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[throwback]

Hey guys for those of you who are not familiar with oregon inlet use extreme caution. Oregon is one of the most unpredictable and dangerious inlets on the east coast. It can be dead calm in the morning and by noon be a raging cauldron. To be honest I would give a lot of thought of running a v20 out of oregon in the winter especially if you don't know local waters. Want to fish for stripers charter a boat. About ten years ago was on a 31 shamrock grandslam ran the inlet in the morning came back in around 2pm seas were running so hard that one wave turned the boat almost over broke the windshield and knocked a gen set loose. Len Belcaro who is the publisher of offshore journal related to me a story of a 50 footer geting a windshield blowout and almost sinking . Ever wonder why the carolina built boats have glassed in deck house fronts. Yes, the rockfishing is great but it can and does get quite exciting especially if a east wind is blowing on a strong ebb tide. IN MY OPINION NOT A GOOD IDEA. If you want to winter rock fish run up to the bay bridge fishing is just as good and a lot safer.