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Date: June 10, 2021 Body of Water: Plum Island Surf - Newbury, Massachusetts Moon Phase: New Moon Tides: Low Tide at about 6:50 AM Boat: None With: Alone Target: Striped Bass Time: 5:15 AM - 7:30 AM Conditions: About 60 - 65 degrees; calm with NNW wind less than 6 mph; flat; hazy; quiet I've not been sleeping well, and with June's New Moon upon us, I decided to leverage these conditions into a worthwhile bass or experience. At 5:15 AM I walked onto the beach and headed north, towards the river mouth. The most distinct sand point was already occupied by a fisherman, and so I stopped at a less prominent point-and-hole. After a few casts with an A07 Diamond Jig, I switched to a Jumpin' Minnow. A few adult bunker were evident, but both my lure and they remained untouched. I decided to switch to the Al Gag 4-inch swim-bait from the previous session. I was interested in larger bass, but I needed to know if any stripers were present. Since none had revealed themselves otherwise, I felt like this swimmer was my best choice to either find some fish or eliminate this water. At 5:50, I was working the hole adjacent to this subtle point with the swim-bait. I felt my first contact but swung and missed. This repeated itself again at about 6 AM. I continued my search to the south, but had started working back north when a fat, bright 18-inch striper ate the lure with confidence at 6:20 AM (Low tide minus one-half hour). I was on the board, but flubbed the fish while attempting a photo; this could have been my third photographed shore-fish of the week, and should have completed my Striper Cup limit for the week. However, it swam away, healthy but not yet photographed. And that was it for fishing action! Soon after this catch, I switched to a larger sand-eel jig, hoping to entice a larger bass. That didn't happen; whether because of bait choice, or the dead low slack tide, I don't know. With such slow fishing, a lot on my mind, and a 10 AM appointment at my desk, I pulled the plug a bit earlier than I had expected. But I was still pleased with this before-work session! It had certainly been worth the effort! What do I have to say about this? Other than a few bunker and a single sighting of a lone seal, there wasn't much going on. Maybe I was lucky to have contacted any fish; or perhaps I had made the wrong choice in going north when I hit the beach, instead of south to a more familiar stretch. Or, maybe it was just a slow morning... I was heartened to see dozens of people on the beach to witness the sunrise and the day's eclipse. I'm glad I was there to fish, though, because the haze, offshore cloud bank and muted sunlight all conspired against a good view of the day's astronomical events. This shortened my workday, too! In combination with another bass landed (before the day's real business commenced!), that made this a pretty good day. Pondering the questions of core essence and finding meaning in unexpected ways
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