Your accomplishments from this year/decade

[Fat-G]

What were your biggest fishing accomplishments from this year?

What about the decade?

[WoolleyBass]

My biggest accomplishment of this year is catching my biggest humpy which was 7lb 12oz. Roby

[Eternal Angler]

Probably saving up for a small bass boat.

[tnbassfisher]

My best accomplishment from the year is finally breaking into the 5lb club........

[Eternal Angler]

Nice, largemouth or smallmouth? 

My best accomplishment from the year is finally breaking into the 5lb club........

[Goose52]

Well, I retired August 1st of this year and that gave me more time to fish, after not doing very much fishing for the last 25 years or so.

Bought quite a bit of new gear this year, to upgrade my old stuff which dated from the 1950s to the 1980s.

Results - the two best catches of the year were 1) the 7.75lb bass shown in my avatar - caught on a 6.5' mf baitcaster w/12lb mono on a BPS ProQualifier reel, and 2) a 20lb channel cat caught on a 5.5' light-power spinning rod w/6lb test on a mid-80s vintage Shakespeare Sigma reel - the best "fish-fight" I've ever had. 8-)

Looking forward to becoming a better angler in the next decade !

[fourbizz]

Year:

First Golden Trout

Biggest Brookie

Big High Country Brown

Decade:

57lb King Salmon

147lb Halibut

13lb 1oz Largemouth

3 5 fish limits over 40lbs

Retained my sanity by fishing.

[Shane J]

Fishing-wise, I had a monumental year. I broke my PB 4 separate times this year, and ended up with a 7lb,10oz largemouth for my biggest. As far as techniques, '09 was the first year using a Carolina rig, with great success, as well as spent a lot of time working on my jig presentation, also definitely worth the effort. Great year, and looking forward to more good stuff in 2010.

[Catt]

2009: Rattle Head Spinner Baits & Rage Tail Products

Decade: 2007; 8 bass 10 lbs. plus, 2 bass 11lb. plus, & my PM 12 lbs 8 ozs

2010: Share-A-Lunker (13 lb +)

[Fat-G]

2009: Rattle Head Spinner Baits & Rage Tail Products

Decade: 2007; 8 bass 10 lbs. plus, 2 bass 11lb. plus, & my PM 12 lbs 8 ozs

2010: Share-A-Lunker (13 lb +)

I hate you ;D Post some pics!

[Grey Wolf]

What were your biggest fishing accomplishments from this year?

What about the decade?

What's yours ? Especially for the decade.

Mine for the decade has been my retirement for the last decade with the ability to fish when and where I please. It's great !!!!!!!!!!!!!

[FD.]

I did not fall out of the boat, even once, this year. :

[TimJ]

year: my sons discovered the simple fun of spinnerbaiting a weed flat for LM and pike and whatever else was there.

decade: taught my sons the basics of bass fishing...each has at least one 5lb+ StClair smallie!

TJ

[senko_77]

I haven't been fishing for a decade, but in the time I have been, here is what really stands out to me....

1.  Winning a BFL

2.  Winning Co-Angler of the Year in the BFL Bulldog division (youngest in FLW history  8-))

3.  Catching a 10.4lb fish in a tournament

4.  Catching my PB 14.7lb bass

[fishfordollars]

2000-2009

Sold my business and retired

Married my girl friend of 15 years back in 03

Four 10+ Bass

2010: Fish more

          Beat my 12.40

          Keep my health in better shape

         

[VABassin'14]

Learning how to truly  bass fish at the beginning of the decade. (catching fish using something other than live bait)The later part of the decade is when I started to learn how to fish plastic worms and my absolute go to bait, Wave worms rigged weightless. Just this past year, I started to fish jigs. I haven't got it down completely yet, but hope to improve a lot this year. Next thing to learn is how to fish lizards.   

[Fat-G]

Mine are my PB and spankin' my friends dad EVERY TIME WE GO.

He's been bass fishing for 40 years.

[wackyworm66]

Caught my first jig fish, 4 lbs, caught my first carolina rig fish, 4 1/2 lbs.  Went on to catch two over 8 lbs, a 6 lb, and a 5 1/2 lb all on same outing.

[Goose52]

Caught my first jig fish, 4 lbs, caught my first carolina rig fish, 4 1/2 lbs. Went on to catch two over 8 lbs, a 6 lb, and a 5 1/2 lb all on same outing.

That had to be a rush! In the little lakes I fish near my house, if you would have caught a line-up like that .... there wouldn't be any bass left in the lake ;D

[crankster76]

year: still here able to fish

decade: teaching the sport of Bassfishn to young,eager fellas and the making of smiles

[Lund Explorer]

I got to hold a very beautiful little girl this year.  She is the first Great-Grandchild for this old man.

For the decade, I'm not sure if any of us can compete with Glenn's accomplishment..... Bass Resource!

[Mr Jenkins]

My accomplishment is one thats really personal, I realized this year that I can be beat in tournaments on my home lake, and sometimes even by guys in tin boats!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :'(

[Korea_Bassin]

I did not fall out of the boat, even once, this year. :

Check out this video:

Not really a fall, but funny anyway.

[Kenny418]

My first of the year was placing 16th out of 200 on the coangler side of a Bfl  on the Big G. This was my first tourny I have ever fished.  My boater blanked. Second would be 9lb 14oz Ohio largemouth. Hopefully 2010 will be good for everyone on here, Good luck and Happy New Year.

[Goose52]

...For the decade, I'm not sure if any of us can compete with Glenn's accomplishment..... Bass Resource!

Well said. My thanks to Glenn and the other contributors - I'm learning a lot