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Crafty Angler · 10-23-2008, 05:48 AM

Fished the Drive last night and had a 30 MPH tailwind at dusk - without even laying into it I nearly spooled myself on every cast with a Habs canal-style pencil popper.

If I'd gotten a fish at the end of that cast I would've been porked

Unfortunately, I never had the opportunity to find out

Yeah, this is the stuff that separates the men from the boys - I was the only living soul on the rocks, the only other thing around on the rocks was a lotta sea-gull poo - from what I heard, it was pretty active earlier, as evidenced by the guano..

I'm thinking the seals we've been seeing around here lately - kinda early for 'em - have more than a little to do with it too.

Seals, goddam 'em - the other white meat

10-23-2008, 05:48 AM	#7
Crafty Angler Geezer Gone Wild iTrader: (2) Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 3,397 Blog Entries: 2	Fished the Drive last night and had a 30 MPH tailwind at dusk - without even laying into it I nearly spooled myself on every cast with a Habs canal-style pencil popper. If I'd gotten a fish at the end of that cast I would've been porked Unfortunately, I never had the opportunity to find out Yeah, this is the stuff that separates the men from the boys - I was the only living soul on the rocks, the only other thing around on the rocks was a lotta sea-gull poo - from what I heard, it was pretty active earlier, as evidenced by the guano.. I'm thinking the seals we've been seeing around here lately - kinda early for 'em - have more than a little to do with it too. Seals, goddam 'em - the other white meat
	"There is no royal road to this heavy surf-fishing. With all the appliances for comfort experience can suggest, there is a certain amount of hard work to be done and exposure to be bourne as a part of the price of success." From "Striped Bass," Scribner's Magazine, 1881.