...and got set to fish. I was a little more excited than usual because I was testing out the new rod I just got in the mail yesterday from Cabela's.
I know, you're wondering what happened to my old rod and reel, and the answer is "nothing." My other, much loved rod has the one disadvantage of not being a two-piece, so each time I needed to get it in my car requried the process of putting my back seat up and down, and frankly, that was becoming a chore. Secondly, I never was able to invite anyone along fishing with me, since I only had one rod and reel. Now, with two, I can get some lines wet with a friend.
The new rod fished very well. Being a 7-footer, it casts very long and with little effort. The only difficulty I had in transitioning from my other rod is that the extra foot creates a level of sensitivity that I found a little hard to adjust to. It's not a bad thing--just different. The reel is smooth as silk.
I didn't catch anything, but did see some baitfish, a school of needlefish and a school of mullet, so I was at least encouraged that there were some fish out there. The tide was incoming and moving swiftly, which is ideal, but the only thing I saw in the water besides the aforementioned was a crap load of trash.
As much as I love fishing for the love of fishing, I'm about ready to do some catching now. Please.
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