Fishing ocean.....alone

[wellcraftv20step]

I've been home from work for 3.75 months .it wouldn't surprise me now if she suggested that I go alone .

[steplift20]

Let's get serious, I tell all my sons never ever go out alone,anything can happen.i tell them a true story about 5 years ago at the beginning of the fishing season their was this charter captain who was taking his boat from one point to another by himself,well the boat ran aground with no one aboard and the engine was still running ,they found the captain dead footing in the water so what they think happened was that he tripped and fell overboard, I feel so bad for that guy cause he was probably all hyped up about starting his season and never made it, he must have been doing that along time with no issues until this day,so don't go out alone period

[bgreene]

Safer ..... yes no doubt, but like sailing solo across an ocean, part of the human spirit.

Snow skiing.....now that’s more dangerous in my experience. Large group of family and everyone’s been injured on the slopes, either from wipe outs , or other smashing into them.
I’ve seen people hurt from the chair lifts too.

The point ..... as a percentage, I bet snow skiing accounts for many more injuries per person
than fishing ocean alone, but it’s just viewed differently .

I’m humble to the power and risks at sea......taken in context of life overall.

[phatdaddy]

I go out alone often, either going over to a barrier island and walking over to pompano fish, trolling for grouper,Spanish or king. Probably the biggest risk is when i was pulling my stone crab traps because i was in a 13 ft whaler.

Of course most of this is in the bay, but cold water and wind are everywhere. I would much rather have company, but due to my work schedule or lack there of, i go when i can.

There was a guy here couple of years ago that was site fishing for cobia about 200 yards off the beach. He was heading west, he was standing on the gunnells and holding on to the t top. Slipped off and the boat kept chugging west. He swims to the beach and calls coast guard. They found the boat next day beached about 100 miles away near Pensacola .

4 stroke motor, full tank of gas and hydraulic steering, it just kept going