![]() The only noise was the drag peeling off his reel, my camera shutter and The Infamous Stringdusters “Walking on the Moon”. ![]() One water haul, cast, strip, strip, strip, set! Ray was on and our mouths were still shut. ![]() It was one of those rare moments when you just don’t say anything about what might happen next (3 species). We both knew those were not sea bass, but striped bass. In the same area, moments after the sea bass’ release, we heard what sounded like cannonballs on the surface. Everything came together for the photos, the golden hour shining through those beautiful fins but that was not the end. I’ve only heard of people on boats witnessing such a sight. A bottom dweller black sea bass on topwater? Yes, please. Ray’s first laser beam was on point, he was on, I dropped my rod with the line still in the water and reached for the long lens. At that moment while paddling on the glass, fish started going off on the surface 15 yards to our right next to an island halfway from shore. Van Morrison’s “Slim Slow Rider” came on, we were laughing and smiling ear to ear and I was busting his chops about how he had one species on the SUP. I brought up how he had two species, one from shore and one from SUP, so not quite a slam, albeit I had two species on the fly from my board under my belt. The sun began to set and we’re paddling in, talking about how incredible the day was. We fished a rip off the island where almost every cast we were hooking striped bass for more than an hour. Ray and I had an interesting day, catching more than a dozen bluefish on the fly from stand up paddleboards (SUPS) on our way out to an island where I wanted to take lunch, walk around, fish and look for albies.
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