There is no way I would take my boat out there. Way to early and water is to cold.
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Fishb8 (Fish Bait)
23 Sea Hunt “My Last Boat V”
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GTH weather
Friday 3/23
Morning
Light winds with a slight chop. Small short period wind waves.
Winds: SW 8 to 11 knots
Seas: ESE 5 feet at 8 sec.
Chad
Cobia 256 Express
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Originally posted by Long EnuffWaves coming over the bow, coolers floating in the back of the boat, shin deep water at the helm = not much fun! Right Lynn?
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Ya’ll have to be kidding at this point right? Why would you come on here and ask for opinions, have everyone tell you you’re crazy, and then snub your nose and do it anyway. I remember doing that when I was 15.
A 4’ wave at 7 seconds with a 24knot gust is not a swell, that is a (**() storm in a 18’ boat. I would reconsider my earlier post about going in a 35 Bertram in 24 knot gusts.
Thanks for the input fellas. I decided to call it dinner time and figured I would keep the crew safe for next trip. I’m not snubbing my nose up at all. I appreciate all knowledgable info that was given and took it into consideration. That’s why I ended up not going. I heard things from being stupid to try it and others say go for it and make the decision based on the ride. Everyone has the own opinion on it. That’s why I asked.
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It is always good to get others opinion but always you your own head and experience as a guideline.
Here is a good write-up about how quickly the weather can change. And this is close to shore. think about how it would be if you were 30,40, 50 miles from the beach:
http://old.charlestonfishing.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=121352
quote:
Originally posted by Cracker LarryOne more thing about the OD18. I’ll tell ya sea story.
One night 2 summers ago, on a run from Daufuskie Island to Charleston, we got caught in a developing tropical storm. It was calm when we left Bloody Point at sunset, and set the GPS on the Charleston sea buoy, the weather report was good. 2 hours out the wind shifted to the northeast and started blowing 15-20. This ain’t good, I thought, 15 miles offshore. Listened to the weather again, no change in the report, so we kept going and the wind kept increasing. We started slowing down more as the wind picked up to about 30. Listen to the weather again and they say a tropical storm was developing 50 miles SE of Charleston, winds increasing to 45 kts, gusting to 60, small craft should remain in port. Great. I was wishing I was in port. So was my wife.
It kept building and we kept slowing down until I was only making about 5 kts, still heading for Charleston. About 10 pm a Mayday call came over the radio. It was a 70’ shrimp boat sinking off Edisto Island. I punched his numbers in my GPS and was only 10 miles away, but it was 10 miles straight to windward and I couldn’t do anything to help him. The CG sent a chopper to them. Then another Mayday came over the radio, a big sportfishing boat had swamped and was sinking. I punched in his numbers and saw he was right off Charleston Harbor. Couldn’t help him either. Starting to worry about ourselves a little bit. By now the seas seemed at least 12-15 feet, and in the dark I couldn’t see anything but
Looks like its rockin pretty good out there today
Wind Direction (WDIR):
S ( 190 deg true )
Wind Speed (WSPD):
3.9 kts
Wind Gust (GST):
3.9 kts
Significant Wave Height (WVHT):
3.3 ft
Swell Height (SwH):
3.0 ft
Swell Period (SwP):
8.3 sec
Wind Wave Height (WWH):
1.0 ft
Wind Wave Period (WWP):
3.1 sec
Wave Steepness (STEEPNESS):
SWELL
Average Wave Period (APD):
5.9 sec
The forecast is for the wind and waves to increase to 10-15kt and 3-4. If that forecast is right or worse, would you want to be 30 miles offshore in an 18ft boat.
I have been out when that buoy said it was 2 foot 8 sec. But the ocean was NASTY. It does not do a good reflecting a sloppy ocean
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Nice Capt.
To my point that does not look like 3ft waves…
Fishb8 (Fish Bait)
23 Sea Hunt “My Last Boat V”
If you can’t stand behind our soldiers, try standing in front of them.
Everybody needs to realize the forecast is just that - No guarantee! Betcha everybody on this forum has gone out on that 2’ forecast only to have their azz handed to them! This is the one thing I hate about offshore fishing! Right prediction = safety =fun! On another note he is only 10 miles off with a light wind! It will pickup! Good job on making it out!
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Fishb8 (Fish Bait)
23 Sea Hunt “My Last Boat V”
If you can’t stand behind our soldiers, try standing in front of them.
None of the forcast I looked at for today suggested it was going to be rough today
I bet BIG COUNTRY is kickin himself in the a** right about now.
We went today, it was calm enough to take a small center console to G-town hole. We were on a big sporty, and it slicked out as the day went on.
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quote:
Originally posted by jwsI bet BIG COUNTRY is kickin himself in the a** right about now.
you could say that again!
my heart said try it but my brain said 4-5? naaaahhhh a chance in h3ll! no worries though. ill be out there soon enough. it just sucks when you take tests early for school then take the day off for no reason. waste gas from aiken to edisto. have no money really to begin with since school eats most of it. but as lynn suggested, im still here to type this!
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150 YAMI
30 miles out on the way in, we were planning on fishing inshore, due to the WX man. Could not get through BSB anywhere Fri!
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weather man said 2-3 today… turned out 2 + 3 + 2. rode out at 26 knots, but once the baits hit the water it was too rough to keep a constant trolling speed. i was in a trough and couldn’t see over the top of the next wave, called it quits and headed in. took about 4.5 hours starting at 8 knots straight into it, and i KNOW there was at least a few 7’ ers out there. that poor boat seemed like it stood straight up but the bow never stuffed on the way down. wish i could have gone friday! will be out again when the forecast is 1-2’ haha
Today was 15kt wind gusting 23 and 4-7 so I would not think it was a fun time. Glad you made it back safe. Wednesday looks good though. This is for GTH.
Wednesday 3/28
Morning
Light and variable winds with smooth seas. Small short period wind waves.
Winds: SE 4 to 6 knots
Seas: ENE 4 feet at 7 sec.
Afternoon
Light winds with a slight chop. Small short period wind waves.
Winds: SW 8 to 11 knots
Seas: ENE 3 feet at 6 sec.
Chad
Cobia 256 Express
Pulled by a Dodge Ram 3500
