Made the trip down from Upstate on 4-1, weather was supposed to be sunny with broken clouds, wind 8-11 mph. Hit the Wando about 7 am and was quickly greeted with a rain storm and overcast conditions that lasted until about 11:30. Fished hard during that time with no results. Sky opened up and had about 2 hour window of sunlight and low wind where we were able locate and land 5 good Reds, 4 overslot in 26-28 inch range. Z-Man paddler z in Houdini was the ticket. Winds kicked up about 2:30 and the day was over.
About an hour before dead low through 1st hour of the rise, saw a lot of singles poling across flat, feel like we could have stayed on them for another hour or so had the wind not gotten so brutal.
When you travel 240 miles based upon a perfect weather forcast you hope for a full day on the water. Catching fish is a bonus. Just frustrating when the weatherman misses it by a mile. I hope your not a weatherman Sea-Tonic, I didn’t mean any offense.
When you travel 240 miles based upon a perfect weather forcast you hope for a full day on the water. Catching fish is a bonus. Just frustrating when the weatherman misses it by a mile. I hope your not a weatherman Sea-Tonic, I didn’t mean any offense.
I’ve had days where I wanted to strap the weatherman to the bow of the boat and teach him how to measure wave height No other profession allows you to be wrong so often and still keep your job.
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
Check out the upcoming seminar on 4/28 to help enlighten the forecast process and some tools to use on your own, rather than relying on one or two apps or websites, or just as bad local weather stations.
Several years ago, my roommate and I were “commissioned” (“I don’t care what you say, you guys are going.”) to help on a boat my roommate’s dad owned. He had a 26’ or so Pursuit with twin 150’s and was bringing down some businessmen from Greenville that were going offshore. Light winds were forecast and the NOAA site said offshore waves were 2-3’ at 5 seconds or so. My roommate and I stayed up all night long drinking (first mistake) and loading up the boat. We left out at 4:30 or so and were jumping waves leaving the harbor. It was windy as hell and we both pleaded with his dad to turn around, but there were 4 other guys that had made the trip from upstate and they were dead set on fishing, so we were outvoted. By the time we reached the gulf stream, no kidding - waves were 8-10’ high and I was scared to death; I honestly had come to terms that I was going to die that day. It was way too rough to fish at all, so me and my buddy struggled to tie some lines while his dad drove and the other guys puked off the sides. After trolling around for a while and watching the waves get bigger (honest to God, the highest waves I’ve ever seen anywhere in the world), we were getting bashed from all sides, grown men were starting to cry and everyone was sick, his dad finally decides to turn around. It took us 5-6 hours to make it back I think, battling waves higher than a house’s roof. Get home and my computer was still up on the NOAA site - I refreshed the page and again, the bouys showed 2-3’ waves at 5 seconds…
Not that I think they intentionally do it, but I wish they’d realize people depend on that information and that in certain situations, lives are legitimately at stake, dependent on their info.
That day I swore off the gulf stream stuff - a vow I’ve still lived up to, today. If I want that, I’ll head down to Florida and fish it in sight of land. Me, I’m a creeks/redfish kind of guy and enjoy spending my money on other things than gas. If the weather is rough, I can take it out and be back home
