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Date: September 18, 2021 Body of Water: Casco Bay, Falmouth, Maine Moon Phase: Full Moon minus two days; waxing gibbous moon Tides: Low Tide at 3:51 PM Boat: Shore fishing from landing float With: Fishing Alone, but accompanied by A Target: Striped Bass Time: 4 PM - 6 PM Conditions: Variable fog; about 70 degrees F; brisk southerly wind; water temperatures about 67 +/- Depending upon how one looks at it, the day had been a success; or not. Of course, I'd scored a few stripers in the morning, but the rest of the day was meant to rehabilitate my freshwater Lund, Numenon. Last week, after a nap of two years, her cooling stream was noticeably weak, and I'd aborted further work on her. When I mentioned her condition to an acquaintance, he said he'd encountered this frequently, and I should simply ream the stream's outlet with a pipe cleaner. I did, and it worked! She started and ran fine, so it was off to Sebago for a quick shakedown cruise and lake trout effort! Except one of the trailer tires immediately disintegrated; I got it changed easily and safely enough and without any real problems, but we conservatively diverted to the local tire store for a complete new set instead of waiting for the other one to blow, too. On to Plan B! We ran home, grabbed the bait and some beverages, and headed to the float, where my first cast just about coincided with dead low tide. Conditions were still mostly clear, but a dense fog was building. Between the tidal stage and the decreased light, it seemed a little fishy, despite the southerly wind in my face. I worked three rods (floated worm, free-lined mackerel chunk and chunk under a float). I was a little surprised when the first bite came on the (bonus) floated chunk at about 4:15 (let's say predicted low tide plus a half hour). I was pleased enough with this nice, bonus 26-inch striper to not really care what it ate! When the next two bass also selected floated chunks (23 inches at 4:30 and 25 inches at 5 PM; mid-Quad III), I knew the presentation wasn't a fluke and stuck with it. A long cast, slightly to the left of the float was covering historically and currently productive water. Why would I change anything? Along the way here I missed a few runs, pull-downs and pick-ups. The fish were surprisingly active. With the weather (increased fog and a pending rain shower) closing in, I gave myself until 6 PM to finish up. At that point, the premium portion of Quadrant III would be completed and the dock's cross-bar (my convenient visual cue) would be inundated; my best opportunities would be past. Fortunately, another fat 26 ate a free-lined tail chunk, and so I left pretty happy! What do I have to say about this? Plan B turned out well and was every bit as acceptable/enjoyable as our original plans. I'm glad I saved some mackerel, the bass seem to be currently "off" worms. I sure wish I'd saved more macs! Pondering the questions of core essence and finding meaning in unexpected ways
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