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Date: July 27, 2021 Body of Water: Casco Bay, Falmouth, Maine Moon Phase: Full Moon plus three days; waning gibbous moon Tides: High Tide at 2:33 PM; Low Tide at 8:30 PM Boat: amybaby22 With: Alone Target: Striped Bass Time: 5 PM - 7:15 PM Conditions: Hazy and about 75 degrees F, but with NNE winds and a heavy shower developing and cooling to 60 degrees; water temperatures 66 - 68; falling tide through-out Blood-worms and tubes in tow, I had high confidence that I would be able to build on Saturday's brief tubing success. The forecast was dynamic and the weather was funky; A decided to stay home instead of joining me. She was smart to do so! My first pass was from the tip of Prince Point all the way to The Brothers. Much of this (west of Prince Point) is "newish" water for me. Going with the minimal current, I traced the shoreline as slowly as possibly from about 10 to 15 feet of water. Weeds (both rooted and floating) were a bit of a problem. With no hits, at 6 PM ( and now in an increasingly soaking rain), I relocated to the Falmouth shoreline at Town Landing to troll through my "home" waters. After all, had I not been in the boat, I'd have been floating worms from the landing, expecting good things. Including multiple passes through past waypoints, I trolled all the way to the mouth of Mussel Cove without a hit. Wet and with a lot ahead of me, I reluctantly called it quits. What do I have to say about this? One never knows for certain why one is "off" (tide? weather? depth? speed? color?), but I certainly was, this trip! I know I have to pay more attention to weeds, and to recognize the inefficiency they represent. Still, I know I have to simply put in the time to develop a full understanding of this technique, its strengths and limitations. Perhaps I learned at The Tackle Shop that worms are essential for this (not Gulp! or Otter Tails), and they also advocated using just a piece of worm (as opposed to the whole juicy thing, which is what I've always read). The silver lining for the session is that I still have eight or more worms in the fridge. I hope to put them to better use, if I can nurse them to my next session. Pondering the questions of core essence and finding meaning in unexpected ways
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