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Anyone seen a Water Spout before?
Posted on 5/7/12 at 11:01 pm
Posted on 5/7/12 at 11:01 pm
My neighbor told me that while fishing offshore in Cocodrie him and his friends saw a water spout about 2 miles away. What would cause this and has anyone else seen any?
This post was edited on 5/7/12 at 11:18 pm
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Posted on 5/7/12 at 11:03 pm to wrc12
Storms.. I saw one off shore once shite was cray
Posted on 5/7/12 at 11:09 pm to wrc12
here is one from when i was working offshore near biloxi (Cat Island). i think it is caused by special circumstances from a low pressure zone. the pics kinda suck, but you could easily see the water being churned up where the spout was touching down
Posted on 5/7/12 at 11:13 pm to crankbait
shite i wouldnt want to be anywhere near one of those
Posted on 5/7/12 at 11:14 pm to wrc12
you also might want to edit your title, they tend to anchor two worded titles (not sure about the OB though)
Posted on 5/7/12 at 11:16 pm to wrc12
I was working on a Dredging project by Breton Island. The weather change and the wind pick up. Out of nowhere a water spout touch down and went across the bow of the dredge.
No damage to the dredge but, it left a bunch of fish on the deck.
No damage to the dredge but, it left a bunch of fish on the deck.
Posted on 5/7/12 at 11:17 pm to wrc12
I used to fish out there and have probably seen 10 or 15 through the years...they seem to be very common....pretty damn scary when you are around one, though...
there is apparently some belief by the old timers that you are not supposed to look at them or some bad luck will come upon you....I say look at them as you haul arse....
there is apparently some belief by the old timers that you are not supposed to look at them or some bad luck will come upon you....I say look at them as you haul arse....
Posted on 5/7/12 at 11:25 pm to wrc12
Long story short... Fishing coon point a few years ago and there were storms to the west and north. Decided to head for the marsh and the storms merged together right after we got to sister lake. Looked back towards caillou bay and there were 3 water spouts where we had passed 5 min earlier.
I am much more worried about lightning than water spouts. I hate lightning when on a boat.
I am much more worried about lightning than water spouts. I hate lightning when on a boat.
Posted on 5/7/12 at 11:32 pm to wrc12
see them all the time going over the Causeway
Posted on 5/7/12 at 11:32 pm to Topwater Trout
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I am much more worried about lightning than water spouts. I hate lightning when on a boat.
The only time I ever thought I was going to die was during a lightning storm while hauling arse down the spoil canal towards Breton Sound marina. Never want to go through that again
Posted on 5/7/12 at 11:36 pm to wrc12
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My neighbor told me that while fishing offshore in Cocodrie him and his friends saw a water spout about 2 miles away. What would cause this and has anyone else seen any?
saw one running back inshore from cat island, needless to say I was runnin wide open in somewhat rough water
Posted on 5/7/12 at 11:46 pm to wrc12
I see them pretty often working out with the crew a few times. We're offshore a lot, and that seems to be where the majority of them are. Although, I've seen one or two pick up in Lake Pontchartrain before.
Posted on 5/8/12 at 1:52 am to wrc12
saw one when i was racing in the gulf... racing in that weather was fun/terrifying
Posted on 5/8/12 at 2:32 am to Wooly
I've never seen one, is it like a mini tornado on water?
Don't want to get to close to one
Don't want to get to close to one
Posted on 5/8/12 at 2:48 am to Nodust
Imagine that sob popping up 5 feet from your boat 
Posted on 5/8/12 at 3:09 am to Nodust
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is it like a mini tornado on water?
exactly what it is... we saw 3 when we were racing, but they were small ones... scary because we knew they could turn into something bigger
Posted on 5/8/12 at 3:20 am to Uncle JackD
Scary thought
Posted on 5/8/12 at 3:27 am to Nodust
I'd poopoo all over myself
Posted on 5/8/12 at 3:33 am to Uncle JackD
One day we were fishing In a bad arse winter storm in big lake and there were 3 of them.
We see them all the time in the summer offshore. One came and lifted right before the platform and sat down on the other side of us
We see them all the time in the summer offshore. One came and lifted right before the platform and sat down on the other side of us
Posted on 5/8/12 at 5:06 am to BigHoss
I used to run right thru them offshore just to wash down the boat. They are really not that bad out there compared to inshore ones. Kind of hard to lift over a 10,000 lb boat.
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