[texasjellyfish]

I only wonder who will spend their day rescueing this fella instead of fishing and how long till his luck runs out

 

[Marlintini]

did he sneak up on you using the trolling motor - lol.

 

[shanker]

I dont get it...

 

[backlash]

We saw several small boats out Sat. We were 55 miles from Freeport but they may have come out of Sargent or Matagorda which would put them about 35 miles out I beleive. Anyway to have 4 poeple on that small a boat that far from shore, I ain't the one!!!

 

[hawgs]

We saw a bass boat out 30NM fishing by himself on Sunday. Some people amaze me.

 

[BEER4BAIT]

There were small boats on the Salvador Sunday.

 

[Argo]

looks far enough from you to me.

 

[shanker]

I still dont see whats wrong with that picture, the boat is small, but the seas sure look flat to me

 

[spotsndots]

I must be missing something here. I don't see the potlickin. If you are referring to a smaller boat, that's not potlickin in my opinion. You may think it's crazy but to me the crazy part is being that far offshore with a SINGLE engine. Years ago, I went out on a 25-26ft. single engine boat, got 40 miles offshore and had engine problems - on a Monday and had to get towed in. It took about 4 hours just to get someone to respond on the VHF. Oh yea, the engine was less than 1 year old. I vowed I would never go that far on a single engine boat again.

 

[TOP FLIGHT]

It's the gulf, not the bay. He is close. If the first guy hooked a wahoo, the fish could scream past the other in a second. But atleast he hasn't dropped anchor. That would be rude and even more dangerous. Wrong type of small boat to be out 50NM. Low profile Majek and the Gulf don't mix if you ask me; even on a slick day. Thunderheads pop up. A better idea would be to trade a bay fishing trip for a trip offshore.

 

[Mike Jennings]

guess you can count me in... i wouldn't leave anyone stranded ,just so i could keep fishing ,

and hard to tell from the pic how far away he was .
were you on a published spot or something super secret, if so how in the word did you let him knock you off on such a calm ,sunny day...Mike

 

[kdubya]

Haaaiiiiiiiiillllllllllll No. Right outside the jetties into the surf is about as far as I will go in single engine bay boat.

That makes me nervous just looking at that picture.


Kelly

 

[BEER4BAIT]

Mike was that you? LOL

 

[yakfisher]

We saw a 18' john boat at the City Service platforms a few years back.....I really hope they were some kind of service crew for the platforms and hadnt hoofed it all the way from Port A or O

 

[TOP FLIGHT]

I must be missing something here. I don't see the potlickin. If you are referring to a smaller boat, that's not potlickin in my opinion. You may think it's crazy but to me the crazy part is being that far offshore with a SINGLE engine. Years ago, I went out on a 25-26ft. single engine boat, got 40 miles offshore and had engine problems - on a Monday and had to get towed in. It took about 4 hours just to get someone to respond on the VHF. Oh yea, the engine was less than 1 year old. I vowed I would never go that far on a single engine boat again.

Yea, not to mention single engine and low profile. Lose your motor, storm blows in, and prestow new fishing hotspot named Blue Majek!

 

[Mike Jennings]

LOL..NOT ME

i went about 75 nm sunday ,,at 50 mi. i was still doing 35 knts and singing along with hanks place on the XM

 

[texasjellyfish]

I must be missing something here. I don't see the potlickin. If you are referring to a smaller boat, that's not potlickin in my opinion. You may think it's crazy but to me the crazy part is being that far offshore with a SINGLE engine. Years ago, I went out on a 25-26ft. single engine boat, got 40 miles offshore and had engine problems - on a Monday and had to get towed in. It took about 4 hours just to get someone to respond on the VHF. Oh yea, the engine was less than 1 year old. I vowed I would never go that far on a single engine boat again.

Man that aint nothing but potlicking , This fella is well with-in casting distance of us and will not get out of our chum slick that we had been freelining in. He asks us which way is home to confirm his own judgement. This is whatever you want to call it. This is what the USCG fears the most. The gulf is like a loaded gun, it can kill in an instance, Potlicking Roulette

 

[kdubya]

He asks us which way is home to confirm his own judgement.

:headknock

WTH ?

Kelly

 

[Steelersfan]

You must be using your surf casting gear then....

 

[BEER4BAIT]

My theory on pulling up on other boats was reinstated this Sunday when the other boat caught a shark and started shooting in the dirrection of the rig and other boats so that was our last time to ever get close or let someone get close.