You guys up north have some intestinal fortitude

[TnRiver46]

I watched this guy going 3-4 mph and waves crashing all over the top of his yacht. The wind is blowing directly from east to west and the storm is moving the exact opposite direction. How is that even possible???!!!!

[HaydenS]

8 minutes ago, TnRiver46 said:

I watched this guy going 3-4 mph and waves crashing all over the top of his yacht 

Yikes, this is the part where you get on floor of the boat and start crying.

[J Francho]

Looks like a nice day on the lake, just gotta trim it up a bit.  Pretty typical scene in these parts.

[Bubba 460]

4 minutes ago, J Francho said:

Looks like a nice day on the lake, just gotta trim it up a bit.  Pretty typical scene in these parts.

 

 HA! I nice day on the lake is a slight riffle across the water.

[MN Fisher]

15 minutes ago, J Francho said:

Looks like a nice day on the lake, just gotta trim it up a bit.  Pretty typical scene in these parts.

Back when I had the runabout...there were a few occasions I encountered that type of weather on Minnetonka. Much fun!

[DaubsNU1]

nope, Nope, NOPE! 

[A-Jay]

I prefer to Always have the worst of it on the stern on the way home.

Try to plan it this way each trip.

Sometimes it works out, sometimes it does not,

Back in the day the saying was: 

"You have to go out but you don't have to come back".

Not so much any more . . . .

Fish Hard but Stay Safe

A-Jay

[TnRiver46]

 

39 minutes ago, HaydenS said:

Yikes, this is the part where you get on floor of the boat and start crying.

Them salty ole boys are probably in there having a breakfast beer with waves landing on the roof 

[GaryH]

5 minutes ago, A-Jay said:

I prefer to Always have the worst of it on the stern on the way home.

Try to plan it this way each trip.

Sometimes it works out, sometimes it does not,

Back in the day the saying was: 

"You have to go out but you don't have to come back".

Not so much any more . . . .

Fish Hard but Stay Safe

A-Jay

Giddy up. Now that’s fun..

[J Francho]

10 minutes ago, TnRiver46 said:

 

Them salty ole boys are probably in there having a breakfast beer with waves landing on the roof 

Five minutes later, sun will be shining and fish biting.

 

This was one of those pop up cells on Lake Ontario.  We made it back about five minutes before the rain came.  I ran through the outlet channel back in to the bay at around 70 mph, lol.

 

 

20 minutes ago, A-Jay said:

I prefer to Always have the worst of it on the stern on the way home.

Try to plan it this way each trip.

Sometimes it works out, sometimes it does not,

Back in the day the saying was: 

"You have to go out but you don't have to come back".

Not so much any more . . . .

Fish Hard but Stay Safe

A-Jay

 Watched this thing, and dang you have skills on that hand throttle.  I have always had a hot foot and blinker trim on my boats so I could keep both hands on the wheel.  Something I'll have to get used to in my next boat is living without the hot foot and using the binnacle.  Nice work there.

[TnRiver46]

7 minutes ago, J Francho said:

Five minutes later, sun will be shining and fish biting.

 

This was one of those pop up cells on Lake Ontario.  We made it back about five minutes before the rain came.  I ran through the outlet channel back in to the bay at around 70 mph, lol.

 

 

Dang. Are those swans just standing there? Haha. We have mountains to break this stuff up back home. I’ve seen wind and rain like this plenty but it’s usually associated with a tornado haha

[A-Jay]

13 minutes ago, J Francho said:

 Watched this thing, and dang you have skills on that hand throttle.  I have always had a hot foot and blinker trim on my boats so I could keep both hands on the wheel.  Something I'll have to get used to in my next boat is living without the hot foot and using the binnacle.  Nice work there.

Thanks J

After the big water life the Pro-V feels like a go cart.

Fun at times but we both know that with only ONE OB motor,

the fun turns into A serious problem if it goes down.

Do ALL maintenance & hope for reliability when we need it most.

A-Jay

 

 

[J Francho]

4 minutes ago, TnRiver46 said:

Dang. Are those swans just standing there? Haha. We have mountains to break this stuff up back home. I’ve seen wind and rain like this plenty but it’s usually associated with a tornado haha

 

Nope, just a 20 minute pop up cell.  They happen all the time.  That's why if you have a dock up here, you have to offer safe haven to tie up and ride out the storm.  I could have been two bays away from my trailer, and getting back to it not possible.  Luckily that wasn't the case.

1 minute ago, A-Jay said:

Thanks J

After the big water life the Pro-V feels like a go cart.

Fun at times but we both know that with only ONE OB motor,

the fun turns into A serious problem if it goes down.

Do ALL maintenance & hope for reliability when we need it most.

A-Jay

 

 

I'm seriously starting to take a look at a dual setup, though the expense is gigantic.  I'm also interested in the joystick piloting you get with a dual rig, even though it's $11k system.  Like you said, safety and reliability are a must.  If I get some convenience in there, bonus.

[TnRiver46]

20 minutes ago, J Francho said:

 

Nope, just a 20 minute pop up cell.  They happen all the time.  That's why if you have a dock up here, you have to offer safe haven to tie up and ride out the storm.  I could have been two bays away from my trailer, and getting back to it not possible.  Luckily that wasn't the case.

I'm seriously starting to take a look at a dual setup, though the expense is gigantic.  I'm also interested in the joystick piloting you get with a dual rig, even though it's $11k system.  Like you said, safety and reliability are a must.  If I get some convenience in there, bonus.

Any port in a storm also applies on the TN river 

[Bubba 460]

1 hour ago, A-Jay said:

I prefer to Always have the worst of it on the stern on the way home.

Try to plan it this way each trip.

Sometimes it works out, sometimes it does not,

Back in the day the saying was: 

"You have to go out but you don't have to come back".

Not so much any more . . . .

Fish Hard but Stay Safe

A-Jay

 

That reminds me of the blender drink I made this morning.

[soflabasser]

Those are some big waves for a lake but nothing compared to the ocean. I lost count of the days I fished in +6 foot seas in a 20 foot boat, some of the waves were over 8-10 feet. Not something I want to do again but it was a fun experience. I now prefer fishing on days that are calm.

[J Francho]

I was on an 80' fishing boat once in some lumpy seas off the Maryland coast. It was the only time I got sea sick. I asked one of the mates how big the waves were, and he said they weren't too bad - maybe 15'. In a 20 footer? That's a NOPE. 

[TnRiver46]

26 minutes ago, soflabasser said:

Those are some big waves for a lake but nothing compared to the ocean. I lost count of the days I fished in +6 foot seas in a 20 foot boat, some of the waves were over 8-10 feet. Not something I want to do again but it was a fun experience. I now prefer fishing on days that are calm.

When it comes to the ocean, I’m sticking near the mangroves 

[A-Jay]

32 minutes ago, soflabasser said:

Those are some big waves for a lake but nothing compared to the ocean. I lost count of the days I fished in +6 foot seas in a 20 foot boat, some of the waves were over 8-10 feet. Not something I want to do again but it was a fun experience. I now prefer fishing on days that are calm.

Boaters who did that repeatedly were part of job security for 28 years.

A-Jay

[soflabasser]

@A-Jay I use to fish in very rough seas since it often was the time I had available for fishing. I dived in rough seas as well which is far more difficult than fishing on a boat. It was a fun experience but now I prefer to fish and dive on calm days. I do fish rough weather on land since there can be very good fishing during these times.

6 hours ago, TnRiver46 said:

When it comes to the ocean, I’m sticking near the mangroves 

Hard to catch dolphin, wahoo, kingfish, and other pelagic fish while fishing near the mangroves. There were trips I had to go +20 miles out to sea to catch these fish and it was worth it. 

[TnRiver46]

52 minutes ago, soflabasser said:

@A-Jay I use to fish in very rough seas since it often was the time I had available for fishing. I dived in rough seas as well which is far more difficult than fishing on a boat. It was a fun experience but now I prefer to fish and dive on calm days. I do fish rough weather on land since there can be very good fishing during these times.

Hard to catch dolphin, wahoo, kingfish, and other pelagic fish while fishing near the mangroves. There were trips I had to go +20 miles out to sea to catch these fish and it was worth it. 

You can have them!!! 

[N Florida Mike]

8 minutes ago, TnRiver46 said:

You can have them!!! 

Yeah, we definitely dont need any more inexperienced “captains” battling waves around here.

This illustrates how NOT to drive a boat, should have never had that boat out there in the first place…

 

 

[J Francho]

I'm addicted to Haulover footage. 

[TnRiver46]

1 hour ago, N Florida Mike said:

Yeah, we definitely dont need any more inexperienced “captains” battling waves around here.

This illustrates how NOT to drive a boat, should have never had that boat out there in the first place…

 

 

I’ve driven a boat more than most people but not much in the ocean, I’m usually in a kayak or canoe 

[N Florida Mike]

9 hours ago, TnRiver46 said:

I’ve driven a boat more than most people but not much in the ocean, I’m usually in a kayak or canoe 

A canoe is  harder for me to fish out of. I recently picked up one for 25 dollars from a nieghbor that wanted it out of her yard! It leaks a little but still…

I have an old kayak that leaks bad- got it for 75 . That nieghbor didnt tell me it leaked- so they got over on me, even though they we’re supposedly my friends…

Im like you , Im completely at home in fresh water, and saltwater inshore. Offshore I get a little nervous esp. the smaller the boat.  My fishing son is the one that had boats that could go offshore, and he was almost a dare- devil with it. I would always breathe a sigh of relief when we made it back.