SD Bay outing july 5, '10

[old_rookie]

First - avoid eating a myoplex energy bar - avoid at all costs - trust me on this. Wife was kind enough to offer a bar so I could skip breakfast and get on the water sooner - never again will I eat one of those.

Decided to get to the water early to avoid traffic (bay traffic) since it will be my first time in SD bay. As I trolled to an area not far from the Shelter Island pier I pulled up mac - should have kept it for bait. Once I found a spot I did a drop shot with squid - very quickly felt something tugging at it - took my bait, ok, more squid on the way down - a number of bites, but nothing took the hook. while that was going on I was throwing a plastic grub, pulled up a 14" bass, (pic later) - was going to keep it, but could not figure out what to do with it - do I tie it up and let it drag along side the yak - with the risk of harbor seal grabbing it and causing problems with it tied to the yak? do I get an insulated bag and throw it in there? Do I bring a cooler with ice (no too heavy, too big...).

Short session - promised wife time at the fair - got off the water just in time to deal with the myoplex bar (never again).