40 in 40

[Ham]

While it’s not entirely fair, I blame @Johnsfolly for my latest version of fishing obsession. I’ve been obsessed with fishing since I was like 5 and I always liked catching new fish, But I blame John for luring me into the dark, seedy world of #LifeLists and micro fishing. Thanks Buddy I owe you one.

This year I had some pretty lofty fishing goals and even though Covid 19 cost me some trips that would have really been Really Fun and productive new species and total species wise, I’ve had a pretty Lucky year fishing wise and maybe caught a few species that I normally would not. The goal was 75 species and whatever number or lifers. (I wrote 12 in one place and 15 in another.) Since it seems very likely that I will reach that goal, I of course had to up the ante. So the logical next step in my mind anyway was 100 species for the year. Keep in mind that previously the most species In a year was low 50’s maybe 54 and most years I tapped out at low 40’s and was Proud of that. 

*** FULL DISCLOSURE *** There is another picture Heavy thread coming on the Push For 100. Do keep in mind the Ignore List. I continually recommend that more ppl use it.

the Push For 100 ends 12/31/2020 But the 40 in 40 starts now and ends 12/31/2023. This Magical Nonsense Tour is about me trying to catch a Particular Set of 40 New Lifers in the Next 40 Months. Some will be easy (Location, Location, Location) and some will likely prove to be very difficult.

Enjoy the List But Do Not expect any of this to be Logical or make much sense at all. Please Feel Free to Joust with your own set of Windmills. 
Edited to BOLD type the fish that have been caught 

40 in 40 ( assume nothing)

    ◦    Northern Pike
    ◦    Bull Shark
    ◦    American Eel
    ◦    Orange Spotted Sunfish 
    ◦    Bantam Sunfish
    ◦    Blue Spotted Sunfish
    ◦    Northern Snakehead
    ◦    Shovelnose Sturgeon 
    ◦    Checkered Madtom
    ◦    Ozark Madtom
    ◦    Slender Madtom
    ◦    Brown Bullhead
    ◦    Spotted Bullhead
    ◦    Snail Bullhead
    ◦    White Catfish
    ◦    Tarpon
    ◦    Tripletail
    ◦    Look down
    ◦    Bonnet Head Shark
    ◦    Jack Crevalle
    ◦    Florida Gar
    ◦    Suwannee Bass
    ◦    Yellow Eye Rockfish
    ◦    Black tip shark
    ◦    Common Snook
    ◦    Bonefish
    ◦    American Shad
    ◦    Hickory Shad 
    ◦    Red Snapper
    ◦    Goliath Grouper
    ◦    Gag Grouper
    ◦    Yoke Darter
    ◦    Greenside Darter
    ◦    Ozark Logperch
    ◦    Tiger Trout
    ◦    Bluntnose Minnow
    ◦    Common Shiner
    ◦    Golden Topminnow 
    ◦    Silver Carp
    ◦    Bighead Carp
 

I will try to remember to post with picture and deets as I catch the fish on the List

 

[Johnsfolly]

Good luck buddy. Let me know where I can help.

Does the fishes of AR have descriptions for the Ozark vs common logperch? You may have already caught an Ozark.

 

[Ham]

5 minutes ago, Johnsfolly said:

Good luck buddy. Let me know where I can help.

Does the fishes of AR have descriptions for the Ozark vs common logperch? You may have already caught an Ozark.

 

They do, but I’m relying on FishMap.org to help me. I’m going to follow my teachings and fish an area that just has Ozark Logperch so I can be sure. 
I could go to a local creek and catch 20 of them and photograph the dog poop out of them and study later I guess.  

[FishnDave]

This is great!  I'm gonna go make some pop corn! 😁

[Johnsfolly]

30 minutes ago, Ham said:

They do,

I believe that I have caught two different logperch species/subspecies. So I would be interested in seeing those descriptions for myself, since I am not familiar with what characters differentiate the two. There are lots of recent collections and photos on Fishmap.org for the Ozark logperch in AR.

[Ham]

Well Heck, maybe I’ve only caught Ozarks and not common. 
I will have to do more Reading and looking at pics of what I have caught already. 
there may need to be updates to several lists 

[Ketchup]

MoCarp can help with the last 2. I hear he’s pretty good at finding them. Now catching, that’s a different story. 
 

good luck on your venture. Looks like travel is in the future. 

[Daryk Campbell Sr]

6 hours ago, Ketchup said:

MoCarp can help with the last 2. I hear he’s pretty good at finding them. Now catching, that’s a different story. 
 

good luck on your venture. Looks like travel is in the future. 

Yep,  it's really you.  Welcome back.  

[Ham]

I re-read the descriptions of the three species of Logperch in Arkansas. I have only caught Logperch.

ill need to travel to a tributary of the Arkansas River to try for a Ozark Logperch. 

[Ketchup]

36 minutes ago, Daryk Campbell Sr said:

Yep,  it's really you.  Welcome back.  

Hey buddy. Thank you. Took some time away from the water to focus on family. Now back to it. 😁

 

hope your family is doing well.