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Date: July 13, 2021 Body of Water: Casco Bay - Falmouth Foreside, Maine Moon Phase: New Moon plus four days; waxing crescent Tides: Low Tide at about 8:17 PM; Quadrant II Boat: None - shore fishing from Landing float With: Alone Target: Striped Bass Time: 6:30 PM - 8:15 PM Conditions: Gray and calm; water temperature about 67 degrees; little right-to-left current; but no bugs! With a dozen sand-worms in the fridge and another potentially favorable set of conditions, it only made sense to have another workday evening session. I dragged my feet a bit after dinner, and arrived on the float just as the crossbar began to reveal itself with the continuing ebb. I was okay with the slow start, but by 7:30, I was getting antsy. There was little indication of nearby life, and my baits had not yet been touched. At about 7:45, my float finally dipped beneath the surface and I tightened up on a fish. It was a tiny striper, but at least I'd not been skunked. The next 15 minutes (now within 30 minutes of predicted low) were pretty active. I landed a verified 26-incher and an estimated 23, and just about every cast featured a nibble or pull to keep things interesting. But poor eyesight and an unnoticed bent hook (I'd used pliers to turn the hook out of the 26's upper jaw) prevented me from connecting again. Everything was on worms-under-floats, but I'd casted the swim-bait less than 20 times, total, for the evening. What do I have to say about this? I am perfectly satisfied with these modest results. After all, it wasn't too difficult to put myself in position to catch some fish, relax, and enjoy myself. I spoke with some young neighbors on my way out, and they too reported difficulty catching local stripers on lures, although they've taken kindly to Rapala Twitchin' Mullets as an alternative to topwaters and bucktails. Pondering the questions of core essence and finding meaning in unexpected ways
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