11/7, 8:00 AM- 3:00 PM

[bdkirby]

Lot's and Lot's of bait north of the pier, tried a bouncing ball rig, complete with jensen dodger. No luck on 4 or 5 drifts. I learned the importance of a three way swivel, the bait kept swimming tangles into the rig (I tried a Line-thru-swivel to attach the weight). I will definitely try again with a three way swivel. I think my ball weight may have been on the heavy side too, 16 ounces too much?

At about 11:00 I decided to move up to the kelp and try some bass fishing so I hooked a greenie on a flyline and began a slow steady paddle around the edge of the reserve.

Got out to the kelp around 12:00 and saw flocks of birds crashing the water about a mile from the edge of the reserve. I put it in full gear but the action moved well beyond my desire to paddle by the time I made it out there.

I finished the day by trying for some topwater calico action just to get the feel of a bite, No beans.

Final Count: Limitless Macks, and generous helpings of peace and solitude!