Storm Bugging

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Wow, crazy night.

I decided to go solo hoop netting during the biggest storm in the last two years.

It poured as I was getting ready to launch, I'm thinking perfect for bugging. The water was like brown soup, lots of trash, plants, soap floating around

Problem was that last night had a very high tidal swing, making for ripping currents. Add the huge storm surge (which I have never seen like that in the bay) and tons and tons of kelp wrapping around my buoy lines.

I dropped 5 nets, checked them 20 minutes later and the all moved like 1/8 of a mile.

Pick up the nets dropped them again, waited, went back to find they are a moving again. Wow , this is becoming a lot of work. Lost one net, kept looking for it all night to no avail.

The bugs did finally start crawling near ebb tide. Caught and returned eleven shorts and finally landed one nice sized lobster.

I do not mind the rain, but ripping currents, plus storm surge, plus kelp sucks.

It's all good .....