Fall bottom fishing at its best! Then kayak fishing at its worst! Long Island Sound seabass/tautog

What an eventful morning this was...an incredible sea bass bite as soon as we arrived, some big blackfish (tautog) when we were able to get through the sea bass, and then my dad flips his kayak while we are anchored about a mile off the beach in 61F water. This trip had it all! Very thankful my dad was able to get back in his kayak but it really could have been a different ending if he wasn't able to.

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Rod: modified shimano TMSX66M    • Cutting the last eye off a new fishin...  
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