flukenLizard Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 Hey guys We went to Amistad to fish our first tourney this past weekend. Figured y'all might like to know how it went. Saturday we put in at Diablo east and ran over to the 277 bridge and didnt get anything except rough water so we decided to run to the devils river and try our luck. It had run out when I turned into the cove to go to the river i saw somthng i have never seen in my life... a 6 foot wave and it had friends. so my wife and i ducked off in a cove just to be met a few minutes later by Bit Man and my dad we stayed there for a while and fished the banks and ate lunch, Bit man and my dad decided to brave the waves and i decided , being in a smaller boat, we would wait a while finally about 4 oclock I noticedticed that i only had a 1/4 of atank of gas and paniced a little, but the water had calmed a bit so off i went , made it to black brush and finally got her loaded up found all my gas in my bilge. fished form the bank a little and didnt have anything to weigh so i drove back to andrews to lick my wounds. My wife said she wasnt going back and that we were selling the boat, but i told her that she wasnt giving up that easy and i wasnt sellin my old boat. so Ill get the old girl (boat) goin again and give it another go. all i gotta do is rewire from the front of my boat to the console and replace the fuel tank. But anyway heres the point to all this If ur on Amistad and the waves get to 3 feet LOAD UP and try again the next day, cause i learned the hard way its not worth breakin ur boat or ur wife bein scared to death. Be safe out there Derek Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadKarma42 Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 tuff luck brother Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Bass Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 Sad to hear bout the bad luck. I was hoping you were going to come back and tell me where I could catch them next week. :'( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bitman Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 I cant tell you either DB as I didnt do worth a dang myself. I caught 1 fish, a nice 3 pounder but that was it. The wind pretty much kicked my butt as well. Oh well Its just something more for me to learn! Danny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User Sam Posted February 3, 2007 Super User Share Posted February 3, 2007 Glad you made it back safely. You then had a successful fishing trip even though you did not get your limit. I was taught to use the 1/3 fuel rule. Use 1/3 of the tank going out and 1/3 of the tank going back and save the last 1/3 for emergency use. I can understand why you were upset with only a 1/4 tank left and then finding out you had a leak. I am glad you did not have a fire on board. Give that boat to your wife and go out and get a Ranger. I am sure your wife will fully understand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
llPa1nll Posted February 3, 2007 Share Posted February 3, 2007 Give that boat to your wife and go out and get a Ranger. I am sure your wife will fully understand. Id like to see how this goes over, like a lead ballon, a Led Zeppelin... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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