Goals For 2011

[Capt Josh]

I've been busy laying out my life for 2011 and beyond for the past few days, and have come up with some career and fishing-orientated goals that I'd like to achieve in the coming year. Nothing like the new year to help remind us of who we are, where we're going, and what dreams we'd like to turn into reality!!!

I'm following some good advice and actually putting this down on paper, for reference purposes and to instil in me a sense of accountability and responsibility to adhering to and accomplishing these goals.


Here's my list for 2011

- Finally finish a novel this year
- Publish 12 magazine articles
- Update my website to re-include Canada operations, Rev island trips, new PV ops, and Panama development plans
- Get my Panama plans off the ground
- Renew existing sponsor contracts and garner new ones
- Refinish my Grady White for the 2011 Salmon/Halibut season in Tofino
- Get certified on CCR (rebreathers) for diving
- Get my gun permits and hunting licenses so that I'm legal
- Sign with a literary agent and publishing house
- Land a book deal

Not an easy list by any means, but a set of goals that I feel I can accomplish with the right combination of hard work, diligence, talent, and good ol fashioned dumb luck.

I'd love to hear some of yours. After all, lord knows there is certainly strength in numbers!

[Capt Josh]

I can't believe it but as I was typing up that post my email pinged and lo and behold a new contract from Costa del Mar sunglasses just came through. Unbelievable.

Thanks to the team at Costa del Mar for the offer and I look forward to representing the brand in 2011!!!

That's what I call putting words into motion!

[Eezy]

Looks like you're gonna be busy man JT! I like the optimism.

My 2011 List looks a little like this:

Land a job in AK
Catch a +20lb King
Get my Six Pack License
Buy a Water Master
Spend all of Oct in BC (Fort Telkwa what!)
Land a guiding job for the following winter
Fish somewhere I never have
Tie over 300 flies
Learn more Spanish

[Capt Josh]

Good to hear from you buddy! Not a shabby list for a steelhead bum either!

Good luck with your goals amigo, keep me posted. And let me know when you want to start planning our 2nd Johnny Buck Annual, I'm perusing the OR and WA classifieds for a jet boat already! Keep yer eyes peeled for me...

[Eezy]

Sweeeeeeet! Yeah, if things go even kinda as planned I'll be headin down from AK to Smithers beginning of Oct and plan on staying there for the month. Think Justin and Dave will probably meet me out there sometime then too. I'm pumped. I'll be checkin on sleds for ya till then!

[gottaflylee]

Not a big one...well more of 1 big one than a bunch of little ones...

KICK BUTT AND TAKE NAMES IN OUR IFA DIVISION, SHOOTING FOR TEAM OF THE YEAR AND THEN TOP 5 OR BETTER IN THE NATIONALS!

Stay tuned

[Capt Josh]

Kick some A S S LEE!

[Anthony of the ARK]

#1 finish my last college requirement in the next 3 months. after that.

#2 catch more billfish than i did last year.
#3 land a steady job with a owner and captain that want to win and catch fish as much as i do.
#4 fish with the best captains and crews i possibly can as much as i can. learn, learn , learn
#5 work harder, smarter and faster than i did last year.
#6 earn a rep as one of the hardest working, most professional, most determined a hungry mates in oc.

[Capt Josh]

That's a valiant and honorable list as a guy could come up with Anthony! Good luck with your goals this year amigo, keep us posted!

[captnemo]

1) Make some serious progress on the cook book I have been fiddling with for a year already

Thats all I got,