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PONDERING CORE ESSENCE
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Happy New Year! In no particular order, may I offer my modest Fishing Goals for 2021: 1. 200 Stripers for the season 2. Share a fresh fish meal with Uncle M 3. Catch my biggest ever striper 4. Catch a false albacore! 5. Catch a 6-pound "bass" (green, brown or sea-) 6. Catch a 20-inch trout! 7. Successfully fish new water 8. Successfully implement a new technique 9. Somebody new in the boat 10. Launch Numenon *** 200 Stripers for the season This is my new benchmark for a season of chasing stripers. Given enough time on the water, it's doable. Plus, if I've landed 200 stripers, I have certainly experienced many more strikes, splashes, follows and misses. I'll probably have enjoyed a lot of by-catch along the way. And, I know I'll have had a lot of fun! Share a fresh fish meal with Uncle M It won't be the meal so much as the preparation, execution and success that it represents. Plus, with a cooler full of ice on board, maybe a few gyotaku specimens will find their way home and get me going on that again, too. Catch my biggest ever striper This is a standing goal for every trip. But it's more realistic over the course of the entire season. If I catch it while actually hunting big fish, that will be even better. Catch a false albacore! There's no magic to this; it's a matter of patience and opportunity. But, I will gladly accept a little good luck, too. If I stumble into good fishing for other species along the way, I am fine with that. Catch a 6-pound "bass" (green, brown or sea-) Any of these is truly an outstanding fish. I'd like to think that I might chase freshwater bass on some quality water this season, but if I am unable to do so, the idea of landing a giant sea bass is an appealing alternative. Catch a 20-inch trout! Whether caught through the ice, from the sea, casting or trolling, any 20-inch trout is a beautiful, worthy goal. Successfully fish new water Kaizen! The pursuit of continuous improvement and growth in my collected fishing endeavors is one reason why I like it so much. A quality experience on unfamiliar water pulls it all together and validates the effort; but it also unlocks unknown potential for the future. This positive feedback loop can be a powerful agent of beneficial change. Successfully implement a new technique This is always a worthwhile goal for the same arguments as presented above. Plus, it might involve fun new stuff or shiney new things, for which I am sometimes a bit of a sucker. In many ways it offers a chance to practice my model of Anticipation! Participation! and Elaboration! repeatedly, so whatever success I might encounter, I can enjoy it many times over. Somebody new in the boat Too much of my New England fishing has been solitary. I enjoy the freedom and flexibility of this, and I likely fish best alone, but I miss my Michigan friends and hosting others on my boat(s). It's always nice to share a good experience, and it can be a nice reminder to see familiar things through new eyes. Launch Numenon She has been patiently resting on her trailer in Maine, waiting for things to settle down. There's a lot of potential for her up there, so I hope she's ready to go when we have the chance! *** Of course, I am reserving the right to amend or append; I already have a number of ideas rattling around in the back of my subconscious. Regardless, here's to an Excellent 2021! Pondering the questions of core essence and finding meaning in unexpected ways
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