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i typically judge a season based on expectations, which are typically based on past experiences.
season usually starts mid may for me up here and if I get decent, consistant numbers and a few fish over 20 lbs through the end of june i'm happy. anything over 30 is a big bonus.
end of june and july are usually pretty tough as the mackeral seem to keep the bass away from the surf. typically scale back efforts abit then and concentrate on trying to get out for a few choice tides. anything decent during this time is appreciated, but just getting fish keeps me pretty happy.
mid august through september is when the big fish usually show. i'm happy with consistant numbers of decent fish, with a few big girls sprinkled in on the better tides/moons.
october i take what I can get up this way, or head down south.
by these standards, this wasn't my best season by a long shot, but it didn't suck either. I missed some of the better tides due to weather and/or being a dad. I think fact that the weather sucked on most my usual big fish tides/moons had the most to do with my lack of bigger fish this year, along with the fact that the big bait stuck around off shore longer than usual - i like hungry desperate fish that are grubbing around for whatever they can find better than happy well fed ones.
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