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PONDERING CORE ESSENCE
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When I picked up the amybaby22 last year, I knew I would be in position to expand my striped bass horizons. To appease my daydreams, I picked up a variety of reliable Hogy lures. I've used the Hogy Epoxy Jigs successfully for stripers, blues, jacks and little tuna, but to date had not even tried many of the other lures I'd purchased. A recent day-trip to Buzzards Bay changed that, and I enjoyed success on a few new baits and techniques. Fishing new water, I need a bait that provided quick coverage! Plus, I love top-waters, so it was natural to choose a Hogy Popper. I usually use poppers in a slow, deliberate and hopefully vulnerable manner, but on this day, I fished it rather frantically in areas of moving water. Sure enough, a pair of stripers found it in short order. The first, a 21-incher, provided a crushing hit near the boat, and the second, although only about 14 inches big, totally choked the lure head-first. They both wanted it! When I relocated to some heavier water and could not maintain functional contact with the popper, I switched to a subsurface presentation; the Hogy Original, 10-inches long, on a 3/4-ounce jig head. Although I had a couple of touches at first on a slow, darting retrieve, this lure got crushed by a fat 24-incher when I fished it faster, perhaps imitating a herring. When the fog burned off, I lost touch with the stripers, so I switched to sea bass. Jigging with a large Epoxy Jig in green and then switching to a Hogy Heavy Jig in pink kept my rod bent for the next hour-and-a-half. Just these few baits kept me well-equipped and in the game for a very pleasant day of fishing. I've got plenty of other Hogy lures in my bag, too, and I look forward to getting them out when the proper conditions present themselves. There's nothing secret or fancy about this selection of baits; and I certainly don't mean for this to be a commercial; I just like recognizing that it finally all came together to be a good Hogy Day on the water. Specific details of this particular session can be found at www.numenonfunfishing.com/numenonfunfishing/buzzards-bay-on-a-weekday , while Hogy lures can be inspected at hogylures.com . Pondering the questions of core essence and finding meaning in unexpected ways
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Saturday, May 16, 2020 was a beautiful Spring Day. With access to amybaby22 confirmed, I loaded the truck with gear for every conceivable situation (boat and trailer maintenance, electronics and accessory installation, shore fishing, wade fishing, boat fishing, and even including some food and drink, to boot) and headed by myself to Cape Cod. I arrived just after 9 AM and re-acquainted myself with my simple skiff. It looked like she'd survived the winter well. When I'd put her away last October, I had considered installing LED trailer lights; but since I still had full functionality, I deferred at that time. But this was the first thing I checked upon arrival, and of course I had issues. In fact, I had no light functionality on the trailer at all. A quick perusal identified a broken wire and a ton of corrosion on the right side, so I started there. But after a few attempts to troubleshoot and restore the light, I'd still had no success. In fact, I started questioning whether my truck was delivering juice to the harness. I called my local Uncle to see if he could refer me to a trailer shop that might be open, but before I headed out, he swung over to see if his truck would light them up. It didn't, but talking through options with him and more careful use of my volt-meter confirmed that both of our trucks were delivering power to the trailer's wiring harness. I skipped the trailer store and went straight to West Marine to pick up the LED lights and wiring harness. I was surprised that West Marine was open (as were all bait and tackle stores I observed), but apparently marine and fishing support is essential on Cape Cod; for which I was glad on this day. In short order, trailer lights were upgraded and restored and I was able to proceed to other preparation issues. All was well, with the exception of a significant fuel leak at the hose-to-tank connection. Another trip to West Marine was in order, and while I could not find "Suzuki" branded replacement parts, with the boat in the parking lot, I was able to visually compare my options. After a quick and successful fix, I was off to White's Landing to launch her for the first time in 2020. What a cluster! I didn't even think about trying to launch here; I found the situation at Green Pond to be a bit better. By 3 PM or so, she was afloat; but I'd missed the tide, it was getting quite windy, and I was admittedly frazzled. I didn't even load any fishing gear aboard, settling instead for the comfort of a quick start to the engine and a trouble-free ride outside to Vineyard Sound and to Waquoit Outlet and back. She did run great, and it felt awesome to be back out on the water. It wasn't fishing; but it was still progress. I was still a bit fresh as I dropped off the boat and covered her; and the drive back through Boston proved to be pleasant and efficient, too. Pondering the questions of core essence and finding meaning in unexpected ways |
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