This was an in-between year for me, getting back from school and looking for a new job, I'd set a few goals for myself and I'm pretty pleased with how things turned out.
I wanted to get myself a decent crappie 'check'
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I wanted to learn how to catch longnosed gar 'check'
I wanted to catch a decent (by my standards) Carp 'check'
And I wanted to meet some great fishing buddies 'check, check, check'
I really want to thank all the great fishing buds I've met this year through fish-hawk, Marc, John, Alain, Trevor, Andrew, Scuro, everyone from the kpin derby (Man I hope I don't forget anyone) you guys were all a riot to fish with. Everyone that I didn't get a chance to fish with this year, there's always next season, we'll put a few more fish in the boat.
Here's a few more highlights from this year, in no particular order.
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Hope to get out on the ice/water with a few more of you next year, keep those year in reviews coming!
Best fishes,
Matt