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About to wrap it up.... Knee is junk, as it has been, on and off, since before the Cutty trip in June. Days and nights of walking those boulders may be over. (does a replacement help with the arthritis?)Shoulder is now junk as I have been most every day, dusk and/or dawn, in the surf for the past month and a half. (even on days that I go on the boat in the mornings...)
My take on the stock is one of promise. I have seen decent numbers of all sizes of stripers this year, including a personal best. In past years, I felt we had no shot at 40s and 50s in this area. I now know better and hold out hope for future seasons. Bait has been and still is present, mostly macks, but seeing herring, and small baitfish in good numbers as well. Very few pogies locally however.
Had two weeks of chasing blitzes from beaches within three towns. Outside of that, my success rate in the surf was lower than I would have liked, so can empathize with many who saw off years from the shore. Overall, one of the best and latest falls for me, ever.
With my body no longer able to pound the rocks as I used to, my boat is my great pleasure. Say what you will, but it allows me to fish where I want, how I want, and I make no apologies. I do question the time and expense I have made in making plugs, when all I seem to do is liveline macks from the boat...again, no apologies there either.
No complaints... Other than not seeing and fishing with friends I have seen in past seasons, and missing out on albies... With good health, family, loved ones, and friends, if we can survive this economy, hope will spring again for yet another year.
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