I haven't been posting much lately. Why? I've been in a funk! 3 days of fishing without a legal fish. My wife let me know she had a ladies card game today, so I loaded up my gear and hit the sack early. I slept w earplugs so my wife had to nudge me when ,y alarm went off at 4:00 am. She says to me, "the fish won't catch themselves....zzzzzz"
I felt hopeful. Confident even. I eat a bagel breakfast and head out. CLEAELAKE here I come!
It was cool and foggy. But the radio said to be ready for hot weather. Bring it.
I launch at my spot and I'm alone. Bass boat flotilla blast past me headed south. Oh o! Maybe they knew something I didn't? My fish finder was blank. Oh o #2. Desperate I started by skipping a wacky SENKO into tule. Nope. Nothing. A few boats cut me off and leapfrog ahead of my slow kayak...whatever. I'm happily fishing.
So I went off shore. I remembered my sun gloves hanging outside to dry. I had forgotten them, so cake my hands with a sunscreen stick. Some fancy French stuff my wife bought me from France.
I throw a beaver out towards the deep. 8 feet deep. I tactile feedback was den née immediate. TICK! I jam the hook home and a 4 lb bass puts on an aerial exhibition heard 100's of yards around. I didn't make a verbal peep. I pull out my GoPro , do a selfie, amd let the fish go.
Here is the pic. Sunscreen vignette! Noooooo. Hahaha. So funny my comeback pic is squishy.
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Nice! Only been to California once and I didn't get to fish ~rant
Great story. I could easily picture myself there. Nice job on the fish too!