WOW, I forgot how rough that bay can get on a good North East wind! :bowdown I can tell you my fellow flounder fisherman, you didn't want to be headed North out of Ft. Pickens trying to get to Navy Point on Tuesday Night after midnight.........Me and my buddy (heck, I hope he's still my buddy, lol) Rodney Allen gigged one fish after searching high and low for flatties at Pickens, the Pass, Big Lagoon, etc. The wind started out at around 15K from the E-NE and switched about midnight to N-NE at 20+K with waves busting over the bow of the boat as we tried to brave Pickens.....
The Rocket finally said "hey, my FUN METER is pegged out....get me back to Navy Point...NOW" We tightened up our Life Jackets and headed North....thank God that my Bielge Pump was working because the bay was white capping and had to be 2-3ft with a chop! I trimmed her up and slowly made my way through the slosh....can't say that Rodney will ringing my phone off the hook anytime soon to get back out there to go Floundering.....
Just thought I'd share that story for everyone who's never been out there in the TEETH of the NEstern! I tell you one thing, that weatherunderground marine forecast was right on! Don't trust the weather channel website!!!!
Happy Hunting - Did anyone go last night (Wednesday?) It looked like it was going flat as a pancake! Dernit, I picked the wrong night to go....but you can't kill'em on the couch and you have to go when you can!
Here's a pic of me with the lonely Flounder! Thanks Rocket for baring your teeth and taking the pic on the water.....lol, he was doggcussing me when I broke the camera out and asked for a pic!
The Rocket finally said "hey, my FUN METER is pegged out....get me back to Navy Point...NOW" We tightened up our Life Jackets and headed North....thank God that my Bielge Pump was working because the bay was white capping and had to be 2-3ft with a chop! I trimmed her up and slowly made my way through the slosh....can't say that Rodney will ringing my phone off the hook anytime soon to get back out there to go Floundering.....
Just thought I'd share that story for everyone who's never been out there in the TEETH of the NEstern! I tell you one thing, that weatherunderground marine forecast was right on! Don't trust the weather channel website!!!!
Happy Hunting - Did anyone go last night (Wednesday?) It looked like it was going flat as a pancake! Dernit, I picked the wrong night to go....but you can't kill'em on the couch and you have to go when you can!
Here's a pic of me with the lonely Flounder! Thanks Rocket for baring your teeth and taking the pic on the water.....lol, he was doggcussing me when I broke the camera out and asked for a pic!