jre86

HeadHunt and offshore, you sharing your experience and wealth of knowledge is great for those of us who are less experienced!

What do you think about Saturday?

NOAA Forecast
FRI
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN THE MORNING.

FRI NIGHT
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

SAT
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

Low tide is 4:16 am.

There is a NE wind on Friday. Would you go out with the
charters at 5:30 on Saturday morning? I usually fish either
a 25' Carolina Classic or a 26' Sailfish.

HeadHunt

My advise is:

Coastal forecast:
FRI...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN THE MORNING.
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.


Offshore forecast:

FRI...WINDS DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS THROUGHOUT.
SEAS BECOMING 2 TO 5 FT...HIGHEST E.
.SAT...WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.





So, yes it is fishable, especially in the boats you are talking about.
Now as far as the inlet under those conditions I would be very cautious.
If Saturday morning it's east 10 knots at low tide.....
that's a big red flag. The tide will still flow out for a couple of hours
past low tide.

I would check the numbers again before I launch.
Then if it's stil ENE, I would pull up at the first or second
set of bouys and take a good look before I shoot it.

I don't run an inlet with the charters. I don't want a guy on a 50 foot boat making my decision for my boat.

Looks like we may fish it Sunday on Marks boat. I have to be at NC State on Saturday.

Alan

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jre86

Alan, thanks for letting me know what you see in the forecast. I won't be fishing this weekend, but wanted to get your opinion on the conditions in the inlet. Before the most recent threads, I would not have thought twice about heading to OI based solely on a 2-3 ft coastal forecast.

HeadHunt

If I wanted to fish Saturday and the bite was good... I would still go. I would not however run the inlet under those conditions until I see it for myself. It may mean waiting an hour or two for the wind or tide to shift, but I would not let the inlet stop the trip totally.

Under those conditions, the fleet would most likely be way ahead of me on Saturday.

For Sunday's conditions, I would be way ahead of the fleet, or at the leading edge.

Alan

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jre86

I am not fishing on Saturday due to my dad and I having prior commitments. We are going to follow the charters out of OIFC the next time we go because we have not been lately and want to make it to the bridge without grounding the boat. I understand what you are saying about not letting the charters decide whether I can make it in my boat that is half the size of a charter.

offshore3144

They have been doing a lot of dredging in the area the span was fine the last trip out Mark

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