Went for my first long wade of the year. Water clear to 24", moving fast. My boots were not grabbing on rocks well, which made it a bit exhausting to walk upstream so far. (no I didn't gain weight in Puerto Rico, it was the boots). Strange day. Caught fish on TRD, crank, chadshad. But no real pattern.
Got this 20" on a worm. I wasn't even deadsticking it.
Probably one of my most unskilled fishing attempts in forever. I suck with a baitcaster in the woods or in water up to my waist. But even when I wasn't using the baitcaster, the monocular lasik I had 5 months ago has proven a mistake for fishing. I would tell myself
"don't cast in that tree", and then bounce the crank off the tree. "Don't cast into that over hang". You got it, exactly into the overhang. Water willows were a foot underwater, so every other cast was snagging at times, and since I was throwing a 60$ chadshad, I'd have to go unsnag it.
I just felt like a stuffed sausage mostly. One great big sausage who, bungles, slips and casts, but has an overentitled sense of deserving big fish moments. In my head I was crying about my lack of performance. I'd already caught a 20" ( see entitled comment above.) I've been too much on that kayak with the torqeedo for over a year.
People, I had to sit. It was a beautiful day. I enjoyed it.
At the end I found a 17 and 16, to make a decent day. 14 SMB 20", 17", 16", 15", 20" drum,
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