Post by: Angry Perch on December 28, 2020, 02:33:56 PM
Post by: WSU on December 28, 2020, 02:58:52 PM
You made a good choice not to risk it though.
Post by: Angry Perch on December 28, 2020, 03:04:24 PM
Lesson learned! I've also had to abandon retrieving my pots when the wind kicked up and tide was wrong (wind and tide can make for some bad conditions).
You made a good choice not to risk it though.
I asked my wife, as she was clinging to the bottom of the boat, "is it worth 500 bucks to keep going?" :chuckle:
Post by: Brushcrawler on December 28, 2020, 03:07:16 PM
Post by: Angry Perch on December 28, 2020, 03:24:47 PM
Post by: WSU on December 28, 2020, 03:41:33 PM
Post by: Angry Perch on December 28, 2020, 03:55:39 PM
I've got to think they'd work with you given the circumstances.
Just got a call from Sgt. Rosenberger with the WDFW. Said no problem. Pull them when you can. Email is on file so you won't have any issues. As usual, a good experience with WDFW.
Post by: Stein on December 28, 2020, 04:30:10 PM
Post by: Mech on December 30, 2020, 01:33:28 PM
I’m close by and am also a water dog so if ya need a mate to go out in the rough and pull them I would be glad to help.
All the best.
Andy.
Post by: Dan-o on December 30, 2020, 02:15:54 PM
I retrieved pots in rough water with one of my sons once. He was bailing full speed to keep us afloat on part of the return trip.
Definitely among the dumber things I've ever done.
It wasn't that fine a line between adventurous and stupid. It waasjust stupid.
You'll never regret doing the smart thing. :tup: :tup:
Post by: Stein on December 30, 2020, 03:41:10 PM
Post by: Blacklab on December 30, 2020, 04:02:02 PM
Post by: Angry Perch on December 30, 2020, 04:24:02 PM
Were you in Sequim Bay? If not, it's obviously more protected than outside and we used to do pretty good in there but it was 15 years ago.
Silly Stein. That would be way too smart! X marks the spot. The launch is only a couple miles from our place. It doesn't take a rocket surgeon to figure out what a stiff SE wind will do to this place. :o
Post by: Stein on December 30, 2020, 04:39:51 PM
Much different story here in MA 8-10.
You can also shrimp Discovery Bay if you can beach launch the boat or it's nice enough to poke around from Sequim Bay. Dropping pots and then going ling or hali fishing was really fun.
Post by: Angry Perch on December 30, 2020, 05:26:41 PM
Yeah, spent a bunch of time out there and really miss it. I fished on the other side of the spit on days where I maybe saw two boats and remember being all hot and bothered when I had to wait for one boat ahead of me to launch at John Wayne.
Much different story here in MA 8-10.
You can also shrimp Discovery Bay if you can beach launch the boat or it's nice enough to poke around from Sequim Bay. Dropping pots and then going ling or hali fishing was really fun.
I'm looking forward to all that stuff. Lot's to learn in a new area. Have the 15' Smokercraft and a 21' Hewes Craft, so should be pretty well covered.
Post by: Angry Perch on December 31, 2020, 07:44:43 AM
Hats off to you Angry Perch for doing the right things.
I’m close by and am also a water dog so if ya need a mate to go out in the rough and pull them I would be glad to help.
All the best.
Andy.
Thanks Mech. Appreciate the offer.
Post by: jamesfromseattle on December 31, 2020, 08:59:43 AM
Leaving out crab pots too long or losing them isn't ideal, but if you die trying to retrieve them...you still lose the crab pots. And then you're dead, too, which is also not ideal.
Post by: jstone on January 14, 2021, 11:27:46 AM
Post by: WSU on January 14, 2021, 01:19:28 PM
Post by: Igottanewknee on January 14, 2021, 03:45:13 PM
You've already gotten plenty of positive feedback, but I'll also chime in to say you made the right call. Always got to be ready to throw in the towel on big water. Sometimes it's tough to make that decision because you can always go a little further, and you don't realize you're in a bad spot until you're in a really bad spot.:yeah:
Leaving out crab pots too long or losing them isn't ideal, but if you die trying to retrieve them...you still lose the crab pots. And then you're dead, too, which is also not ideal.
A guy I worked with doing sheetmetal 25 or 30 years ago told me he lost 2 or 3 of his brothers in the sound by Everett or Seattle. Little boat, rough waters and then the boat capsized. I believe 2 drowned and one maybe made it to shore. Don't remember the details.
Also lost 2 schoolmates on the same weekend in different mishaps with rivers and small boats.
Post by: Fidelk on January 18, 2021, 10:26:59 AM