Early Christmas Gift by Pat Presutto

Posted on December 2, 2020 by kelli

Or is it a late Thanksgiving treat? I started at 5:30 am and fished until 10:30. Nothing but a few dogfish. Bunker was everywhere but out a good distance as I watched dolphins blowing up on the schools. Went home and did the Christmas lights.

I decided to try again and was back on the beach by 4:30 pm. Had to double the weight from earlier in the morning to hold bottom to 8oz. I was getting a few more dogfish but at least it quieted down wind wise. I decided to leave around 6:30 but my wife told me to stay a little longer. So I called my friend from PA and talked about hunting when my pole bent over. I quickly hung up and the result was this 28-1/2” bass. Finally a keeper!

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