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Highest Seas You Have Been In On a Private Boat
Posted on 10/4/13 at 12:29 pm
Posted on 10/4/13 at 12:29 pm
The tropical storm arriving on the Gulf Coast made me wonder (as I know many of you fish offshore) - What is the highest sea you have been in on a boat (not a cruise ship), and what type of boat were you in?
I am curious also as to how rough it was in the boat, or whether you were in any peril.
Thank you for your responses.
I am curious also as to how rough it was in the boat, or whether you were in any peril.
Thank you for your responses.
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Posted on 10/4/13 at 12:32 pm to mister_sportzz
12's in a 54 Bertram fishing in a tourney in the bahamas. Luckily we didn't catch anything that day cause I didn't want to be covered in water when we backed down
This post was edited on 10/4/13 at 12:33 pm
Posted on 10/4/13 at 12:32 pm to mister_sportzz
Not too big. 4-6 in a 17' Montauk. Close rigs prior to a TS coming in somewheres around 1984ish....out of Grand Chenier....
Posted on 10/4/13 at 12:32 pm to mister_sportzz
8' in a 33' hydrasports. It fricking sucked.
Posted on 10/4/13 at 12:34 pm to JAB528
6-8's in a 36 contender
Posted on 10/4/13 at 12:34 pm to mister_sportzz
6-8s in a custom 30' Gravois cat out of Cocodrie. It really wasn't that bad. A monohull would have been hell.
This post was edited on 10/4/13 at 12:35 pm
Posted on 10/4/13 at 12:36 pm to JAB528
I apologize if this is a stupid question, but how high do the waves have to get before the boat's operator has to use skill to avoid problems?
Do you take the boat directly into the swell or use some angle?
I have been in the Indian Ocean on calm days, and on lakes with wind but there was only small whitecaps. I was also in a pontoon boat so it was no big deal.
Do you take the boat directly into the swell or use some angle?
I have been in the Indian Ocean on calm days, and on lakes with wind but there was only small whitecaps. I was also in a pontoon boat so it was no big deal.
Posted on 10/4/13 at 12:38 pm to mister_sportzz
10-12 in a 36' Hatteras 12 miles out of Orange Beach a few years ago.
It was my first saltwater trip (6 hour) and it was awesome and brutal at the same time. 6 people on the trip, 2 of us left standing halfway through (myself and a 60 year old dude). I caught so many snapper it was unbelievable.
When I woke up the next morning I could not move and my knees were raw (no homo) from bracing myself against the gunnels all day.
It was my first saltwater trip (6 hour) and it was awesome and brutal at the same time. 6 people on the trip, 2 of us left standing halfway through (myself and a 60 year old dude). I caught so many snapper it was unbelievable.
When I woke up the next morning I could not move and my knees were raw (no homo) from bracing myself against the gunnels all day.
Posted on 10/4/13 at 12:40 pm to mister_sportzz
6 ft swells in a 38' hatteras.
Posted on 10/4/13 at 12:41 pm to mister_sportzz
10 footers at tarpon rodeo or swollfest a few years back in a 32 twin vee. We broke the windshield.
Posted on 10/4/13 at 12:41 pm to mister_sportzz
6'-8"
36 ft Dusky.
On the way back to Ft. Lauderdale from the Bahamas.
Not fun at all.
36 ft Dusky.
On the way back to Ft. Lauderdale from the Bahamas.
Not fun at all.
Posted on 10/4/13 at 12:42 pm to Polar Pop
1'-1.5' seas - 12' ascend fs12t. Damn wakeboard boats on Johnson's Branch 
Posted on 10/4/13 at 12:44 pm to mister_sportzz
Highest seas don't necessarily constitute the worse conditions....I think wave frequency and direction play a large roll in how dangerous and suckey it can be....angry seas that hit you from all directions suck because you can never keep the bow angled in or finding a routine...We have had to sit down on the floor of the boat while ice chests float bow to stern, coming in during a squall that popped up on us....self bailing my butt....so much water in the boat that the engine would bog down...just doing everything you can to continue forward momentum....That storage door that never gets opened, that keeps the life jackets and throwable floating device, got opened that day....Had that sucker buckled up tight....8'ers with some rogue "oh shite" walls of water that would roll over the top of the bow and wash us to the back as we held on to various things...center console was a "little loose" when we got back to the dock....only time we could see in front of us was cresting the waves, everything else was a wall of water....There were no athiests fishing in that boat, that day....!
Posted on 10/4/13 at 12:47 pm to mister_sportzz
quote:
but how high do the waves have to get before the boat's operator has to use skill to avoid problems?
depends on the operator.
Ive seen some damn good "captains" who kept things dry in high seas. I've also seen some shitty "captains" that managed to douche the crew crossing the wake of a crew boat.
Posted on 10/4/13 at 12:48 pm to OptionRight
TL;DR
Posted on 10/4/13 at 12:51 pm to OptionRight
quote:
There were no athiests fishing in that boat, that day..
always wanted to invite the resident atheists on the OT to an offshore afternoon jaunt in a bad squall to see if they would stay loyal to their beliefs.
Posted on 10/4/13 at 12:54 pm to tigerinthebueche
12' in a 36' sailboat of the coast of Pureto Rico
Posted on 10/4/13 at 12:55 pm to tigerinthebueche
8-10's in a 36' hydrasport
We actually had a good day fishing for wahoo. They were rolling 8-10s and from the same direction...still made for an interesting day
We actually had a good day fishing for wahoo. They were rolling 8-10s and from the same direction...still made for an interesting day
This post was edited on 10/4/13 at 12:59 pm
Posted on 10/4/13 at 12:57 pm to LSURoss
we were 65 mi out in Eugene Island in a 23' Mako once
don't know how big they were but, the horizon would disappear when we got between the big ones
it was blowin and rainin so hard we had to put our diving masks on to see
when we got back to Cocodrie, we were told the winds associated with that storm were in excess of 50mph...
don't know how big they were but, the horizon would disappear when we got between the big ones
it was blowin and rainin so hard we had to put our diving masks on to see
when we got back to Cocodrie, we were told the winds associated with that storm were in excess of 50mph...
Posted on 10/4/13 at 1:01 pm to OptionRight
quote:
Highest seas don't necessarily constitute the worse conditions....I think wave frequency and direction play a large roll in how dangerous and suckey it can be....angry seas that hit you from all directions suck because you can never keep the bow angled in or finding a routine...
God I hope I never encounter those type of conditions again.........
When we were young, dumb and full of it: 8-10 seas in a 23' WellCraft CC (POS Boat). I thought we would die that day.
Another trip was inshore, but getting caught crossing Caminada Bay in a Frontal Squall and fishing out of a frickin Bass Boat was harrowing as well. The boat owner gave to the wheel to me because he was scared he would sink it. Prolly only 3-4' seas, but one wrong wave crossing would have sunk us.
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