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My fishing bucket list

After finally checking off a lifelong dream of catching a blue marlin on my birthday, I found myself adding even more goals to a fishing bucket list that continues to grow with every adventure.

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Anastasia Patterson

Fortunately, I’ve been able to check off a lot of items on my bucket list. But it seems like every time one great trip comes off, another gets added. The good Lord made this big old world and filled it with a whole lot of fish, and that’s a win for all of us.

It took me 30 years, but I had always wanted to catch a blue marlin on my birthday. That finally happened recently in the Gulf. There’s something special about seeing a prayer answered right in front of you, surrounded by good people. Even though I’ve caught blue marlin before, this one hit differently. It got me thinking about everything else still on my fishing bucket list.

  1. Top 40 in a Bassmaster Open
  2. Fish the Red Sea in Egypt
  3. Catch a 10-plus-pound fish on every continent
  4. Spend a week fishing in the Indian Ocean in the Seychelles
  5. Catch a world-class peacock bass in the blackwaters of the Curicuriari River, Brazil
  6. Catch a 7-pound smallmouth bass
  7. Catch a Papuan bass in Papua New Guinea
  8. Watch my mom catch a 10-pound largemouth
  9. Make a generational impact through BassmastHER
  10. Fish the Big Rock
  11. Design my own rod line
  12. Aid in aquaculture research
  13. Catch a striped marlin in Mag Bay
  14. Break the South Carolina shellcracker record with my dad
  15. Catch a musky in Wisconsin (planning to make this happen with Kristine this year)
  16. Spend time with Guy Harvey discussing his work in conservation and restoration
  17. Fly fish in Patagonia
  18. Catch a roosterfish in Mexico
  19. Fish an indoor pond
  20. Catch smallmouth on the Devils River
  21. Fish all 50 states
  22. Catch and cook a live lobster in Maine
  23. Start a fishing YouTube channel
  24. Catch an Atlantic salmon
  25. Top 10 in a Bassmaster Open
  26. Fish deep in the Borneo jungle
  27. Create “Head Up, Hammer Down” fishing line
  28. Catch Arctic char in Greenland
  29. Catch golden dorado in Argentina
  30. Catch Guadalupe bass in Texas (this might be the easiest one of all)
  31. Win a Bassmaster Open
  32. Stay at Tropic Star Lodge
  33. Fish the Great Barrier Reef
  34. Help implement effective marine management to protect ecosystems in South Carolina
  35. Catch a fish from inside my Toyota Tundra

There’s more, but like I said, as one comes off, more get added.

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