Bass fishing Resolutions?

[Alex_Ebertowski]

Mine would have to be experiment with different techniques in different situations and to fish more crankbaits.

What are yours?

[74mph]

Mine would have to be fishing each day individually, follow insinct, and move around more.

[fishuhalik]

mine is to find a new better job so i can actually afford bass fishing! i swear getting properly set up for bass is as much as a 2nd mortgage...

[mww24]

just purchase a few things at a time fishuhalik. Before you know it you'll be like why do I have all this [PoorWordUsage]. And you for sure don't have to have a 60,000 dollar bass boat to catch fish.

[Stick in Mud]

Man, Fish, it isn't THAT expensive. I catch tons of 21'' bass in MN and I don't need more than a MH baitcaster and a generous ruler.

[EBass]

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follow insinct, and move around more.

Yup, same here. I focused a ton on the deepweed edge even if the shallow bite was better. Believe it or not I seem somewhat comfortable fishing 16-18 feet. A couple years ago anything over 10 feet and I was confused since I couldn't see said structure.

I may try even deeper, or just try to get out as much as I can. And fish some new lakes.

[Chris519]

Fish at least 50 days like I did this year. Some years are harder to get on the water as much as I want to. More is better.

[bassfshin24]

Mine would be to start using my graph more. Need to learn the in's in out's of reading the screen and knowing what I'm fishing. I have a hard time finding structure I can't see. Really wish I could afford a sideimaging unit!

[bASS_BLASTER]

Before the boat, I fished from shore, fished the shorelines from a canoe and did fairly well. Then I received a boat for my birthday and I started drop shotting deep weedlines and points, jig&pig edges, run and gun because it was fun. I forget the shallows and forget to win tounaments. I did some calculations and found that I spent 60% junk fishing, running and gunning. In tournaments, I was in the money only twice in 2011.

Next year, I'm going back to my roots.

1. Yeah, a rooster tail looks cool but burns a hole in my wallet. Less running and gunning.

2. Always have to fish those tall grass and shallows when the time is right.

3. Pre-fish, pre-fish and pre-fish to eliminate junk fishing.

[fishuhalik]

Man, Fish, it isn't THAT expensive. I catch tons of 21'' bass in MN and I don't need more than a MH baitcaster and a generous ruler.

factor in a decent boat $8000, the electronics i want $1000, truck $6000, $50 in gas for each time you go, at least 10 rods, reels, & line for 10 setups $3000, lures for 100 different presentations around $1000, misc. stuff another $1000, you're looking at $20k, easy. obviously you can get by way cheaper than that, but thats what i want. i shoulda been a dr...

[lookincalifornia]

i hope to fish the two mississippi river BFL tourneys when i move back in june. time to get back to my childhood dream one step at a time.

[Raider4ever]

I should fish deeper but I am having too much fun "walkin' the dog and hoppin' the frog". So, I guess my resolution is to catch two fish in water over my head (doubling last year's total).

[thatoneguy]

I want to fish in my first bass tourney in 2012. Anyone need a partner?

[Superduty]

I resolve to catch a MN bass (largemouth or smallmouth) in every month of the year. I have October, November, and December covered from 2011. If I can get January and February done, I should be home free. (as long as I can stay off the injured list for 2012!)

[Stick in Mud]

Well, Fish, you may need 20 grand. I'm sticking with my generous ruler and crappy old canoe. Toss in some senkos and a topwater frog or two, and I'm all set.

[fishcast]

I hope to get out much more for SMB and get on some more of their mid summer and late summer patterns

[CrowWingBasser]

My resolution would be to fish at least 20 hours per week, and to slow everything down & concentrate on my strengths. I thought I did fish slow but this fall I spent a lot of time anchored - my, what a difference!!

[Doufish2]

Mine is to carry way less equipment in my boat this year. I load everything in the spring and use maybe half of it. You never know when ya need a obscure bait that has not even been opened yet, but, my goal is not to put tackle in my boat that won't get used all year.

[Dylan33]

Mine would be to become a more "well rounded" bass fisherman. I rely WAY too much on using senkos and worms.

I want to get better with other tactics, drop shot and cranking are on the top of the list.

[RK]

Hmm... I haven't even unpacked all my crud from last season much less starting thinking about next season too hard, but...

- Spend some more time experimenting with swim jigs during mid season, especially using them in deeper water and away from shallow cover. I've been kind of forgetting about them once I got into July and August, but had some real eye-opening experiences with them last fall that's making me rethink that.

- Carry less stuff in the boat. I got a *lot* better about this last season, but I still probably carry more than I need to, especially when it comes to plastics. This is basically an excuse to goof around with tackle boxes all winter, but what the hey...

- Fish shallow more during mid-summer. I seem to be the opposite of at least some of you, but I tend to fish weedlines a lot during the summer and forget about the shallow fish more than I should. I don't like fishing docks all that much, but it's something I need to do more of on a couple lakes in particular.

- Spend more time figuring out suspended smallies. This is probably an endless process. The more I learn, the less I think I know...

RK

[Stick in Mud]

I'm in the same (metaphorical) boat, Dylan...I'm thinking of resolving to use MORE senkos, though.