Fished for 5 1/2 hours today. Tried three new ponds that a lot of people fish, two of the ponds across the street from my house, and finally one of my "big fish" ponds for 1.5 hours before dark. Didn't catch a single fish. Missed two BIG bites and a couple other small ones. Here's the best part:
At the third pond I fished, I launched a lipless crank into orbit. Little Mr. Seagull flew into my line, wrapping it around his wing. Hand-lined him in, and he was brewed. Tried to grab hold of him several times but he just wasn't having it. Had to cut the line and watch his poor little sole try and take off several times before he realized his fate. I'm not a softie and have personally killed a lot of animals, but this little bird really hit me hard. He was with a flock of probably 200 others, and after I cut him loose they were long gone. He just paddled around the pond for half an hour before he crawled up on shore. He had lost all of his friends, and it was because of a cast I made.
I lost 5 jigs at the last pond of the day, missed two really big fish, and went through a spool of Superhard Upgrade.
I guess we're just a weird breed of people, because I still had a lot of fun and learned a couple things today.
Who'da thought?
