What are your fishing goals for 2019??

[Lake Lover]

Best of luck to you stinger, hang in there buddy and stay strong!  

[Quillback]

You bet Stinger, I wish you well, and look forward to meeting you sometime once you get that myeloma whipped!

[Terrierman]

25 minutes ago, stinger160 said:

This post caught my eye.  Not a regular poster, only get to the ozarks a few times a year.  But read you guys exploits everyday.

Just found out I have myeloma, a cancer of the bone marrow.  Will limit my fishing time for the next 7 or 8 months while I have chemo and a bone marrow transplant.  So need  something to keep me sane.  Thinking about and planning fishing efforts is that thing.  My goal is to get back on the water asap and meet some more ozark anglers.  Got to go on jigfest two years ago and met  Ham,  quillback and billethead.  So that's my baseline.  Wish me luck!!!!!!!!!!

Good luck.  And hang tough.

[gotmuddy]

14 hours ago, Ham said:

I haven’t really thought about it a ton. I have plans for a Spring Trip with cajunangler in April or May , a trip to Langara in July, an extended trip with Johns Folly in October, At least two overnight float trips, and hopefully I get that trip to Venice in as well. 

How about > 3000 fish , > 1000 trout, fish in 7 states, 10 new “life time” species caught?

Want to plan a saltwater trip next year? Would be cool to fish big lake with a certified coonass

[gotmuddy]

11 hours ago, Gavin said:

Just get out more and get my daughters on some fish more often. Highlight of my year was fishing with my daughters. Present goal is to catch an Upper Current River Trifecta on the upcoming winter trip (Brown, Rainbow, Smallmouth). Bonus if I get a big fish or two. I don’t know what Laker’s definition of a lunker is, but he has caught a bunch of them including a state record brown on a fly rod.

I totally agree.  My trip to the beach with my son was the highlight of my year.  He had such a great time. 

[Gavin]

Looks like a great time! My girls learned to toss a cast net on our last trip to FL.

[MOPanfisher]

1 hour ago, stinger160 said:

This post caught my eye.  Not a regular poster, only get to the ozarks a few times a year.  But read you guys exploits everyday.

Just found out I have myeloma, a cancer of the bone marrow.  Will limit my fishing time for the next 7 or 8 months while I have chemo and a bone marrow transplant.  So need  something to keep me sane.  Thinking about and planning fishing efforts is that thing.  My goal is to get back on the water asap and meet some more ozark anglers.  Got to go on jigfest two years ago and met  Ham,  quillback and billethead.  So that's my baseline.  Wish me luck!!!!!!!!!!

Stinger160 in October of 2014 I got the exact same news.  Where are you located and where are you doing your Bone Marrow Transplant at?  I went in to University of Kansas system the first week of April in 2015, talk about a way to ruin the spring fishing season!  The ride into the clinic daily went by some of the best morel looking places I have ever seen, but of course I wasn't allowed out at all let alone shrooming.  Friends and everyone on OA kept me going with pics of their exploits.  Shoot me a PM if you ever want to discuss it or just have a bad day, I know exactly what you will go through.  Just know this, it does get better, my sister who works in a chemo clinic ga e me the best advice to sleep as much as you can, which is easy as you are tired a lot.  

My goals for 2019 are pretty simple, to enjoy every single gle day of it, never know how many days you have left.  Specific goals are to spend some time with my grandson catching crappie, white bass and bluegill.  If lucky maybe I will find my way to Canada for that bucket list item.

[Ham]

God Bless You stinger160! I wish you the Best possible outcome and a minimum amount of discomfort and difficulty. 

Get Well and get back down here. I’d be glad to take you fishing again. 

[Johnsfolly]

14 hours ago, Gavin said:

Just get out more and get my daughters on some fish more often. Highlight of my year was fishing with my daughters. Present goal is to catch an Upper Current River Trifecta on the upcoming winter trip (Brown, Rainbow, Smallmouth). Bonus if I get a big fish or two.

Fishing with your kids is a great goal. I had so much fun with mine working on her species goal. There were also times when I forced the issue a bit .

In terms of your Current river goal there is a confluence that I am sure you are familiar with that you could catch all three species. If not send me a PM. Good Luck

[Johnsfolly]

@stinger160 Good luck and stay strong! Hope to hear about your future fishing exploits and possibly meet you some time as well.