Left the solar thing yesterday. Felt a sense of futility toward the job on Saturday, then had a 3 day vacation with my family in Palm Springs for my dad's birthday. Hoped I could shake the negative feelings and soldier on when I got back from vacation. Came back to the job Thursday and after 20 minutes on the clock, I was like nope! I'm done. Looked at the next day's sea conditions. Looks good! Walked back to my car, sent an immediate resignation email, and turned on the grubhub app for the rest of the day.
Ah, flexibility. No more hoping my one day off has good conditions. Woke up at 0500 no problem, out the harbor 0630. Wanted to check the coastal shelf for signs of tuna or yellows first, then as the slack tide picks up, go try deep dropping for blackgills.
Beautiful conditions to start, but wind picked up to white caps at 0800 as I'm dragging a Yozuri Bonita 15 miles offshore. Saw a couple mola and by the wind sailors, but no bait, birds, or gamefish. Made my way to the rockfish grounds and figured with this unforeseen wind, I should skip the 600'+ and go with 300-400'.
First drop, instant 3lb red. Ooh wee! Next 30 minutes nary a bite. Waited it out, figuring the current would pick up and so would the bite. It did. Started racking up paisans until I had a full limit.
This one came in contact with a lingosaur me thinks. Never felt heavy so might have been from before the hookup.
Left the rockfish grounds, found a big photo friendly mola.
Headed in shallower, kept the double dropper of flukes. FF looked like whitefish were around but got slammed by this double, my first double of bass.
Wind was making the drifts over smaller stones impossible, and my phone was having trouble charging as usual. Down to 7% battery, took my heading for a larger hard bottom area I like and put the phone away. Picked off 3 short turds and a small brown rockfish trolling the swimbait before the combination of my nearly dead phone, ridiculous chop, and slow bite put me on a heading toward the barn.
Limits plus a nice turd.
Craving that beer battered bosco right now.