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Date: June 15, 2024 Body of Water: Casco Bay Boat: amybaby22 With: Alone Target: Stripers Time: 10:45 AM - 3:15 PM Tide: Low Tide at 12:45 PM Moon Phase: Waxing quarter moon Conditions: Clear, bright and windy (15+ mph N/NE); 70 degrees. Water temperatures 58 - 60 degrees F (+/-); water still clear. Off to a late start after a very full week, my only real plan was to find some bait and search for bass. A promising start (I must have dropped the Sabiki directly on the head of the single mackerel near the Sturdivant Island marker) fizzled to a slow pick, but after a half hour of effort, I had a half dozen live macks in the well. With the tide continuing to drop, I visited the wind-protected southwest shoreline of Sturdivant for the first time in 2024. I power-drifted through my best water without a touch, but extended the drift through some new (good-looking!) water. Finally, my mack woke up and ran scared; shortly thereafter, it was taken with a confident surface hit over about 12 feet of water. I landed the 29-incher in short enough order and moved up-tide to complete another pass. I tossed the mack between two obvious boulders and got smacked right away! This fish stretched to just over 30 inches. Now, I had a little confidence in a potential pattern, and I focused right on the boulder edges in about six feet of water. I ground through the next couple of hours for three more bass between 25 and 27 inches. I ended 5-for-5 and had extended my confidence zone along this shoreline in multiple directions. Despite the incessant wind, I had manufactured a good day under bright skies and with clear water. Plus, I'd saved some energy for the next day! What do I have to say about this? Summer is approaching, and both bass and bait are settling in. I might have missed out on other, low-tide possibilities (Broad Cove, Royal River, Presumpscot River, etc.), but I think I managed the day's conditions pretty well. At the very least, my Striper Cup Limit for the week is secured and anchored by a pair of slot fish. Not bad, given the distractions and demands of the week. Pondering the questions of core essence and finding meaning in unexpected ways
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