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Date: July 12, 2021 Body of Water: Casco Bay - Falmouth Foreside, Maine Moon Phase: New Moon plus three days; waxing crescent Tides: Low Tide at about 7:34 PM; predominantly ebb and Quadrant II Boat: None; fishing from the Landing's float With: A Target: Striped Bass Time: 6 PM - 8 PM Conditions: Hazy sun, about 73 degrees and mild SW breeze; no bugs; water temperature about 66 degrees What better way to spend a lunch break than picking up some bait? And what better way to spend my after-work time than fishing? With Quadrants II and III beckoning, I took my sand-worms to the float with A. We were in position just after 6, the current was favorably right-to-left, and the cross-bar on the dock was just starting to show itself. I predicted a slow start but expected good things develop over the course of the session. I floated a sand-worm while casting a small swim-bait with another rod. When my first two worms were stolen by undetected thieves, I put down the second rod for good and paid close attention to my float. Either macs, pogies, or herring were definitely chewing my worms down to the hook; but about an hour before predicted low tide, my float was pulled down and I connected with a good bass. This guy pulled long and hard. I handed the rod to A, who got to enjoy the fight for a couple of moments before the hook inexplicably pulled. I didn't stew on that for too long, though, because my next drift was almost immediately intercepted by another strong fish. This solid 26-incher was a fine fish, but still didn't feel as big as the one we lost. I earned my badge of dishonor next when my hook explosively pulled from another sizable bass upon initial contact. But when the next 20 minutes or so were filled with lots of action and three more stripers landed (19, 24 and 25 inches), I didn't feel so bad. This period from about 30 - 60 minutes before predicted low tide (and about 60 - 90 minutes before sunset) had been hot, as predicted! After a short hiatus, the biggest fish for the evening at 27 inches, was landed about 15 minutes before predicted low. We stayed for another 45 minutes, through the turn of the tide, hoping for a big bite but without any further action. We left in time to beat the mosquitos and got home before dark. This was a pleasant and excellent post-work session! What do I have to say about this? Five-for-seven with some really nice fish (especially from the dock); good company, pleasant conditions, no bugs and no real problems; I'll take this any day of the week, but especially on a work day! Pondering the questions of core essence and finding meaning in unexpected ways
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