[MakoMatt]

With all the talk lately about weather, I thought I would share this with you.

With NOAA calling today for North wind 10-15 kts. and seas 2'-4', it seemed like a good day to go out and slay a dragon. I had 10 miles between me and the JI Head Buoy by the time the sun was beginning to break over the horizion. Seas were 1'-3' at that point and maybe got to 2'-4' by the time I was crossing the 20 fathom curve. My destination was the Burnside. When I was about 30 minutes away the wind began to pick up considerably and when I got within 1 mile it was all 4'-6' and very, very tight. So tight, I could not drift without risk of launching a crew or taking a green one over the side was a real possibility too. Based on the clear skys to the North and cloudy skys above me and South, my gut feeling was that it was a front and would probably blow through. The operative word here is probably, but you never know. Anyway, decided to head back, North, crawled for the next 2 1/2 hours at 5.5 kts., and took at least 12 green ones over the bow. Not a fun experience.

Fall Season, watch your weather, - VERY CAREFULLY

Heard later from some guys that stuck it out, (bigger boats) it layed down nice in the afternoon.

 

[Capthookem]

Mako Matt,
Sounds like you had a rough day!!!You really have to pick your days this time of year, and sometimes that doesn't even work as you learned today. It is easy to get "suckered" off shore with this fall north wind. Everything looks great on the way out until you turn around to see what it looks like for the ride home. Anyway, there is still time to slay that dragon..
Capt. H

 

[paulh]

keep in mind we are on the full moon. sounds like you may have experienced a wind vs. tide/current situation. sunday was tempting, but i stayed inshore. still waiting for good weather.

 

[623889]

fall weather patterns

It could have not been worse than hudson anglers and you stuck it out

 

[Capthookem]

Brucethebangsti,
Did you fish the Hudson Anglers ?
Also I like your name "Brucethebangsti". Is it chinese in origin?
Capt. H

 

[B.Attitude]

LOL!!!

 

[LkyLindy]

Weather

Matt-

The sound was exactly the same crap out of Smithtown Bay.Weather called for south wind around 10-On land it looked exactly like that.Got out of porpoise channel around 8;30am and bam-wind out of the NE at around 20 with 4 footers crashing all around.Who changed the scenery.No Blackfish today.Watch the Weather!