RESULTS ... Predict Your '07 Hawg

[garry77]

I didn't make a prediction but my goal was to get out and fish more and I did that.I also managed to top my pb of 3 .lbs.I caught a 5 lber and a 4.5.Plus a few more 3s and dinks,lol.

[Fisher of Men]

Upon looking back, I didn't predict, but set a goal to get out and fish more and possibly catch an 8 or 9 pounder.  My second wish was for God to grant me the health and well-being to be able to "go and get 'em".  Well the first part of that didn't really happen, but I'm still healthy and able to go after them again this year.  There were so many activities in my spring and summer along with lots of rain (kept the pond looking like chocolate milk as well preventing me from driving in there) that I didn't get to go as often.  I've now got me a trailer for my jonboat and will be able to take it other places.  One place in particular had two 10 pounders taken from it within a few days last year.  Regardless of success or not, I'd call 2007 a pretty good year.

[Bassboy15]

Well, I pretty much choked big time.

I said that mine were goals, not predictions but I was shooting for

5 over 10lb: I got 2 an 11-4 and a 10-0. also had 2 mid 9's

8.5lb smallmouth: WHO THE HELL WAS I KIDDING!?! LOL. Had one around 7lbs come unbuttoned at the boat and missed a fish that would have made my goal.

3.5lb Crappie: Crappie are dumb.

I pretty much sucked this year.

Sounds like failure to me.. ;D :

[paul.]

i just noticed this thread today.  like a lot of others, i wasn't around here at the beginning of '07 to make any predictions.  not sure i would have made predictions if i had been as i am always afraid that i will jinx myself by predicting.  my take on it is this.

once again, God blessed me with the health and opportunity to fish a lot.  that alone makes for a good year.

i spent some great times fishing with my daughters, neices, and nephew.  to see them running around, yelling and smilling showing off 6 oz. bluegill as if they'd broken a world record was priceless.  reminds me of why i fish.  sometimes i get discouraged when i'm not catchin' a bunch or bangin' the big ones.  it's those times that i try to remember the kids and focus on what's really important to me in fishing.

i have a wonderful, sweet wife who understands my need to fish.  not once did she complain about me going or ask me to not go.

i had some great times with my fishing buddies out on the water, catchin' or not.

i continued to have good relationships with kind and generous landowners who allowed me to fish some great spots.  i try never to take this for granted.  

very distantly behind all these things for me were the numbers.  i was fortunate enough to catch some good fish in '07.  caught 46 bass over 6 pounds.  out of those 46, 16 were 6-7 pounds.  19 were 7-8 pounds.   5 were 8-9 pounds.  3 were 9-10 pounds.  3 were over 10 including an 11-4, my best of the year.

i wish y'all a great '08 season and hope y'all catch more and bigger bass than ever before.