish with my sister who lives in Oregon. Second, I want to go visit my old college roommate who has sold everything and lives as a nomadic sailor on the east coast. Third, I hope to be chosen for a volunteer group that goes to Peru to help with health care and nutrition. My father-in-law just returned from a similar trip to Haiti and said the trip made an impact on his life. I want to experience that.
Here's to a safe and healthy year for everyone.

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