What Are Your Expectations?

[Backbeach Jake]

Here's what I expect, and I'm rarely disappointed:
I expect to enjoy some fresh air and clear my mind.
I expect to learn something new or at least see something new.
The fish are a gift, I don't expect gifts. Large of small I'm happy, but they are icing on the cake.,

[chris L]

to have fun .

[BigFish]

Originally Posted by Backbeach Jake

Here's what I expect, and I'm rarely disappointed:
I expect to enjoy some fresh air and clear my mind.
I expect to learn something new or at least see something new.
The fish are a gift, I don't expect gifts. Large of small I'm happy, but they are icing on the cake.,

Thats why I enjoy fishing with you Fred!

[WadingWill]

I'm just looking to have fun and love surfcasting at night, amazing how many stars you can see and it's really relaxing. That being said I'm always hoping to catch a cow, but not dissapointed if I don't.

[Clogston29]

main goal is to enjoy myself and learn something new every trip.

from late april through june, I'm primarily looking for quantity and hoping for quality. in my experience in the places I fish, this is the time to concentrate on figuring out where they are and trying to put together a plan for when the big girls arrive up here.

from july through october, using what I learned in april and june along with past seasons , i'm looking for quality and willing to suffer skunkings to get it.

[HESH2]

backbeachjake said it all for me.i expect to catch every time out even if they are schoolies.just being on the water and peace of mine doing what i love.

[ilovetwofish]

I very seldom go out looking for a trophy. I wish I could get a giant cow but it most likely wont happen, no big deal to me I just love two fish.I like would like to catch on all my tackle.As long as im out fishing im happy.

[BigFish]

WOW! Sounds like I can hear another ball breaking!

[Tagger]

Originally Posted by Backbeach Jake

Here's what I expect, and I'm rarely disappointed:
I expect to enjoy some fresh air and clear my mind.
I expect to learn something new or at least see something new.
The fish are a gift, I don't expect gifts. Large or small I'm happy, but they are icing on the cake.,

...Read them all ... Jake/Fred pretty much sums in up for me too .. No hissy fit if I don't catch what I want .. Still consider it time well spent even if its a skunk ..

[striperman36]

Originally Posted by Backbeach Jake

Here's what I expect, and I'm rarely disappointed:
I expect to enjoy some fresh air and clear my mind.
I expect to learn something new or at least see something new.
The fish are a gift, I don't expect gifts. Large of small I'm happy, but they are icing on the cake.,

I'm with this too, and adding any day on the boat is a day I feel happy about, at long as something doesn't break.

[afterhours]

i always expect to get the maximum of each trip- catch fish (does'nt always happen) , swim pluggage, enjoy where i am, and of course company of my fishing buds.....

[Ake G]

Depends on the times I'm out OTW...

If I happen to have the time/energy to be out at a "good", meaning "a productive" time I'll look for large. Most of the time I'll make the effort to fish my spots at the optimum times.

Often I can only get out when time/schedule allows....may normally be a lousy time of day, bad tide with respect to location etc...then I'll just fish to enjoy being out and take what comes and be happy just to be out.

That being said, I never target anything but large.

[Slingah]

almost what Ake G said....
Sometimes I'm content to just be out and don't expect much due to conditions, place, mood etc.....
Other times I'm in the zone and dissapointed if let down...
Not counting early spring schoolies. I am always looking for large.
It will be all buisness this upcoming season, I have been screwing around the past couple of years. I am expecting better results and cannot wait till spring.

[Stewie]

It's the thrill of the hunt. I'm equally happy checking out new secret spots or crowd fishing with a bunch of friends. I love spur of the moment all night commando raids. Breakfast is always better when you have plugged for 10 of the last 12 hours. The best part is trying to keep my head up on the long drive home.

[BassDawg]

My Location says it all:>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>^^^^.

I am targeting 50+#'ers every time I'm out there.
C&R all but two for the entire year and never keep anything over 38"
for the table. that may change a little this year as iam entering a few more weigh slip tourneys. I am definitely more of the TonyO mind set. i am verrry thankful for each moon that i am blessed with to catch fish and with each fish that is able to find my eeeeeels/chunks/lures. just am not jazzed by anything under 40".

Just a quick thought for the i'm only out there for the stars, and sunrises, and the comraderie, and the ease of spirit and body participants. Can't ya do that AND target Large if you so desire? Just because you walk away from schoolies and booos to go get a fish of a lifetime does not mean that the sun ceases to rise, the waves will end their symphony, nor do the stars refuse to shine. Also, i don't think it works in the reverse order, gents. Am pretty sure that you have to target LAHHHGE first, and in doing so then you may land decently sized keepers and smaller, not the other way around .

By using eeels and aiming high last year, my pb was bigger for both Stripers and boos and i got schooled by some much bigger beetches, rather than me landing more schoolies. This year should be even better, cause this time i've got their bait, i've got their address, i've gotten to know them better, and i've got a nice shiny, laser sharp invitation for them to meet me at my rocks !!