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My opportunities to get out and spend a few hours fishing have been very limited so far this spring. I've been out maybe 4 times so far this year; all of it surf fishing for just a couple hours after work, or real early on a weekend morning and home by mid-day. But I guess having your first child just 3 months ago, and mom starting back at work, will do that to your fishing schedule for awhile 
. Wouldn't trade it for anything either!
Well, yesterday I FINALLY took the kayak out and got it wet this spring. I saw the marine forecast was calling for a nice afternoon on the ocean so I took the couple peelers I had left over from last weekends surf fishing trip and pushed over the breakers. Surf fishing has been really good for black drum and stripers the last 2 weeks so the goal was to soak peelers on the backside of the bar and see what happens.
In typical fashion, I caught a half dozen skates and two big rays without much effort. But just about at dead low tide, and after bobbing in the surf for a couple hours, a decent fish finally came by and I put a 39" striper on the deck. Not much after that. Not even the skates were biting once the tide switched, so I packed it in happy to have finally gotten the kayak out.
. Wouldn't trade it for anything either!Well, yesterday I FINALLY took the kayak out and got it wet this spring. I saw the marine forecast was calling for a nice afternoon on the ocean so I took the couple peelers I had left over from last weekends surf fishing trip and pushed over the breakers. Surf fishing has been really good for black drum and stripers the last 2 weeks so the goal was to soak peelers on the backside of the bar and see what happens.
In typical fashion, I caught a half dozen skates and two big rays without much effort. But just about at dead low tide, and after bobbing in the surf for a couple hours, a decent fish finally came by and I put a 39" striper on the deck. Not much after that. Not even the skates were biting once the tide switched, so I packed it in happy to have finally gotten the kayak out.
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