And that foolish idea that you are safe because you can see land? You couldn't be more wrong. Worst offshore storm I have ever experienced was maybe 2 miles off Johnson Bayou. Out of nowhere a squal popped up and i counted 8 water spouts at one time. I got caught in the Derrick and had to tie myself down to because the wind was blowing to hard for me to climb down. When the storm passed we could see a +500 foot ship that had been blown aground by the thunderstorm.

You people taking kayaks offshore have no respect for the open sea and you will pay with your lives to learn about it.

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Posted by AuburnCPA

Member since May 2008

18821 posts

Posted on 9/12/12 at 10:08 pm to redstick13

Nothing wrong going out a couple hundred yards off the beach to troll in a kayak.

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Posted by TheIndulger

Member since Sep 2011

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Posted on 9/12/12 at 10:26 pm to redstick13

Yeah, I used to have this awesome-sounding idea to try to paddle with some friends to horn island, about 5 or 6 miles south of the MS bay. It sounded so cool at the time but thankfully we didn't have the equipment/nobody had enough money to do it. I don't think we would have gone through with it either way..the ocean scares the absolute shite out of me. I get freaked enough out paddling around in the bay and bayous. How the hell do you know something isn't going to attack your boat or some storm isn't going to roll through?

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Posted by BigHoss

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Member since Apr 2010

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Posted on 9/13/12 at 6:41 am to redstick13

I work offshore, Fish offshore 2-3 of my 7 days off.
Pretty ignorant statement to make that if you go out in a kayak you are gonna die.

Ive been in the gulf in my yak, but have 2-3 forms of communications, people know where im at, wear a life jacket, and am aware of my surroundings.

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