roughs seas on a small boat article

[mad marlin]

This is a great article about riding big Seas on a small boat, a 18 ft.
Ocean Fishing from a Small Boat

[Bill Fisher]

i luvvit!..... my ol'stompin grounds

but mostly i was up there elk & moose hunting with a buncha loggers
and the equipment dealers that kept'em going

and yes, i gotta agree,......... you ain't LIVED 'til you went out the mouth of the columbia in the WRONG conditions

seattle's fun too

[gimmedeal]

That picture makes you wonder "what are those guys thinkin'?"

Fred

[Minnow]

Originally Posted by gimmedeal

That picture makes you wonder "what are those guys thinkin'?"

Fred

Jumping YFT tuna 200 yards in front of them

[mad marlin]

Ill tell you what they are thinking , please God let us go back home safe. I kind of have to admmit been myself on a similar situation about 15 years ago on a 17 ft powered by a Yamaha 45 hp outboard , 5 of us on baord crossing between two Islands on the Atlantic Sea with a good North wind 25 to 35 knots, swells high as hell. I agree you have to be a good skipper to tackle those rough seas, the skipper was and is a good one.
As myself I was just bucketing water out of the panga together with the other 4 and praying to get back to the Harbor safely.
When I did put my feet on shore , I did kiss the ground

[lite-liner]

Originally Posted by Minnow

Jumping YFT tuna 200 yards in front of them

I'll tell you what: if there's jumping YfT's @ the mouth of the Columbia river,
I'd prob. try it, too!
there's a reason the mouth of the Columbia is tagged as "the windsurfing capital of North America"!
-B