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Date: September 1, 2018 Body of Water: Lake St. Clair Boat: Numenon With: Alone Target: Smallmouth Bass Time: 7:30 AM - 1:30 PM Conditions: Horrific 9-inch waves. Water was green, clear and 73 degrees F; weather hot and sunny with double-digit, southerly winds As I pulled up to the community hole and prepped my gear, I knew right away that something was off. I had no sea legs, and just setting the drift sock was difficult. As I slowly drifted across the structure, I suddenly realized, just a few casts into the session, that I was feeling sea-sick! This is not an unknown condition to me, by any means. But never had it been an issue while bass fishing; and never in measly, 9-inch waves, either. As I struggled, a nearby boat landed a fine bass on a baited perch rig (waypoint entered), but soon thereafter I decided to switch to trolling with the following seas. I was close to an area where I'd scored some very nice pike in 2017; why not give it a shot? Half-way through my waypoints, I was bent over the gunwale, giving up my morning coffee. While this helped, it also took a lot out of me. I retreated into the North Channel and started looking for largemouth in shallow cover. But, I couldn't really concentrate. My heart was not in this. I moved up the North Channel and down the Middle Channel. I saw a lot of new water. I encountered lots of good-looking spots and a few small fish. The water deserves a better effort than I was able to provide. What do I have to say about this? This is exactly the sort of trip that makes honest blogging difficult. Other than finding a couple of new, known bass spawning locations and gaining an appreciation for the vast expanse of Lake St. Clair, I don't have too much (positive) to offer. Being sea-sick is miserable; losing a day of what otherwise might have been fine fishing to the condition is miserable; succumbing to such minuscule waves is miserable; and driving for 4-plus hours for a couple of rock bass is miserable. But, you know, I'll be out there again, as soon as possible! Pondering the questions of core essence and finding meaning in unexpected ways
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