Gulf Coast - this weekend isn't going to be fun

:bashhh:;? snapper fish quickly!
Friday Night
Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming east overnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Bays and coastal waterways a light to moderate chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
Saturday
Southeast winds increasing to around 15 knots. Seas building to 3 to 5 feet. Bays and coastal waterways a moderate chop to occasionally choppy. Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms.
Saturday Night
South winds 10 to 15 knots with higher gusts. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Bays and coastal waterways a light to moderate chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
Sunday
Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots with higher gusts. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Bays and coastal waterways a light to moderate chop. Numerous showers and thunderstorms.

yep, its gonna give the guys in the MS billfish classic a good time indeed :Q

5-6ft on sunday (via windfinder @ ram powell)

Yeah, I'm thinking about sitting this one out. Running from storms in 5' seas just doesn't sound like a good way to spend the day.

were gonna go but it will early and quick, get some bait down and see what we catch then get back in

That may be a good plan

Y'all don't worry Im sure the will add a extra weekend to snapper season due to weather conditions:rofl:

Don`t know about ya`ll not having fun. I `m going to have a blast. The jet will pick us up at Destin airport, fly to Dallas, escorted to stadium and into private suite, watch Kenny Chesney concert, get back on jet, fly home to Destin. Now thats going to be fun. :grin:

Maintenance weekend.
Time to fix all the crap I've broken over the past three weeks.
:)

watch Kenny Chesney concert
You call that Fun? I call it torture. :grin:

I heard several boats flipped today trying to get out of the pass in Destin. Hope all are okay.

last weekend before triggers close and I cant even go, it just pisses me off just thinking about it!!!

you call that fun? I call it torture. :grin:

x 2!

Seas forecast has been downgraded. looks like it will be a Saturday morning decision.

where are you looking? its getting worse not better.....
:o
Saturday
Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Seas building to 3 to 5 feet. Bays and coastal waterways becoming choppy to rough. Numerous showers and thunderstorms.
Saturday Night
South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet. Bays and coastal waterways choppy to rough. Scattered showers and thunderstorms.
Sunday
South winds 15 to 20 knots becoming southwest around 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 feet. Bays and coastal waterways choppy to rough. Numerous showers and thunderstorms.

Ok,
I have an idea,
All you guys that are wanting to go fishing offshore this weekend.

1). Give me half of whatever you were going to spend on gas and bait.
2). I will take some empty trash cans and put them on my utility trailer and put a person in each one followed by a stale beer and hand full of pogies. You get a hot peanut butter sammich and a hot diet coke for lunch.
3). I'll drive down some rutted gravel roads for an hour or two with my kids beatin on the trash cans with some baseball bats.
4). When someone pukes, we will put a little in each can.
5). If you have to pee, you have to stand up in the can, while we are goin down the road, face into the wind, hold your pecker with one hand and the trash can with the other. Your buddies in the other cans then have to try to grab your hat as it flys off your head, and dodging the spray.
6). If you have to crap, we have some Walmart bags and old socks to wipe with.
7). When the ride is over, you all have to wash and wax my truck, trailer and all the trash cans.
8). On the ride home, you are contractually obligated to tell everyone how much fun you had and that you caught tonnes of fish.

See, I am doing you a favor, same experience at HALF the cost :) :)

i snuck out this afternoon and grabbed a quick 6 man limit.... nice rollers already out there :)

You call that Fun? I call it torture. :grin:

It`s not on my dime and we have a private suite. Fully stocked bar and buffet all on the house. Can`t be to bad

Gatorbait - where are you located? Triggerfish are closing in federal waters only, at least in Florida. State waters are still open.

Good ol Alabama with a 3 mile state radius offshore!!

Ok,
I have an idea,
All you guys that are wanting to go fishing offshore this weekend.

1). Give me half of whatever you were going to spend on gas and bait.
2). I will take some empty trash cans and put them on my utility trailer and put a person in each one followed by a stale beer and hand full of pogies. You get a hot peanut butter sammich and a hot diet coke for lunch.
3). I'll drive down some rutted gravel roads for an hour or two with my kids beatin on the trash cans with some baseball bats.
4). When someone pukes, we will put a little in each can.
5). If you have to pee, you have to stand up in the can, while we are goin down the road, face into the wind, hold your pecker with one hand and the trash can with the other. Your buddies in the other cans then have to try to grab your hat as it flys off your head, and dodging the spray.
6). If you have to crap, we have some Walmart bags and old socks to wipe with.
7). When the ride is over, you all have to wash and wax my truck, trailer and all the trash cans.
8). On the ride home, you are contractually obligated to tell everyone how much fun you had and that you caught tonnes of fish.

See, I am doing you a favor, same experience at HALF the cost :) :)

:grin::grin::grin::grin:



Saturday
Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots becoming south 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Bays and coastal waterways choppy to rough. Numerous showers and thunderstorms.
Saturday Night
South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Bays and coastal waterways choppy to rough. Numerous showers and thunderstorms.
Sunday
South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Bays and coastal waterways choppy to rough. Numerous showers and thunderstorms.

Time to hit Grasshopper Island this weekend then! Eat at The Dock and sit back and relax.

Good ol Alabama with a 3 mile state radius offshore!!

Damn that sucks, I actually have a few trigger holes here that are 2 miles offshore. They always seem to produce.

Tell me about it as I sit here and watch it storm!!!

spent all morning watching it rain at venice marina
Finally gave up and heading home
What a bummer...boat is the cleanest its been in years though

The sea is an demanding mistress,
she will not be taken for granted.
Those who travel on her wavy skirts must obey.
or reside forever in the depths of her soul.
She does not show favoritism as the smallest craft.
to the largest ship must comply with her will.

She can afford safe passage from one.
land to another,
calmly ignoring the presence of the vessels that.
sail across her.
Then on the whim of the wind she can show.
her fury and the journey can be a ride.
through a watery hell.

This lady has the strength to make even the largest.
vessels whine and plead for her mercy.
Struggling to ride her fierce waves.
many a ship has submitted to her will and.
buried their bow into her belly taking down all aboard.

Then as if a warning to others she spits the occasional.
ship onto the shores. The ghostly remains of.
a boat that once sailed her waters and fell.
into her ill favor.
Whipped and beaten its remains are taken by its.
mistress to lay ravaged against some rocky coral.

She has taken the treasures of kings and queens.
and still held ransom the ships and crews of.
those who offered it up to her.
Then at other times she hears the whispered pleas.
of the poorest sailor and permits his return to shore.
Sometimes tossing his thirsty body in her brine.
for days teasing him with her offer of refreshment.

This mistress can also lie perfectly still for days.
holding captive a clipper ship when the winds.
refuse to fill its sails. Then she becomes a.
desert that offers no oasis, no shelter from.
the sun and.
the ship seems bound to her surface as if sinking.
in her wet sands with each attempt to move onward.

She can strike her waves like a mighty whip that.
crashes down on the decks of ships.
Some seemingly coming out of the heavens.
their height so immense.
The size of her being always reminds the sailor.
that he is but a ripple on her body and if he fails.
to heed her commands she will consume him.

Why then do men sail upon her waves?
Is it that she is beautiful and draws men to her.
rocking them with her breathing motion?
Can it be her calming affect as she carries them.
from one shore to another lifting, stroking and.
lapping the sides of their ships?
Is it the challenge to be ridden that she tosses.
out that men must accept and try to meet?

The sea is a mystery mistress and will.
never be fully understood by man.
She remains always in control and those.
that ride her waves must always respect her.
Knowing that her soul is too deep for man to conquer.
and at best he lies a supplicated servant to her wishes.

Yeah well she needs to learn to keep her mouth shut during snapper season

Yeah well she needs to learn to keep her mouth shut during snapper season


X2 :thumbsup: :rofl:

Yeah well she needs to learn to keep her mouth shut during snapper season

:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::thumbsup:

I have been sitting here all day checking the various forecast sites and radars just hoping that something is going to magically change for the better. It is killing me as I just completed the motor swap on my boat and was hoping to get some time on it beginning this afternoon.

If Your Scaaaaard?:o

ARRRRRH!:rofl:

We are finally complete with the refit of our 2007 60 ft Sculley. We will be taking it out the pass tomorrow to see how she handles the rough stuff. Moving the boat to Lost Key, then going to shot out Pensacola Pass and she how she takes the seas in all different directions. Perfect weather to see how she handles.

Capt. Lee Michael Norris

We are finally complete with the refit of our 2007 60 ft Sculley. We will be taking it out the pass tomorrow to see how she handles the rough stuff. Moving the boat to Lost Key, then going to shot out Pensacola Pass and she how she takes the seas in all different directions. Perfect weather to see how she handles.

Capt. Lee Michael Norris

are you gonna keep it at Lost Key? if so welcome to the neighborhood! you'll love it there. we have 2 boats and a condo there, i like it b/c its not loaded with tourists all the time, and you can watch the blues fly from the pool.:thumbsup:

That's our plan is to stay there. The day we were looking at the slips the angels flew over practicing. It was pretty cool. Really like the quietness of the marina.

Ok,
I have an idea,
All you guys that are wanting to go fishing offshore this weekend.

1). Give me half of whatever you were going to spend on gas and bait.
2). I will take some empty trash cans and put them on my utility trailer and put a person in each one followed by a stale beer and hand full of pogies. You get a hot peanut butter sammich and a hot diet coke for lunch.
3). I'll drive down some rutted gravel roads for an hour or two with my kids beatin on the trash cans with some baseball bats.
4). When someone pukes, we will put a little in each can.
5). If you have to pee, you have to stand up in the can, while we are goin down the road, face into the wind, hold your pecker with one hand and the trash can with the other. Your buddies in the other cans then have to try to grab your hat as it flys off your head, and dodging the spray.
6). If you have to crap, we have some Walmart bags and old socks to wipe with.
7). When the ride is over, you all have to wash and wax my truck, trailer and all the trash cans.
8). On the ride home, you are contractually obligated to tell everyone how much fun you had and that you caught tonnes of fish.

See, I am doing you a favor, same experience at HALF the cost :) :)


Lol! That's funny right there and a good representation of what alot of folks are going to be experienceing!!

Love it BHALES!!!!! i copy that!!!! if anyone is heading out tomm... be safe!!!!!

We left orange beach at 8 am and returned about noon with our two man limit of snaps. Inside ten miles was pretty decent but from ten out it got squirrely.