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Date: September 11, 2021 Body of Water: Casco Bay, Falmouth, Maine Moon Phase: New Moon plus four days; waxing crescent moon Tides: Low Tide at 8:41 AM; Quadrant II Boat: None, shore fishing from landing float With: Alone Target: Striped Bass Time: 6 AM - 7:15 AM Conditions: Clear and brisk; 55 degrees with a northwesterly breeze; water temperatures about 64 With only a limited window for fishing, I chose to stick to the float. I possessed only frozen mackerel for bait, but with the higher stage of tide and the clear conditions, I felt confident that I could catch a fish or two before the day's chores began. Heads or tails? Which would win? I've often preferred the gutless, meat-only tail chunk for stripers. They seem to attract less crabs, stay on the hook and bass gulp them down! But heads have produced some bigger fish, and often produce strikes under the toughest conditions. Oh well, I decided to use both. With my alarmless, late-for-me-start to the session, I could use two rods right away. I could tend them and see any pickups before the reel alerted me to any action. The tail chunk produced the first fish just before sunrise; a nice 26-incher! The head produced my other strike; a welcomed 24-incher. By 7 AM, I was hauling gear and preparing to deliver the Maritime 1480 to Falmouth Town Landing dock and ramp; I had to haul her to Brunswick for diagnoses and maintenance. Fortunately, my timing just beat the ebbing tide and I could get her on the trailer with no real problems. But had I fished any longer, it would have been more difficult to do so. What do I have to say about this? With amybaby22 safely delivered to the maintenance facility, A and I explored several boat ramps on/near the New Meadows River of Brunswick/West Bath. An acquaintance has been having quite the run of good luck on much larger stripers up there in Casco Bay's eastern reaches. Two ramps stood out; Sawyer Park and Princes Point. I'll probably have to check them out, if all works out well (and quickly) with the skiff's engine. I used the "down" time to tackle Numenon. She hasn't been turned over in two years, and I wondered what I'd find. She's aged and has suffered a bit from her two years of inactivity. But she started right up, and the electric trolling motor and sonars/GPS work. On the negative side, her "pissing" stream is weak, and there seem to be some electrical issues to troubleshoot (lights, aerator, etc.) Oh well, one step at a time. I'll probably deliver her to the same facility when I pick up amybaby22. Pondering the questions of core essence and finding meaning in unexpected ways
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