Level up

For the days I want to paddle less and fish more.
Heart of Gold got a Newport 36lb trolling motor and 100Ah LiFePo4 battery, held on with leftover fence lumber and PVC pipe. Totes safe.

Yeah, this is fun.

 - U

Back on the ocean

Back to the Breakwater, this time staying above the surface.

Almost had my kayak drift away at the ramp, forgot to turn on the camera, and donated one of my Scotty rod holders to Neptune. Also, swell forecast was 5@10 but ended up being closer to 6@9.

The good news was that I still mostly remembered how to fish and caught myself a nice copper rockfish for lunch.

I had forgotten how much I enjoyed this.

 - U

Back on the Heart of Gold

Everything stayed above water. Mostly remembered how to paddle. Casts yanked left but, hey, it's been 7 years.

Also, ocean tackle is waay too heavy for bass fishing.

 - U

And we're back

Have you ever seen anything this sad?

It gets worse.

Then it gets better.

Nothing leaked, bubbled, or blew up.

It was cold but life is good.

 - U