goals for the new season

Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2010 11:35 pm

what are your goals for this season guys apart from improve your personal bests.
mine are simple,i will be happy with 5 speices,bass,mullet,macky,scad,seatrout.
have i got a chance,i dont know . but i will go for it.whats your views .
tightlines mick/

Posted: Fri Mar 19, 2010 7:59 am

My personal target is a double figure Mackerel.

Member Joined: Jun 10, 2009 Posts: 91 Location: Winchester

My personal target is to double my catch numbers....... ie to 4!!!!
rolling on the floor

Member Joined: Dec 30, 2009 Posts: 72 Location: Croydon

I would like to cast better and catch lots and lots and lots of fish!

Posted: Fri Mar 19, 2010 2:06 pm

bassfly wrote:

My personal target is a double figure Mackerel.

Innit

Member Joined: Feb 11, 2010 Posts: 98

Good Luck with your target- remember I think you need a special license to target sea trout though.

My personal target this years is to collect my own peelers, catch a 5lb plus bass, double figure thornback from the shore and to cast over 200 metres on the field- not asking much then...

Oops just realised this is the Fly forum- soz

Posted: Fri Mar 19, 2010 6:08 pm

bassfly wrote:

My personal target is a double figure Mackerel.

IF you ever really did hook one Bassfly, i reckon it'd tow you to Bermuda!!

Targets for this year...

Learn to flycast from my kayak, but maybe learn to paddle the thing first!

Next, catch a Bass over 5lb on the Fly. Also catch Mackerel, wrasse, gars, and pollock on the fly too.

Also on the menu from the kayak, but on bait not fly are : Smoothound, Ray, Tope, and maybe Cod if i can stand the cold!

That should keep me busy and out of mischief tougue

Posted: Fri Mar 19, 2010 6:52 pm

hi
A FISH of any description !!!!!!
glyn

Posted: Fri Mar 19, 2010 7:48 pm

Hi,
Seriously im after the 10+ Bass,specifically the one that got away last year.
With regards to your casting off the Kayak Chris a simple roll cast will do once you have paddled out into a shoal.
Hopefully we can all meet up this season.
Cheers
Simon

Posted: Fri Mar 19, 2010 8:56 pm

My intention for this season is to learn as much about Mullet behaviour as I can. The long winter has given plenty of time for reflection on observations made last year and how I might convert these to fish catching opportunities.
I hope to keep an open mind in the new season and not just follow convention, falling into a rut by fishing the same flies and same tides simply because they have been successful in the past.
Last year I typically fished for Mullet on an incoming tide but one day towards the end of the season I fished the last two hours of the ebb.
By chance and quite unexpectedly, I witnessed Mullet feeding in a manner which was in total contrast to their 'normal' behaviour. I returned on several occasions at the same stage of the tide and saw them repeat their actions, during a fifteen minute window. I have an approach in mind that will hopefully tempt these fish to take a fly and provide some exciting fishing in the coming months.

Posted: Fri Mar 19, 2010 10:25 pm

my goal is to catch my first fish on the fly, whether it be from the shore or from my kayak.
ive been practising my casting technique for a while and had a few lessons with a m8's dad who teaches locally and cant wait to get out and try for real. big grin

Posted: Fri Mar 19, 2010 11:24 pm

This years goal is to get out asmuch as possible....If I catch, that will be great, if not, I'll still be happy being out there watching the sun rise/set.

BLISS smug

Member Joined: Dec 30, 2009 Posts: 72 Location: Croydon

I have to agree with Dave......just being there and watching the sun rise and set over a beautifully calm sea is worth it's weight in gold......catching fish is a by product.

Would like a double figure bass though! big grin

Tom.

Posted: Sat Mar 20, 2010 10:48 am

Scierra wrote:

I have to agree with Dave......just being there and watching the sun rise and set over a beautifully calm sea is worth it's weight in gold......catching fish is a by product.

Would like a double figure bass though! big grin

Tom.

Would'nt we all winking

Posted: Sat Mar 20, 2010 11:14 am

bassfly wrote:

Hi,
Seriously im after the 10+ Bass,specifically the one that got away last year.
With regards to your casting off the Kayak Chris a simple roll cast will do once you have paddled out into a shoal.
Hopefully we can all meet up this season.
Cheers
Simon

A meet up would be nice Simon, i will make an extra effort to try and get over this year, besides i want to see what all the fuss is over Mick's brekky's!