grouperkng
06-21-2012, 10:32 AM
Well we pretty much canceled most of the week already and now it looks like the weekend is 100% blown out starting tomorrow night into Monday. We might have a small window tomorrow AM- early afternoon to sneak in a long trip but I have my doubts.
Here is where being a captain is fun :grin: Got the boss on one hand who is understanding but wants to profit, got my mate who needs to eat, and LAST I have my clients who want to fill the box.
Greed is a bitch sometimes... I think I am gonna just pull the plug now so everyone can make other plans for tomorrow. That low pressure out there has me kinda worried. Running 40-50 miles out with that thing headed this way really gives me that "o shit" feeling in my gut.
Time to follow my own advice: If you don't know don't go!
More of just a rant of this June.. Its costing us (by us I mean everyone in the marine industry) a lot of money. I talked to a friend they were down over 40k for this month from where they were last year. that is huge. No it's not a fishing boat but it is a marine business.
Mother nature can be evil, don't tempt her.
If the report changes even a little bit we will go, but with the forecast today of 3-5 through tonight, then 2-4 tomorrow and back to 3-5 tomorrow evening and 5-7 this weekend??? I don't get how they have 2-4ft for tomorrow... The seas won't have time to lay down between tomorrow AM and PM.
Be safe, use your head and don't watch the weather reports because I sincerely do not believe they have this wave under their thumb yet. This could be a monster with how hot the gulf is, we just don't know it yet.
Again be safe out there don't risk your life for a fish.. even if that is how you make a living.
Here is where being a captain is fun :grin: Got the boss on one hand who is understanding but wants to profit, got my mate who needs to eat, and LAST I have my clients who want to fill the box.
Greed is a bitch sometimes... I think I am gonna just pull the plug now so everyone can make other plans for tomorrow. That low pressure out there has me kinda worried. Running 40-50 miles out with that thing headed this way really gives me that "o shit" feeling in my gut.
Time to follow my own advice: If you don't know don't go!
More of just a rant of this June.. Its costing us (by us I mean everyone in the marine industry) a lot of money. I talked to a friend they were down over 40k for this month from where they were last year. that is huge. No it's not a fishing boat but it is a marine business.
Mother nature can be evil, don't tempt her.
If the report changes even a little bit we will go, but with the forecast today of 3-5 through tonight, then 2-4 tomorrow and back to 3-5 tomorrow evening and 5-7 this weekend??? I don't get how they have 2-4ft for tomorrow... The seas won't have time to lay down between tomorrow AM and PM.
Be safe, use your head and don't watch the weather reports because I sincerely do not believe they have this wave under their thumb yet. This could be a monster with how hot the gulf is, we just don't know it yet.
Again be safe out there don't risk your life for a fish.. even if that is how you make a living.