101 Fishy things to do before you die!

[Cobia Kid]

Im pretty well happy catching bigger fish then my old man..

oh and a 65ft gamefisher boat would go down a treat

[thesav]

The simple things are always the best:
1 Spend a week with a few mates fishing the banks of the Thompson, Barcoo or Condamine rivers - and this will happen in next 12 months after the wonderful rain.
2 Finally catch a barra from Monduran
3 Finally catch a Toga from Borumba
4 & 5 repeat 2 of above several times.
Regards
Sav

[Dan5]

Mine would be a black bass on lure or fly and to go back to the kimberly and Rowly shoal.Dan...........

[NAGG]

There have been some great ones so far
my top 10 would include

Bay of Islands NZ .... Big Snapper & Kings off the stones
Lord Howe Is...... Return visit
Madang PNG ..... Return Visit
Kimberly's ...... Incl Broome & Rowley Shoals
Alaska / Canada ...... Salmon
Nova Scotia ..... 500lb + Bluefin Tuna
Bougainville ..... Black Bass
Whyalla SA .... Snapper
Barrier Reef ...... Long range charter ( Cooktown to Seisa)
Hook up the boat & fish the rest of Australia

Nagg

[baitwaster]

1. Jewfish ( any bloody jewfish will do )
2. Find spot X
3. metre barra
4. Sailfish
5. spear something

[mwilko]

1 live to see the day murray cod are made only c&r in the rivers
2 catch and release a metre murray cod
3 murray cod on fly
4 fish an arnham land river
5 png black bass

[el_carpo]

You're probably not familiar with some of these species, but my list for fish I'd like to catch are:

1. 20 inch smallmouth bass
2. ANY sized chinook salmon (been trying for 8 years now--it's truly pitiful)
3. 15 inch yellow perch
4. A big musky or northern pike would be nice
5. A big striper or hybrid striper

Heck, who am I kidding? I'd even love to catch a big carp or catfish.


That's the realistic wish list.

My dream list would be:

1. Barramundi
2. Peacock bass
3. Australian bass, redfin perch, cod, yellowbelly (those freshwater fish you guys have)
4. PNG black bass
5. One of those talking / wish granting fish from those old Chinese folk stories.

6. Maybe some good-looking mermaid chicks


I know, I know.......I'm a

[bdowdy]

my list would be 1- ANY BILLFISH, 2-another metre cod (CLOSE OR 100LB) ,ANICE MANGROVE JACK ,METRE BARRA, BLACK BASS OF NEW GUINEA, cheers bdowdy

[major-defect]

Hmmm I'd say
1 metre plus barra
2 metre plus jew
3 png bass
4 do a trip right across the top end to the Kimberly
5 20kg plus GT
I'm sure this could change a bit though.

[Freeeedom]

What a lot of great ideas. I'm currently trying to organise them into a single list, which isn't easy when you see the diversity involved. Keep 'em coming - too much time on my hands with the weather like it is!!!!
Cheers Freeeedom

[B_E_N]

1- sight fishing to marlin in shallow water on fly or light spin gear
2- flyfish for bones on chritmas island
3- pop a 60kg + GT on spin
4- jeremy beat me to it but amazon adventure for peacock bass
5- Cuba fly fishing for XOS tarpon, bones and permit

[Freeeedom]

Here's a complete list so far with a few categories, each ranked by number of times mentioned. I'll update it as more come in
Cheers Freeeedom


100 Fishy things to do before you die

Species

1- Black bass of New Guinea, PNG black bass, PNG black bass. black bass on lure or fly, catch a decent sized Black Bass, New Guinea black bass
2- Metre barra, Barramundi, metre barra, a barra from Monduran, Beat my PB for impoundment barra
3- Catch a metre plus Flat head, Metre plus flathead on a lure, Hook, land and release a meter plus flathead
4- Catch a Murray cod (and let it go!), catch and release a metre Murray cod, Murray cod on fly
5- Get a Jewie on a soft plastic, Jewfish ( any bloody jewfish will do)
6- metre cod (close or 100lb), catch my first cod (what type?; fresh/salt?)
7- A nice mangrove jack, Catch a 65+ jack in shore
8- a Toga (saratoga) from Borumba, Hook, land and release a Toga off the surface on a popper
9- Nile perch, where the Nile perch are
10- 1000lb black marlin, Catch a Marlin
11- catch a sail(fish), Sailfish
12- 40cm+ bream on a lure
13- Catch a 40cm+ Whiting on a popper
14- Catch a bigger coral trout than my missus
15- Catch a nice size threadfin
16- Catch a wahoo
17- Catch a wild brown trout
18- Catch my first bass ( in QLD)
19- - Catch a 10kg+ Red out of my boat
20- Big gt on popper in New Caledonia.
21- Catch a large King in Shallow water on Popper
22- Milkfish on fly up in Darwin
23- Any billfish
24- Catch a longtail tuna
25- Hook, land and release a jigged 100lb plus dogtooth
26- Catch a Yellow fin Tuna on spin gear
27- Australian bass, redfin perch, cod, yellowbelly (those freshwater fish you guys have)
28- bonefish on fly in the Florida Keys
29- An Atlantic tarpon in the Florida keys
30- tiger fish (Africa)
31- 20 inch smallmouth bass
32- ANY sized Chinook salmon
33- 15 inch yellow perch
34- A big musky or northern pike would be nice
35- A big striper or hybrid striper
36- a big carp or catfish
37- Peacock bass
38-
39-

Locations


40- Kimberly’s...... incl Broome & Rowley Shoals, Kimberley and Rowley shoal, Fish the Rowley shoals(Western Australia) for my 21st birthday, Watch the sun set into the sea in the Kimberley
41- fish NZ, Travel to NZ for a bit of trout fishing and saltwater fish also, Bay of Islands NZ .... Big Snapper & Kings off the stones
42- Go fish W.A
43- Get back to Weipa
44- Go on a trip to the Swains (reefs)
45- Whyalla SA.... Snapper
46- Barrier Reef...... Long range charter ( Cooktown to Seisa)
47- Spend a week with a few mates fishing the banks of the Thompson, Barcoo or Condamine rivers
48- fish an Arnhem land river
49- Find spot X
50- Get back to Hinchinbrook
51- Lord Howe Is...... Return visit
52- Madang PNG..... Return Visit
53- Alaska / Canada...... Salmon
54- Nova Scotia..... 500lb + Bluefin Tuna
55- Bougainville..... Black Bass
56- Hook up the boat & fish the rest of Australia
57- Travel from NQ through the top end to Broome over the dry and what ever comes my way.
58- Fish the Amazon, not for any particular species but it just seems like a cool idea.
59- fish Alaska for some Pike

Techniques & Tackle

60- Find a completely new technique for targeting a well known species
61- learn to fly fish
62- Be able to own my dream boat
63- Spear a Spanish
64- Go deep sea fishing!!!!
65- 65ft gamefisher boat would go down a treat
66- spear something
67- Get a pro bream boat
68- Get soft plastics wired
69- Go on a trip aboard Nomad
70- Upgrade current boat to a custom built one

Lifestyle


71- At the moment I would like to calm the seas just for a few days in a row. Will let you all know when I have ticked it off!
72- When I’m old and retired (a while off at least 35 years) , Id love to be able to relax with my wife (if I have one) in a small sea side town and fish whenever the hell I want.
73- Be able to fish everyday
74- Be able to live on the water
75- Be able to pull up anchor and drive anywhere around the coast and park up and enjoy fishing in a different spot whenever I want
76- Be able to eat seafood every night
77- Swim with a whale shark



Miscellaneous

78- catching bigger fish than my old man
79- Write a fishing article and get it published.
80- One of those talking / wish granting fish from those old Chinese folk stories.
81- Maybe some good-looking mermaid chicks
82- Live to see the day Murray cod are made only c&r in the rivers

[Silent]

Mine would be:
1. Cray fishing at tassie
2. King crabs at bering sea
3. PNG black bass
4. 1m plus snapper
5. 1m plus barra

[Freeeedom]

Thanks Silent - that's the first time Tassie's got a mention. I thought some of the huge Tassie trout from the lower Franklin or Lake Pedder might have got a mention before now. I'll update the full list in a day or so
Cheers Freeeedom

[aussiebasser]

I guess we all have the dreams of fishing nirvana. I've had them since I was a kid. Late last year I had a bit of a problem with a coupla blocked arteries and ended up with a spell in hospital and a gouple of operations. This put the wind up my partner a bit and she decided to surprise me for my 50th birthday a couple of weeks ago. In July this year we're going to New Guinea to fish for Black Bass. Next year we're goin' on a round the world trip which is mainly fishing oriented. We get 5 international stops and we're currently sorting out exactly what we'll do but it looks like the following:

Egypt, Lake Nassar Nile Perch
Venezuala, Peacock Bass, Piranah
Chicago, Drive Route 66 to LA doing some Large Mouth Bass fishing along the way. Domestic flight to Florida for Tarpon.
Rome, just to see some old stuff.
Maldives or Christmas Island, Bonefish.

Last Saturday I had my daughter's present, which was 8 laps in a V8 at Willowbank, that was pretty awesome too.