Was in the same boat as you about a month ago. We have always fished the Edisto inshore waters in our 1720 CC and was looking forward to a great spring break of fishing. Fished four days inshore and caught very little so we looked offshore. We had a perfect forecast to get out and checked all of our safety equipment. Used a hot spot map and a garmin car gps and headed out to the Edisto 40. Caught about a hundred BSB in about an hour and a half. Back at the dock by noon with a full icebox. Pick your days and be safe.
so which one is Charleston 60…all I see on the reef chart is PA-##???
1984 17ft Dixie Fiberglass CC with old 84 Evinrude
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Originally posted by sea tonicIMHO?..it’s not worth it.
I, too have a 17ft cc. The jetties are far enough for me. The pounding and anxiety of even going to the jetties is enough stress. THere’s plenty of fish inshore that I can’t catch, no need to take a beating to not catch more fish ‘offshore’.tom
??? I guess it depends on the person. I have fisher the three mile reef out of Murrells inlet on a 17’ Montauk my whole life. Just definitely have to pick your days and only go out in what you are comfortable in. VHF, GPS, cell phone life jackets and all other safety gear.
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Originally posted by RandyBThanks for all the info, I went to the Jetties sat and we had a great time, nothing biting, but no one around me was pulling them in either. I feel confident on a day like Sat I would be fine at some of the closer reefs. Sirecks, I’ll look into the equipment you mentioned
1984 17ft Dixie Fiberglass CC with old 84 Evinrude
Chas 60 is 14.5 miles SE of tips of the Jetties
207 CC SeaHunt
Yamaha 150
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Originally posted by RandyBso which one is Charleston 60…all I see on the reef chart is PA-##???
1984 17ft Dixie Fiberglass CC with old 84 Evinrude
Charleston Nearshore is PA-25
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Originally posted by RandyBso which one is Charleston 60…all I see on the reef chart is PA-##???
1984 17ft Dixie Fiberglass CC with old 84 Evinrude
Charleston 60 is PA-24
I used to fish the reefs just off Port Royal Sound. It can go from flat calm to “pray your way back in” quicker than you can imagine. I’d like to have at least a 21 ft. boat under me for “insurance”, even at the close reefs. One close call can put you in the market for a bigger boat in a hurry!
spec
1980 Skandia 21 w/ '93 JohnRude 150 gas drinker
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It can go from flat calm to "pray your way back in" quicker than you can imagine
And sometimes all it takes is a change of tide.
Capt. Larry Teuton
912-six55-5674
lteuton at aol dot com
“Ships are the nearest things to dreams that hands have ever made.” -Robert N. Rose
I still remember how thankful I felt to survive one trip years ago. My father, one of his buddies, and I were trolling for Kings in the outer shipping channel out near the Port Royal sea bouy. The wind was moderate, and there was about a 2 ft. chop. We were in the same old Skandia 21 ft. I fish out of now. It does not have much freeboard.
The tide changed, the wind picked up, and it started getting rough. We stayed too long, and had to slog in through waves that seemed to swallow us in the troughs - a wall of water everywhere. Then, you had to gun it to maintain control when you popped on top of the next wave. We prayed our way back in.
Dad had a variety of twin sterndrive, cuddy cabin boats from 23 to 25 ft. that would have handled those conditions without a great deal of anxiety. But, we were in the wrong boat for those conditions that day. The forecast did not predict the sudden rough seas.
My granddad used to say the best lessons are those you learn the hard way. He called it “bought wit”. I am an inshore fishing fan now!
spec
1980 Skandia 21 w/ '93 JohnRude 150 gas drinker
Another suggestion would be to go out of the N. Edisto, put in at Cherry Point just before Rockville. That inlet doesn’t have near the washing machine that going out of Chuck harbor has. That means the waves are coming in one direction and not from every side. You also don’t have to worry about some seagoing tug throwing an 8’ wake and swamping you, or putting you up on the rocks. There is some good fishing on the Y2K(Kiawah Reef). It’s about 8mi, or so out. I’ve seen smaller boats many times out there. Usually plenty of company too. I prefer to go out there mainly because Edisto 60 & Edisto Offshore are my favorites.
Key West 196;150 Yammie
Life Is Good…Gotta Love It!!!
Well we seen about a 16 foot flats boat at the Charleston 60 last weekend and a 14 foot jon boat fishing the outside of the jetties. You can do it as long as its a calm day. Seen all this why we were being towed back in by sea tow.
You know, one thing people forget to think about/mention is safety. Everyone talks about it being comfortable and what not but fits easy to overlook the risk you take. When you head out of those jetties you need to understand that you are potentially subjecting yourself and your crew to a very slow and miserable death by dehydration drowning or becoming something’s dinner. This goes for everyone.
For a little boat that can capsize quickly, you especially need to make sure you have the proper life jackets (type one offshore jackets) and realize that you will be in the water, making you way more vulnerable to predators and WAY less visible to other vessels looking for you. An EPIRB and life jackets are the bare minimum, but I would look into DSC on your radio as well as a variety of flares.
Just saying from experience.
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its easy to overlook the risk you take.
The other thing often overlooked is the risk you may put someone else in trying to come get you.
Capt. Larry Teuton
912-six55-5674
lteuton at aol dot com
“Ships are the nearest things to dreams that hands have ever made.” -Robert N. Rose
I have all my safety gear plus some. One thing my dad always taught me is you can never be too prepared, I have enough life vests to make a small raft lol…thanks to everyone for all the input!
1984 17ft Dixie Fiberglass CC with old 84 Evinrude
Just make sure you have enough beer. Yull be fine.
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Originally posted by BREEZE1Just make sure you have enough beer. Yull be fine.
Thats never an issue
1984 17ft Dixie Fiberglass CC with old 84 Evinrude
Here is a link to the local Charleston area reefs. I printed and laminated this last year and keep it on the boat as reference, it has all of the published reef names PA 24-25 etc…along with the associated names like the Charleston 60, Kiawah Reef and so on.
I hope this helps.
http://saltwaterfishing.sc.gov/pdf/reefguide.pdf
05’ Key West 2300 CC
250 Yamaha
You have two ears and one mouth, science would say you should listen twice as much as you speak.
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Originally posted by newbmeansHere is a link to the local Charleston area reefs. I printed and laminated this last year and keep it on the boat as reference, it has all of the published reef names PA 24-25 etc…along with the associated names like the Charleston 60, Kiawah Reef and so on.
I hope this helps.http://saltwaterfishing.sc.gov/pdf/reefguide.pdf
05’ Key West 2300 CC
250 YamahaThanks so much, thats a greaty resource to have on board. Already printed using the ink at work…now just to laminate it and book it! All this reef talk has me ready to go, especially with the nicer weather happening!
You have two ears and one mouth, science would say you should listen twice as much as you speak.
1984 17ft Dixie Fiberglass CC with old 84 Evinrude