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Date: June 8, 2024 Body of Water: Falmouth, Maine Boat: None, shore fishing from Landing float With: A Target: Stripers Time: 5 PM - 7:30 PM Tide: Low at 7:15 PM; Quadrant II Moon Phase: Waxing crescent moon, New plus two days Conditions: Mixed sun and clouds with scattered showers in area; breeze from all directions and about 70 degrees. Water temperatures 58 - 60 degrees F (+/); water still very clear. The morning was invested in a casual search for mackerel. Seals and dolphins were doing the same (although perhaps more urgently), and I found a few Macs along current seams in Hussey Sound, but not enough to install the live-well and change my fishing approach (yet). Plus, it was so weedy in my usual nearby haunts that it was not the least enjoyable to target stripers in this manner. So I called it quits and luckily just barely beat a torrential downpour back to the truck. I decided some worms and a nap were in order. Having secured both, A and I returned to the landing's float at about 5 PM for what turned out to be a super pleasant evening. We were a little early, and I declared that anything before 5:30 PM was a bonus. Suspended sand-worms enticed two bonus bass of about 23 inches before the bite picked up. By 7 PM, we had landed ten bass to 27 inches and still had a couple of worms left. Expecting a slower bite during slack low, but hoping for a big one, we were able to convert our last worms into two more fish, ending the session at 12 bass-for-12 worms. We'd been efficient and nearly flawless (for a change of pace!) What do I have to say about this? What a beautiful, fun and relaxing evening! Low tide and worms are my security blankets for getting bites, but this session offered so much more; A's relaxed companionship, a steady pace of action, plenty of pulled drags, a celebratory beer, and simple fun after an over-full work week. I am a lucky guy to have access to all this! And, circle hooks continue to do their work; 11 of the 12 bass landed were hooked in the roof or corner of their mouths. As for the last, the line was snipped as close to the hook as possible, and she swam off strong, too. Pondering the questions of core essence and finding meaning in unexpected ways
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