New Years Fishing Resolutions
(My top fifteen)
The dreaded cabin fever, lack of time spent fishing with drawls, the to much time spent working on the house this winter so I can fish all summer doldrums or whatever you may refer to it as has set in on this guy, so I came up with a list of new years fishing resolutions, some are fun, others right on. So go ahead and add on to help you through the winter fish aren’t biting blues. I work (I mean really WORK) very hard at being polite, considerate, generous, humble, caring, compassionate and open-minded when on the water. But sometimes I just can’t resist that zinger, so in saying that I have comprised a list of things that I promise to do as well as not to do when on the water this summer, at least, God willing I’ll try.
1. I promise not, to yell at my wife when she honors me with her presence in my boat. (But look out when we get back to the dock!) 
2. I promise not to scream bloody murder at my fishing partners when they knock that Monster, money winning, big fish pot fish, off with the landing net. (I’ll just throw them over, no word said.) 
3. I promise not to become miffed when the amateur partner I draw wants to pitch spinner baits towards shore during a walleye tournament. (True story) 
4. I promise not to tell my friends all my secret hot spots anymore so they can go tell all their friends. 
5. I promise not to take the plug out of my sons boat and forget to tell him. (Although serves him right for not checking) 
6. I promise to keep my composure when that neighbor (S-O-B) trolls across my lines and yells at me for getting in his way on his lake. 
7. I promise to not whine when losing. 
8. I promise not to gloat when winning. (Unless it’s after a few brews, then all bets are off)
9. I promise to be humble when skunked or limiting out. (Again refer to comment on #8) 
10. I promise to let the kids/company land all the fish when trolling crankbaits this year. (I’ll just reel them in. J/K) 
11. I promise not to be upset when fishing a tournament and somebody I know, comes pulling up on a spot I worked hard to find and figure out, and they tell me they got the coordinates out of my GPS last night in my garage. (Another true story) 
12. I promise to be prompt when telling my wife what time I’ll be in to take her to dinner. (This will undoubtedly be the first one I break, but it could be close!) 
13. I promise not to use the excuse on my wife that I’m to tired to go out, after fishing 10 hours straight in 25 mile an hour winds and driving rains. (This will be the second one I break if not the first!)
14. I promise to not get pissed when the person fishing with me can’t get the trailer backed down the ramp. (I’ll probably just do this myself!)
And last but not least:
15. I promise to spend at least 150 days and/or nights in my boat. (Hopefully none of these will be sleeping in it, in the garage, because my wife locked me out of the house!!!) 
Anybody else?
