4-5pm, I went down to get a walk in on the beach. I cast with the baitcasting outfit, which was more fun than the spinrod. Biggest egg-sinker, and a small brown bunny fly with orange rubber lets. Very windy and lots of kelp salad. Outgoing tide, and no fish. Water didn't look very fishy, but it was the only time I had, and it was good to get out.
I figured out, sorta, how to do the pendelum cast. Let out about 3' of line and swing the sinker around. Seemed to fly farther. It will be fun to try some windless day when I can really compare. I still want a 9' PRETTY! surfstick, though.