Yak trip to Ft. Mcrea - Page 3

gottafish · 03-04-2010, 12:26 AM

I'm glad everyone made it back safely! Congrats on all of the fish, too!

surfstryker · 03-04-2010, 08:56 AM

Hardcore. :mmmbeer

Jason · 03-04-2010, 09:26 AM

Sounded like a hair raising/arse puckering experience....glad ya'll got back safe and slayed them fishies!!!:letsdrink

BloodyWaters · 03-04-2010, 11:22 AM

Quick Seth, grab your net. Theres some thing cruising the shoreline.GAR!!!!!!!!! released after a quick snapshot.

posted up for the kill!

Ground Zero!

sure am glad to be back home. But i gotta admit it, I'd do it again in a heartbeat. Maybe this weekend? Gyaaarg!!!!!

flappininthebreeze · 03-05-2010, 01:27 AM

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BloodyWaters (3/3/2010)launched from pickens on sunday, was beautiful!!!!!!! set up camp and hit the jetties around 8 a.m.. started slaying them so damn hard the boaters just stared in disbelief as we yanked out over 50 fish in an hour. Let go of many under KW minimum , but kept quite a few for food supply, Seth And I's Bag O Death.

Monday we just sat around looking at the radar,AAAAAHHHHHHHH shit! that storm was heading down on us quick. Mike got a call from his old lady telling him he needed to come home. I laughed histerically looking at the pass with a 25 mph east wind. I told him not to even try. well , he did. Brian was his escort since Mike is a novice. after 30 minutes i got this feeling something was wrong. we walk to a high point and there is brian siting at the mouth of the cove. ran down to the beach to see mike capsized and soaking wet, he hit the drink twice.

Got him back to camp and dried. Had some lunch and waited for weather updates, didnt look good with a strong rotation. the rainb started around night fall. by 11pm it was getting nasty, all of a sudden we started getting 45mph gust ripping over the camp site, our tarp shelter started to get worked. Seth and Justin were hunkered downin there tents. Mike , Brian and I were getting it bad. all our tents and sleeping bags were soaked. Mike and Brian had this fearful look in there eyes.

Luckily for these guys, this wasnt my first rodeo. i took evasive action to protect us, started lowering one shelter side at a time with gust trying to rip the tarps from my grip. we then started getting 60mph gust and horizontal rain. i scrambled for 45 minutes to protect us and enclose the shelter, we were wetter than shit. i got back in the shelter and it was alot better. started a fire and took 30 minute naps in between keeping the fire stoked. wet and sleeping on natural grade in a storm is not for the faint of heart.

Got up the next morning and packed up camp, winds were moderate. when it came time to launch the winds had picked up to NW 25 to 30 with 45mph downbursts. Brian, Justin and Seth made a straight shot across the raging pass with 6' plus chop slop. I led Mike north towards NAS. Thats as far as he made it.spent and scared for his life i made the trip back to Pickens by myself. It was Nasty! kept my cool and push 2 miles back to my truck. loaded up and drove to NAS to get Mike. he said he had never been so scared in his life. I told him it was ok, I didnt like it either.

till next time!!!!!!

Stressless · 03-05-2010, 06:45 AM

I am betting that if you spent a little time on this and worked the photos (like a google earth overhead) you could make a little $ in both FL Sportman and Kayak Angler mags. Just my $.02 for an outstanding report - as I'm in Afghanistan I'm living for these reports, kinda love/hate love to read'em hate'n it that I'm not there.

Cheers From CJOA-A

Stressless

BloodyWaters · 03-06-2010, 01:19 PM

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Stressless (3/5/2010)I am betting that if you spent a little time on this and worked the photos (like a google earth overhead) you could make a little $ in both FL Sportman and Kayak Angler mags. Just my $.02 for an outstanding report - as I'm in Afghanistan I'm living for these reports, kinda love/hate love to read'em hate'n it that I'm not there.

Cheers From CJOA-A

Stressless

THAT IS NOT A BAD IDEA!!!!! THANKS STRESSLESS

dragman6693 · 03-09-2010, 09:32 AM

DANG!!!!! sounds like Daniel and myself got out just in time....glad to see everybody made it out ok...

03-04-2010, 12:26 AM	#21
gottafish Senior Member Grouper Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Collierville, TN Posts: 751	RE: Yak trip to Ft. Mcrea I'm glad everyone made it back safely! Congrats on all of the fish, too! __________________ Hobie Outback (Key Sailing) '11 GCKFA Tourney 2nd Place King Mack '11 Broxson Outdoors NB Cobia/King Kayak Tournament Winner '11 GB Optimist Fishing Rodeo 2nd Place Cobia '11 Broxson Outdoors NB King Kayak Tournament 2nd Place '11 Key Sailing Snapper Kayak Tournament 2nd Place '11 Bluewater Offshore Kayak Tournament 3rd Place King Mack '11 KBF Red Hot Nights Winner '11 Broxson Outdoors NB Tarpon/King Kayak Tournament Winner GCKFA Master Kayak Angler

03-04-2010, 08:56 AM	#22
surfstryker Senior Member Sailfish Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Pensacola Posts: 1,507	RE: Yak trip to Ft. Mcrea Hardcore. :mmmbeer

03-04-2010, 09:26 AM	#23
Jason Like a roach in the dark! Blue Marlin Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: In the woods, lookin' fer ticks! Posts: 5,835	RE: Yak trip to Ft. Mcrea Sounded like a hair raising/arse puckering experience....glad ya'll got back safe and slayed them fishies!!!:letsdrink

03-04-2010, 11:22 AM	#24
BloodyWaters Senior Member Snapper Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: gulf breeze, pensacola/panhandle Posts: 549	RE: Yak trip to Ft. Mcrea Quick Seth, grab your net. Theres some thing cruising the shoreline.GAR!!!!!!!!! released after a quick snapshot. posted up for the kill! Ground Zero! sure am glad to be back home. But i gotta admit it, I'd do it again in a heartbeat. Maybe this weekend? Gyaaarg!!!!! __________________ www.pensacolakayakcharters.com

03-05-2010, 06:45 AM	#26
Stressless Senior Member Grouper Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,039	RE: Yak trip to Ft. Mcrea I am betting that if you spent a little time on this and worked the photos (like a google earth overhead) you could make a little $ in both FL Sportman and Kayak Angler mags. Just my $.02 for an outstanding report - as I'm in Afghanistan I'm living for these reports, kinda love/hate love to read'em hate'n it that I'm not there. Cheers From CJOA-A Stressless

03-09-2010, 09:32 AM	#28
dragman6693 Senior Member Mingo Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 179	RE: Yak trip to Ft. Mcrea DANG!!!!! sounds like Daniel and myself got out just in time....glad to see everybody made it out ok...

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