At work just received a notification of a 47 MPH gust at the mouth of the harbor, hope no one is out there and everyone is safe
Bragging may not bring happiness,
but no man having caught a large fish,
goes home through the alley.
-Anonymous
I took the skiff through the harbor earlier today. It was quite windy, looked like some of the smaller sail boats were going to flip over. The fish weren’t biting in Ellis creek so I took the wife and daughter for a harbor tour.
2000 McKee Scoundrel 160, Honda 75hp
Me and my cousin were at the Jetties is his 16’ aluminum boat. My first time at the Jetties isn’t the fondest memory!
There is no greater fan of fly fishing than the mud minnow.
kayaked the harbor in the morning, later saw the radar blow up from home, went back to the harbor to watch it- i’ll believe 47mph. plenty of sailboats wisely rode it out under motor instead of staying moored.
yakman, i recall your enthusiasm and questions about the jetties a couple months ago- you’re lucky you made it ok through that microburst that pushed through the harbor. take this to heart: cut and run as soon as you get that gut feeling next time. breech inlet and fort sumter are the closest true shelter, but at high tide you probably won’t fit under the ft sumter dock.
sometimes the only way to learn is the hard way, and sometimes it just comes down to “luck favoring the prepared”… but in either case, you must consider the lessons and let them make you wiser.
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cut and run as soon as you get that gut feeling next time.
Very wise words. Always trust your gut instinct, and never be ashamed to cut and run.
Capt. Larry Teuton
Cracker Built Custom Boats
we were in my buddies 21ft carolina skiff and the jetties were almost too much, a few whiting and some black sea bass
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Originally posted by barbawangkayaked the harbor in the morning, later saw the radar blow up from home, went back to the harbor to watch it- i’ll believe 47mph. plenty of sailboats wisely rode it out under motor instead of staying moored.
yakman, i recall your enthusiasm and questions about the jetties a couple months ago- you’re lucky you made it ok through that microburst that pushed through the harbor. take this to heart: cut and run as soon as you get that gut feeling next time. breech inlet and fort sumter are the closest true shelter, but at high tide you probably won’t fit under the ft sumter dock.
sometimes the only way to learn is the hard way, and sometimes it just comes down to “luck favoring the prepared”… but in either case, you must consider the lessons and let them make you wiser.
GOLDEN advice.