Strangest Thing in the ICW

[Number_Five]

Originally Posted by Smackdaddy53

Almost as funny as the look on my face when i lost that fish right before we left! That would havd been the cherry on top. Great day though


-mac-

Yep great day...other than you catching the only keepers! No it really was fun, even though it was slow and windy!

Bayscout22....a BOBCAT!?!

[Mini-x Fan]

A barge was pushing a pretty big wake and we got hit broadside by it. Almost flipped us. We could see it building on the wall of the spoil before it hit us.

Tight Lines

[Smackdaddy53]

Originally Posted by Number_Five

Yep great day...other than you catching the only keepers! No it really was fun, even though it was slow and windy!

Bayscout22....a BOBCAT!?!

Hopefully just the first of many trips. Just ordered the waterproof leds for two underwater flounder lights. Ill have them fabbed by the next trip. Only making two but nappy will probably be, well napping, while we gig! Bahaha



-mac-

[blackmagic]

Was it that nice Tran Cat in your avatar pic?

[Number_Five]

Originally Posted by blackmagic

Was it that nice Tran Cat in your avatar pic?

It was....and when I say high and dry...I mean no water...nada...zilch...zippo.

Funny thing was I was so comfortable driving in the ICW I had the jack all the way down, not thinking in the least that I'd be trying to run on dry land! LOL

Five

[TBird1610]

Great Five, now I have that to think about as well.

Was running the ICW out of Matagorda yesterday and going East behind a barge. There was one tied up on the right bank (couldn't go right) and one coming three barges wide and nosing at us. Normally I would have just blown by but the wife was with me and I didn't feel like a lecture. I slowed and stayed behind until the oncoming barge passed. It was amazing and a bit scary to watch. I swear it looked like they passed within 15 feet of each other.
It can get tight out there.

[Smackdaddy53]

Imagine that same scenario in a yak with two loaded barges coming and one tugboat comin from behind WOT throwing a 6' wake. I beached my yak and almost got both legs broken and lost my gear. Hit my head on the yak on the way down when the yak hit my legs broadside. My heads ok but the yak took a good shot, ive got a big ol melon


-mac-

[Number_Five]

Originally Posted by TBird1610

Great Five, now I have that to think about as well.

Was running the ICW out of Matagorda yesterday and going East behind a barge. There was one tied up on the right bank (couldn't go right) and one coming three barges wide and nosing at us. Normally I would have just blown by but the wife was with me and I didn't feel like a lecture. I slowed and stayed behind until the oncoming barge passed. It was amazing and a bit scary to watch. I swear it looked like they passed within 15 feet of each other.
It can get tight out there.

Always trying to keep people thinkin'!

Over in Matagorda for sure, and there is always a ton of barge traffic...at least the times I've been there. That was a smart move, I just wish I had the patience to wait.

The timing of the thing was just so perfect, I mean we were just in the perfect spot, only about 100ft long when the water got sucked out. I've had that happen to me in the kayak...but not running at 30mph in a boat!

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[Number_Five]

Originally Posted by Smackdaddy53

Imagine that same scenario in a yak with two loaded barges coming and one tugboat comin from behind WOT throwing a 6' wake. I beached my yak and almost got both legs broken and lost my gear. Hit my head on the yak on the way down when the yak hit my legs broadside. My heads ok but the yak took a good shot, ive got a big ol melon


-mac-

Yeah that's crazy...that is a ton of water getting pushed around! Glad to see the yak survived the encounter with your big noggin!

Yeah ol nappy probably will be so fired up on flounder you won't even recognize him! He's pretty spry when he wants to be!

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[Smackdaddy53]

Hah! I gotta give someone hell.


-mac-