Congrats, I always enjoy feedback like that, I love it when people practice safe fishing and use their rubba
. I hit a school Sunday up in Mass bay, one fish on ever cast until the building NE blow made me reconsider how much I wanted to catch. I was using my 4" split tails on 1/2oz kalin heads and had the boat in 12 feet of water just outside the first breakers. Fish were slurping something and I can only guess maybe something of similar size and the usual smoke top/holi-graphic glitter belly imitates so many baitfish, they couldn't resist.
What I really enjoyed though was that one of a couple guys from shore getting the skunk, actually must have gone home to get his kiyak and paddled out to say hello before he started. I watched him paddle out several times in front of me to make a drift and take casts with a small metal and nada. I finally waved him over, passed him a bait rigged on the Kalin jighead and of course a card, only to smile as the next drift landed him a nice fat 27" fish. He had a smile from ear to ear has he held the fish up for me to see, I gave him the thumbs up and continued catching, until I decided I best tuck my tail between my legs and make the long wet run back to Boston.
It's beginning, I just hope the wind and conditions don't keep me out of my usual haunts for too long. I'd like a shot at some albies in the next few weeks.