So we’re out around 25 miles off the end of the jetties on some LB to the South. Along comes up about a 19ft Sea Fox (nothing implied) bay boat. There is a man, woman and two small kids. He comes right up to me and asks, “Are we at the Commanche?”. Holy Mackeral![:0] I told him he was close but off by only about 15 miles. Then he says, “Is the harbor back that way? I might just hang around here by you because I would feel better about getting home.” No Duhh? He pulls up to within 8 feet of us and wife throws anchor overboard! We were not anchored. Well we bumped around the area for a little while and I just figured he was going to follow us back. After a while, he picked up and drove on off back towards the West. I figured he would hit land somewhere.
Man, water temp was about 50 air was cool sea was flat. Some people seem to really push their limits. A lot can go bad offshore in the Winter and he sure was not ready for anything it seemed.
Now for the report. There were four of us fishing and we brought somewhere close to 200 blackfish to the surface. We kept 30. We also released a nice shark and an octopus. Great day. It started out a little sloppy but flattend out by 11:00 or so. I wish I could go again tomorrow.
“To preserve liberty it is essential that the whole body of the people always possess arms and be taught alike, especially when young, how to use them.” – Senator Richard Henry Lee, 1788
MP, Say it isn’t so. Was there a name on the boat. Someone needs to call DSS to protect the kids from stupid parents.
23 Sea Hunt “My Last Boat V”
If you can’t stand behind our soldiers, try standing in front of them.
No name on the boat nor did I see an antenna. So unless he had a handheld his only way to call for help would have been to holler! Maybe he had flares. I duno?
“To preserve liberty it is essential that the whole body of the people always possess arms and be taught alike, especially when young, how to use them.” – Senator Richard Henry Lee, 1788
I rode out to the sixty with my 18’ bay boat and thought that was a bit edgie. Crap. Sounds like the making of a good Darwin Award.
HOW 'BOUT THEM DAWGS!!!
I mean this in the nicest way possible, but going out the the Chuck 60 in an 18’ Bay Boat is not a good thing. There are always folks looking for riders… try that if you want to fish offshore until you get one suited for the job.
Also, you are not making us Athens folks look good here. We are a minority on this site. Please act accordingly…
I rode out to the sixty with my 18’ bay boat and thought that was a bit edgie. Crap. Sounds like the making of a good Darwin Award.
HOW 'BOUT THEM DAWGS!!!
I mean this in the nicest way possible, but going out the the Chuck 60 in an 18’ Bay Boat is not a good thing. There are always folks looking for riders… try that if you want to fish offshore until you get one suited for the job.
Also, you are not making us Athens folks look good here. We are a minority on this site. Please act accordingly…
Thank you
This is not a chawade…
We need total concentwation…
I have no problem flying a Clemson flag off my 4’ whip antenna 30 miles out whilst fishing from my 17’ center console (so long as I know some other capns in the area will have their ears on).
I doubt I’d wave my rag from a sea fox with no VHF anywhere out of sight of land tho…
I rode out to the sixty with my 18’ bay boat and thought that was a bit edgie. Crap. Sounds like the making of a good Darwin Award.
HOW 'BOUT THEM DAWGS!!!
I mean this in the nicest way possible, but going out the the Chuck 60 in an 18’ Bay Boat is not a good thing. There are always folks looking for riders… try that if you want to fish offshore until you get one suited for the job.
Also, you are not making us Athens folks look good here. We are a minority on this site. Please act accordingly…
Thank you
This is not a chawade…
We need total concentwation…
Trust me. I did not grab a compass set out on a 155 and hope I would get there. I have a little more in the noggin than that, give me some credit. It was a very calculated risk that I took and I will do it again. I had a hawk’s eye on the radar, the reefcast, and, as we have discovered, the highly accurate Edisto Fisher. I have full confidence in my GPS in getting me to the coordinates I punch in. In addition to the federal requirements (flares and etc.) I do have a radio to reach help if necessary. The humble 18 footer made it out there like a champ and would surely have taken more. Don’t worry my friend I plan on being around here for a while… besides an offshore excursion is less likely to take me out than a semi when I am commuting to law school on my crotch rocket. Whoa, I have nuts or less brain than once thought.
just getting started to fish outside of the jetties what do you use for bait when you bottom fish out there. Somebody told me they love squid is that right or what shoul i use?
quote:Originally posted by duckcommander
I had a hawk's eye on the radar, the reefcast, and, as we have discovered, the highly accurate Edisto Fisher.
Whoa, I have less brain than once thought.
Phin, don’t you guys have some sort of “Professional Courtesy” thing going on over at the jurist prudence plant? Honor among thieves or something like that, Help your boy out.
Counselor, your objections have been duly noted, and our friend in the 18’ flats bote has been cautioned as of 15 minutes ago.
I told him that his bote needed to have at least 2 lawnmower gas jugs with reserve fuel next time…
I will come to your rescue before these guys tear you up on this webste. The sixty is probably the max for an 18 footer, but it doesn’t mean you shouldn’t ever go back. I fish Lowcountry Angler’s reef quite often out of my flats boat. I have a great deal of respect for the ocean, but I don’t fear it. Here is what you should do. Get several marine forcasts from different sources. In your case, go only when high pressure is predicted to dominate the weather for several days. Never go when a cold front is near, before it or after it. In the summer, go early in the am and be back by noon incase a thunderstorm pops up. (You can always fish the jetties and around the harbor the rest of the day) The only way you will ever get any good experience is by going. Also file a float plan so someone will know where u are and when u are expected to return. It may also be a good idea to buddy up with several people on here. Go out to the reef with 2 or 3 other boats. I wouldn’t want to be out there alone. Anyways, don’t give up all your fishing hopes because some dude on a computer wants to cut you down. Be smart, keep up on all safty gear, and have fun fishing!!
I will come to your rescue before these guys tear you up on this webste. The sixty is probably the max for an 18 footer, but it doesn’t mean you shouldn’t ever go back. I fish Lowcountry Angler’s reef quite often out of my flats boat. I have a great deal of respect for the ocean, but I don’t fear it. Here is what you should do. Get several marine forcasts from different sources. In your case, go only when high pressure is predicted to dominate the weather for several days. Never go when a cold front is near, before it or after it. In the summer, go early in the am and be back by noon incase a thunderstorm pops up. (You can always fish the jetties and around the harbor the rest of the day) The only way you will ever get any good experience is by going. Also file a float plan so someone will know where u are and when u are expected to return. It may also be a good idea to buddy up with several people on here. Go out to the reef with 2 or 3 other boats. I wouldn’t want to be out there alone. Anyways, don’t give up all your fishing hopes because some dude on a computer wants to cut you down. Be smart, keep up on all safty gear, and have fun fishing!!
What safety equipment do you have on your boat?
I like your quote about the only way to get good experience is going. Most of the grownups on the site here got their experience by going…on other boats with experienced people.
The water is 50 to 55 degrees out there right now. You will not last long in that water. Keep that in mind when you formulate your safety plan…
Really I am not too concerned about what a bunch of guys behind a computer are saying. I take my own calculated risks. And again, as I have said I will do it again. Maybe I should name my boat the SS Minnow for good luck and only go on three hour tours. If I lived my life in fear I would not have half of the fun that I do (racing motorcycles ain’t exactly ring around the rosie). Life is already to short to fear it being any shorter. We all should be more concerned about where we step onto the other side of eternity. You can take your $30,000+ boats out there and rest assured, I will be out there as well if the good Lord provides me the conditions to be out there. Yeah, I would like to have a mammoth of a boat, but I will do with what I have. I am not the first to venture out there with a dingy. Thank you all for all of your concern. I am deeply touched by your concerned for this newby’s well being. Please don’t take this the wrong way, I am not trying to be cocky or arrogant, I really do appreciate the advice and all of the tips.
Edisto, dropping your name was more of a joke than anything. Why on God’s green earth would I take your forcasts to heart. No offense, but I don’t even know what your occupation is, you just may be a meteorologist. Or maybe you are the next Ms. Cleo:smiley:
Really I am not too concerned about what a bunch of guys behind a computer are saying. I take my own calculated risks. And again, as I have said I will do it again. Maybe I should name my boat the SS Minnow for good luck and only go on three hour tours. If I lived my life in fear I would not have half of the fun that I do (racing motorcycles ain’t exactly ring around the rosie). Life is already to short to fear it being any shorter. We all should be more concerned about where we step onto the other side of eternity. You can take your $30,000+ boats out there and rest assured, I will be out there as well if the good Lord provides me the conditions to be out there. Yeah, I would like to have a mammoth of a boat, but I will do with what I have. I am not the first to venture out there with a dingy. Thank you all for all of your concern. I am deeply touched by your concerned for this newby’s well being. Please don’t take this the wrong way, I am not trying to be cocky or arrogant, I really do appreciate the advice and all of the tips.
Edisto, dropping your name was more of a joke than anything. Why on God’s green earth would I take your forcasts to heart. No offense, but I don’t even know what your occupation is, you just may be a meteorologist. Or maybe you are the next Ms. Cleo:smiley:
HOW 'BOUT THEM DAWGS!!!
Actually, many of the folks on here know each other in real life.
Just note that your risks endanger the lives of everyone on your boat and the lives of the guys that come looking for you. This is not motorcycle racing.
Why didn’t you get your JD in Athens? $30k for a boat would be a drop in the bucket…
2 instantly inflatable life rafts (in case one fails)
1 emergency beacon
23 M.R.E.s
1 98 tool Swiss Army knife
1 Ruger 10/22
1 5 lb can of vienna sausages
2 jet packs
3 reflective safety blankets
2 guardian angels
1 little person (aka midget)
AND
1 Batman distress signal (most important)
No really I have 4 flares, a fire extinguisher, a horn, a whistle, a PFD for each member on my boat, a throwable FD, an extra 10 gallon tank of gas, a VHF radio, and 2 GPS units (one handheld and one chartplotter).
No disrespect intended, but what makes you assume I am not an adult? I am going on 24 and have been fishing these waters since I was in diapers. My boat has a compass, gps, flares, radio, lifejackets, etc. I never go alone first of all. I have gathered plenty of experience from my father since he and I have been fishing together since I was like, I don’t know, 4 or 5 years old?? I always let someone know where I am going and when i plan to return. I know the water is cold and hypothermia will set in if I went overboard. That is why I NEVER go fishing alone. Even in the summer, something could happen and no one would know about it.
2 instantly inflatable life rafts (in case one fails)
1 emergency beacon
23 M.R.E.s
1 98 tool Swiss Army knife
1 Ruger 10/22
1 5 lb can of vienna sausages
2 jet packs
3 reflective safety blankets
2 guardian angels
1 little person (aka midget)
AND
1 Batman distress signal (most important)
No really I have 4 flares, a fire extinguisher, a horn, a whistle, a PFD for each member on my boat, a throwable FD, an extra 10 gallon tank of gas, a VHF radio, and 2 GPS units (one handheld and one chartplotter).
Anything else you think I need? Seriously.
HOW 'BOUT THEM DAWGS!!!
We might seem condescending, but some of it is genuine concern because of what we’ve experienced ourselves and who and what we’ve seen lost out there. Go with another boat anytime you take your boat offshore. Even crazy Phin will make sure and do that if he’s more than 10mi offshore. I say 10mi because that’s the distance in which my VHF will reach another boat, and 10mi is hopefully not too far for assistance to arrive at my exact location within 30 minutes of when I could last relay information to them on a VHF. If my VHF goes out, and I do not have power and/or am capsized, then my #1 thought following making sure everyone has floatation and other survival gear is to get to my flares and waterproof box. You can get separated from your boat even if it’s still floating, and people coming to look for you will have a hard time finding you in rough water.
Anyways, those thoughts are disturbing to me…
My safety gear on my 17’ boat is not as much as I want it to be… When I take it offshore I only have
2 anchors
400+ ft of line total
first aid kit
toilet paper
6 life jackets
2 thr
Then he says, “Is the harbor back that way? I might just hang around here by you because I would feel better about getting home.” No Duhh? He pulls up to within 8 feet of us and wife throws anchor overboard! We were not anchored. Well we bumped around the area for a little while and I just figured he was going to follow us back. After a while, he picked up and drove on off back towards the West. I figured he would hit land somewhere.
