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Keeping yourself Honest - what have you encountered?
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<blockquote data-quote="Speyfitter" data-source="post: 287082" data-attributes="member: 10122"><p>I've heard stories of guys fishing 20 miles offshore off of the West Coast Vancouver Island in their 22+ foot fiberglass or welded aluminum offshore style boats with dual big power motors, sometimes with a kicker, radar, VHF radio, back up VHF, a buddy boat, and all the safety gear should something happen, putting along trolling for salmon or Halibut and all of a sudden a guy or two guys will pop by in a 14 foot aluminum boat with a small motor. To say that guy in the 14 foot boat has balls would be an understatement. It's downright suicidal because if and when a storm comes up, it often comes up fast, and the next thing you know you're in 5 to 10 foot swells in a matter of minutes. I'm sure you've heard similar stories, perhaps you've even been there or done it yourself. And some of you may have run into a storm or two and you're reading this so you've lived to tell about it. I'd like you, if you have them, to share some stories of storms or nasty, rough seas you've been in and what happened? Tell us about your boat first, then the story, and perhaps what you've done or will no longer do, to ensure this never happens again.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Speyfitter, post: 287082, member: 10122"] I've heard stories of guys fishing 20 miles offshore off of the West Coast Vancouver Island in their 22+ foot fiberglass or welded aluminum offshore style boats with dual big power motors, sometimes with a kicker, radar, VHF radio, back up VHF, a buddy boat, and all the safety gear should something happen, putting along trolling for salmon or Halibut and all of a sudden a guy or two guys will pop by in a 14 foot aluminum boat with a small motor. To say that guy in the 14 foot boat has balls would be an understatement. It's downright suicidal because if and when a storm comes up, it often comes up fast, and the next thing you know you're in 5 to 10 foot swells in a matter of minutes. I'm sure you've heard similar stories, perhaps you've even been there or done it yourself. And some of you may have run into a storm or two and you're reading this so you've lived to tell about it. I'd like you, if you have them, to share some stories of storms or nasty, rough seas you've been in and what happened? Tell us about your boat first, then the story, and perhaps what you've done or will no longer do, to ensure this never happens again. [/QUOTE]
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