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Will Wonders Ever Cease?
I was still sleeping at 7:00 when the door flew open and the Boss said time to go to the Gulf! (Easy to tell she is bored!) That is the best offer I have had in a while. So we hitched up and headed to Froggie’s. I did not look at the weather or the tides, we just hit the road. She has not fished the bay in years so it was time to cut to the chase and get right to the fish.
The White Ice Knockin Tail was the ticket.
The wind was blowing a good 15 – 20, the water temp was 68 to 72 degrees, and much of it was off color due to the high winds the last few days. It was definitely better where it was above 70 degrees and clearer. We went right to the Oil Cut and fished the first place and I caught a fattie, but that area was really to let her practice casting as she had never used a popping cork. She only tossed a couple up in the mangroves, but props to her, with the wind it was not easy. She got the hang of it so time to get on them. From that point on she caught them right along.
She easily caught her limit.
We caught a bunch of smalls and finally got into the keepers. They were right off the drop in about 3 foot of water. If I were guessing, and I am, we easily caught a good 20+ in 3 hours. And the way there were positioned we could have easily re-fished them several times as the wind was blowing us past them fairly quickly.
Nothing big, just solid little fatties. And yes I did catch a fish or two.
She stuck with the White Ice, I threw all the Knockin tail colors, and as far as I can tell the fish did not give a hoot which one it was. So after 3 hours she called it a day and we headed to the ramp. So not a bad short trip, the trout are definitely biting and I can only imagine how good some of my other favorite places are right now. But as you learn guiding, it is not about you. It is all about putting your customer where they can catch fish as easily as possible. Keep it fun and easy and everyone is happy. The Boss has always been a good fisherman, and today just reinforced that. She caught a bunch and we had several doubles. Today it went just like I hoped it would.
(On the way I practiced good social distancing, gloves on during the gas fill, got near nobody, and went in no store or station. So fish your butt off, it is easy to be safe so why not do it? It would suck to get it after fishing. And with the number of folks at the ramp folks are fishing.)
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The Boss and I went on a hike in the Aransas Wildlife Refuge Wednesday. Not many folks around so the social distancing thing was easy. We saw snakes, deer, hogs, gators, and enough birds to fill a book. So here are a few pics.
He is eyeing you like a snack!
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Knockin Tail! Can’t wait to get back to my old ways and sack them up! It catches fish.
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It was good to hear from Lee again, and glad I am not the only one with the “problem.”
Tell the Boss we appreciate her efforts. Masks have been mandated where I work and I’ve never had more respect for those in the medical field. To put it simply, I hate them. Any key she has for keeping her glasses from fogging up? Maybe it’s just that I breathe like Darth Vader but it’s super annoying. As always, I appreciate the read whether it be fishing report or life report. And, I just re-wired a small Harbor Freight trailer. Finally figured out the ground wasn’t getting through to the lights due to it being foldable (though it’s always worked in the past, but not this time). Let me tell you, if I’d been wearing a mask and having to figure that out at the same time, some beers would have been lost. Not to mention the words my wife had to protect our children from. Any sort of wiring gives me great respect for electricians as well.
The Boss thanks you and has this comment on the mask fit as she gets the same fog at times on her protective gear. It is all about having it tight on the top and high side of your nose. And to complicate hers, she wears one on top of another.
Now as far as electrical stuff on trailers and boats, I have rewired dozens of times over the years and it is still a struggle for me. It goes back to one of my old sayings about who should be doing what, as an example – I promise not to do any mechanic work on my car if you promise not to practice law. Funny, I could do a major felony trial in front of jury but when it comes to 5 stinking wires I can barely find my ass with both hands. We all have our “thing” we are good at. And thanks for your kind words, guess I will keep writing with all this spare time on my hands.
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Aaron Martens one of the great bass pros collapsed last week and it was found he had a couple of lessions/tumors on his brain. Monday he had successful brain surgery and the report is he doing great and will be home in a few days. Lets all hope that he will have a complete recovery. In this tough times it is important to remember how lucky we are to have whatever we have, it can be taken in a minute. Stay safe.
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And speaking of bass fishing. Just watched the MLF that was on Shearon Harris Lake in Raleigh, North Carolina and it was something. The average size of fish was on the big side and was topped off with an 8+. That is good fishing anywhere, to bad it is so dang far from here or it would be on the list!
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Nice to get out the last couple of days. Other than the wind, it has been absolutely beautiful. And now that we might start having an easing of the guidelines time to get back to it. Just maybe Coleto, and everywhere else, will reopen. So the end is near and I appreciate all of you who have keep reading during this pain in the rear. So keep stopping in and thanks for reading my stuff.
Good Luck and Tight Lines
