We had a real good day today. We started out the 8 hour trip jigging for bass off of the Cottages in P-town. We had our limit before slack water. We picked up and moved to the Path for some blue fishing. The anglers wanted to use the rigs. Lots of fish, but they were short hitting the rigs which resulted in a lot of drop-offs. We still managed to haul in a few nice fish. Our anglers wanted to try something different before the end of their trip and asked if we could try for some sea bass. We headed over to the Rock Pile in Dennis and set out worms on the fluke rigs using the spinning rods. We marked a lot of the little guys, but they just weren't interested in the bait.
On our way back to the harbor I spotted a flock of terns working 'something.' I pulled out the binoculars and saw that there was a kite flying with the birds. Curiosity got the better of me and I chased the odd little flock down. The kite still had the string spool attached which was dragging in the water. The drag provided just enough pressure to keep the kite aloft. I circled in and let the ugly duckling glide right onto the bridge. I've stowed it away for our next tuna trip.
