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Old 02-05-2023, 05:15 AM   #22
MITCHELL
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Drifting at the south end I re-rig.....

To try some bottom fishing, think I put on a double gulp grub rig. Watching my graph getting deeper and deeper close to 200ft and nothing but a snag I have to brake the line. At that "moment" i look up and see how small the island got so quick in the south running current. No time to rig up again. I'm thinking I better save some energy for the paddle back I'm no spring chicken anymore.
I never went up the west side of the island before. but I no it's shallow because I can see braking reefs West of me and in front of me. As I'm paddling up the west side I pass a pack of barking sealion on the shoreline and they are not happy with me being in their territory. They start swimming out towards me, so I pick up the pace. They probably got within 50ft of me but no attack. Padding back across the shallows was alittle bumpy between the mainland and island but do-able. Even though I'm back I'm not feeling very comfortable because I'm not on land. I have two options the safe way paddle into town and have a long walk or take the outside cove where I launched i go for the outside cove definitely more fun if your a risk taker, like the figter pilot that run the mission you still have to land on the aircraft carrier.
My cove where I launched was closed off with brakers except for one small area at the north end, up tight to the small cliff and you had to wait for the null between sets.
Using my paddle like a tight wire walker with his balance beam I steady my self waiting waiting and go paddle like a spirited flying fish finally I can feel comfortable with only baby brakers behind me and only have to deal with the backwash of a sloped gravel beach not sure if I fell or not but it was no big deal. Dam to the Bonita and Rossman and Jim are some of the best iron fishermen I no hands 👐 down.
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