Needed to put some more time on my license after yesterday's dismal morning at the lake.
Surf report looked good, even if the tide wasn't my favorite.
Showed up about sunset, set up and waited. Conditions were great, except some mildly annoying purple salad.
Burned through several baits and started thinking about heading out soon.
Then I got a slow bend followed by a screaming run. Grabbed the rod and held on, waiting for the fish to tell me what it was. Unfortunately it told me it was a bat, but I'm not too choosy at this point so I settled in to enjoy the fight.
Several minutes passed and I started to feel my line pass over the reef. I moved down the beach trying to get free, but to no avail. My line parted and the bat was gone.
I reeled in so much shredded line, I didn't feel confident in what I had left so I called it a night. Good thing I took a nice sunset pic.
First Shark of the New Year is still out there. Who will be the one to get it?
