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PONDERING CORE ESSENCE
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I'd not gone 15 miles into the trip when a deer appeared at the edge of my headlight's illumination and we collided. After 34 years in Michigan, I'd finally claimed my deer. I had no chance to react, and I was lucky that it was a somewhat glancing blow that spun her off my left front fender and into my left passenger door. Not an auspicious start to this long-anticipated trip; but I pulled my old truck over to the side of the highway. She seemed to be drivable; the damage was mostly cosmetic. After a day-stop at Lake St. Clair for some more smallmouth bass with good friend BL, my destination was Falmouth, Massachusetts on Cape Cod. My new Maritime skiff awaited me there, and I suspected there were a number of stripers and sea bass available for my long weekend visit. The day's bass fishing on Lake St. Clair was good (feel free to check out the details at www.numenonfunfishing.com/numenonfunfishing/lsc_201905-guided-trip ), and the rest of my travels were trouble-free. By Friday evening, I had the skiff rigged and ready! While the persistent wind kept me inshore and limited my options, I found fish almost immediately; and I relied on this group of fish for most of my fishing action over the course of the next several days. These stripers were just about always willing to eat a jig/fluke combination, and sometimes even preferred a topwater popper. While this wasn't the grand, adventurous fishing for 30-pounders that I'd envisioned, it certainly was calm, peaceful and relaxing. And, I did get a taste of other places and other fisheries (Buzzards Bay bottom fishing, tracking down birds and bait in Vineyard Sound, and targeting the salt pond outlets) to spice things up over the course of my stay. Details are available under the NumenonFunFishing header, above. The Maritime Skiff 1480 proved seaworthy and stable. She exceeded my expectations. With 107 stripers over her gunnels for the trip, she earned her first striper decal. I expect I'll be able to festoon her with many more in the future. She's fishy, for sure! I was fortunate to have acquired this new boat and to have taken this trip. I was hosted very nicely by my Uncle M and his wife, N. We caught some fish and shared several fine meals. I got a bonus visit from my Boston daughter, K! I caught piles of fish with fine, well-matched tackle. Even with the ill-gotten beginning, this was a fine trip! Pondering the questions of core essence and finding meaning in unexpected ways
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