Roughest conditions you faced in the V ?

[captpete13]

Originally Posted by Destroyer

And the truth of the matter is that tragically, there might have been an entirely different ending to that journey. Glad you both made it back in one piece. Has your wife gone back out with you yet?

Yeah she is a trooper. We were supposed to go to the Tice's get together the following day. But I ended up going solo. She was back out the following weekend. This past Sept. we launched in the Highlands and went up the Hudson to Kingston NY. It was a nice long trip and no waves. So all I have to do is plan inland trips from now on

[Genie Aye]

First trip offshore-got caught offshore and ran as soon as it started picking up--but in 30 minutes it can really build fast..button down the hatchs and hang on...40 knot winds--a sharp 5 to 6' and when I hit the"hole in the wall" to get between the shore and tatoosh island--with the swell, wind chop and swell--I will swear we went through( no shizit) some 10'rs--not pleasant at all--probably ate green water 8 to 10 times--glad I had the enclosure. Be calm and work the throttle.

pretty regular offshore is 4 to 5' with 1' chop--but the inshore is a cake walk at 1 to2'.

The trim tabs made a huge diff in smoothing out the ride, but still use the motor a lot depending on the chop on top of the swell, this is where you are glad the steering cable went in the garbage for hyd steering.

[step up here]

Now that's Hard Core Fishing
Hopefully those days are few or you will need a bigger V. But being a fisherman you will be ready to go again.

[bgreene]

Originally Posted by step up here

Now that's Hard Core Fishing
Hopefully those days are few or you will need a bigger V. But being a fisherman you will be ready to go again.

Imagine if there was a swell the day you and I were coming back.......following the commercial boat knocking the 3'-5's down for us. That would have been fun.

[Genie Aye]

Just how it is off the nw coast--once and awhile we get like a 1' swell @ 14 secs and no chop--those days are cherished dearly. Swells--more about timing and direction than size.

picture below is a cherished day--right on the beach.

[bgreene]

Originally Posted by Genie Aye

Just how it is off the nw coast--once and awhile we get like a 1' swell @ 14 secs and no chop--those days are cherished dearly. Swells--more about timing and direction than size.

picture below is a cherished day--right on the beach.

Here on the east coast it's not too bad........we tend to draw the line when waves get to about 50 feet, under that's fishable.

[Genie Aye]

Originally Posted by bgreene

Here on the east coast it's not too bad........we tend to draw the line when waves get to about 50 feet, under that's fishable.

Then you are sick and crazy mofo's---sometimes I think I am nutts--Now I know u guys are!