yak bugs SD Bay 1 15 10

[Sherm]

Yet another productive night on the pond.

I met up with my buddy Josh (Frady) and launched before dark to the last of an outgoing tide. We paddled the considerable distance to that night's hunting grounds.

We arrived at the spot and set unbaited hoops waiting for the light to drop. I had a quick bite to eat and reset the hoops. The crawl started right away and continued for a couple good hours. Pulls usually had bugs with shorts, clickers, and some nice grade keepeers.

While on the yak I usually pull the hoops with my head lamp off. The glare of the headlamp and my glasses don't do well together. I pulled up one net and heard flappin in the net. I pulled the hoop over the side and dropped it my lap to measure the bugs I could see highlighted against the lights of shore. I turned on the head lamp and soon realized something else was also caught in the net. A nice size sculpin was thrashing around right between my legs just inches from the boys. Luckily I hadn't moved from my spot much because I threw the hoop overboard as quickly as I could and the float was a ways away from me. I just had terrible visions of being stuck by a sculpin in places that shouldn't be mentioned. I let the heart beat slow down a little and retrieved the hoop, removed the sculpin, and went back to it.

I limited out by 9pm and Josy got six. We headed in to a very nice slack tide and calm water. My favorite paddling conditions.

Looks like the weather is going to suck this week for buggin. I'll be chomping at the bit to get out when it clears.

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