In the last post I remarked that bluefish have been noticeably absent this year and right on schedule reports of blues on the beach start coming in. The dominant bite is still bass on sand eels, though, from what I gather. Word is the body of fish has slid south some. I haven’t been up at the beach much for the past few days because I am doing this training on my self to gauge my reaction to not fishing a few days during the peak of the fall run.
See, I used to be addicted to surf fishing, because I love it much, so much so that I would neglect all other areas of my life. It was so bad, that for nights in a row I wouldn’t eat dinner until 1:30 am because I was out fishing all morning, working, and then fishing again. And there I would sit eating my cold dinner at 1:30 am with racing thoughts about what I was going to do for the morning bite at 5:30. It was a great program for rapidly learning how to catch a lot of fish, but it wasn’t good for much else. Now that I know what I am doing, the past few days my body was tired and I felt a cold coming on, plus I had some other things to do, so I decided not to fish. Do not underestimate how much this amazing activity can control your life. The only thing I ever want to be controlled by is a dominatrix so I figured I should make some changes.
Since I am away from the water, I can feel the stoke level building back up for the arrival of Will, Doug, and Tom this weekend. Tom is amazing, he has been in a city, owns no car, and has been plugged into the matrix since summer, but he will probably come down here and catch more fish than the locals. Will too, the catching fish part, and he is also amazing. Doug as well, who is above and beyond the 'buoy' stage :) I hope these guys can experience a night bite using Needlefish or at least score in some other way.
I know there are fish right now, has been fish, and that there are some nice ones to 20lbs. I also know, personally, that I need to be more balanced and well rounded and not so extreme all the time . . . Until this weekend at least. For now, I am understanding there is no substitute for waking up without an alarm, to actually complete a cycle of sleep. I mean, you don’t start peeing and then walk away mid stream, right? Other functions of the body are not much different. They feel good when you finish them.
