Lanark 11/01/06
Posted: November 1st, 2006, 9:36 pm
My motor died three weeks ago and I picked up my repowered baby today. October and November are usually my best months so I had to make up for time lost. Light winds and blue skies greeted me at the coast. The reds cooperated throughout the day and had a little extra umph with the cooling water temps.
The same cooling water that added a little muscle to the reds also brought the sheepies out in force. After spending the better part of the day throwing clousers at fish that actually eat, I decided to lose my religion with the sheepies. I tied on a size four olive and brown mangrove critter and went to work. Have I mentioned how frustrating sheepshead can be. If I haven't, let me share what routinely happens. (1) Spot sheepshead. False cast. Fish blows off the flat at mach 5. (2) Spot sheepshead. Throw 60 foot cast. Fly plops lightly several feet in front of toothy convict. Fish blows off the flat at mach 5. (3) Spot sheepshead. Throw 60 foot cast. Fish tracks the fly 50 feet; all the while turning on side, pivoting on head, circling offering. He then slips out of his trance and spies silly angler tense with anxiety on the bow of his newly repowered vessel. Fish blows off the flat at mach 5. (4) And then there is the one fish in every hundred that breaks the code and renews my love for all that is black and white:
The same cooling water that added a little muscle to the reds also brought the sheepies out in force. After spending the better part of the day throwing clousers at fish that actually eat, I decided to lose my religion with the sheepies. I tied on a size four olive and brown mangrove critter and went to work. Have I mentioned how frustrating sheepshead can be. If I haven't, let me share what routinely happens. (1) Spot sheepshead. False cast. Fish blows off the flat at mach 5. (2) Spot sheepshead. Throw 60 foot cast. Fly plops lightly several feet in front of toothy convict. Fish blows off the flat at mach 5. (3) Spot sheepshead. Throw 60 foot cast. Fish tracks the fly 50 feet; all the while turning on side, pivoting on head, circling offering. He then slips out of his trance and spies silly angler tense with anxiety on the bow of his newly repowered vessel. Fish blows off the flat at mach 5. (4) And then there is the one fish in every hundred that breaks the code and renews my love for all that is black and white:
Great Job Nole