Flash Mob at Canal at 4:40 a.m. this morning

[Mike P]

One pole is ~176 yards. That's a pretty long drift, I would think? Just sayin'.

I was probably the guy they saw with the fish.

Also, some guy with bad eyesight thought that I was Walter Hess and asked me if I wanted to trade plugs for tied tail hooks.

[Swimmer]

Mike, you saying the poles are 176 yards apart. Thats a long pull. Pole 85 is 176 yards from pole 86, right. I'll have to check this calculation Saturday morning.

I would like a drift longer than the twenty feet that I had, either way.

[Mike P]

Originally Posted by Swimmer

Mike, you saying the poles are 176 yards apart. Thats a long pull. Pole 85 is 176 yards from pole 86, right. I'll have to check this calculation Saturday morning.

Oh, I thought that you were talking about light poles, not individual poles. When we use "poles" down there, we usually mean the ones with numbers and lights on them. Like, pole 85 is 176 yards or so from poles 80 and 90.

[Mike P]

By the way, if anyone wants to know the real scoop on the Canal, it probably isn't worth the drive. We have fish on small bait, for the most part, and they're super-selective. And mostly on the small side. There are bigger fish mixed in, but usually they're not the ones you throw to when they break. I had the only fish landed among maybe 20 guys fishing a 300 yard stretch, and I'm pretty damn sure that it wasn't the fish I threw on. One other guy hooked up with a micro for a very brief time and dropped it right away. And I know T. Orlando will confirm this, as he must have put a plug on more fish than I did, and had one fewer to show for it.

But hey--if you want to burn gas to fight crowds and get frustrated by super-picky fish, it's your dime.