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Keeping yourself Honest - what have you encountered?
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<blockquote data-quote="wihil" data-source="post: 287118" data-attributes="member: 6487"><p>I'm guilty of being stupid and not watching the weather better. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite10" alt=":oops:" title="Oops! :oops:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":oops:" /> The worst part about fishing an extremely long and shallow lake is not paying attention to wind direction. If it's going away from you, you're golden. If it's coming at you (from the far side), you're in for trouble.</p><p></p><p>It doesn't take much to get a 12'er with a 15" transom in trouble, but when the wind whips up and chop starts rolling hard and fast with 2'ers and the rouge 3' and change I make for shore as fast as possible. That was much quicker before I put the deck in, but with the deck in now the best I can get in waves goes down considerably. Now I'm usually soaked and white knuckled by the time I get back. Not that before was much better but dang it I need more power (and a bigger boat)!</p><p></p><p>I've said it before and I still can't believe it - the previous owner of the boat used to take it out on Lake Michigan in 6-8'ers, and laughed that because the beam was so small on it, he could ride the crest/trough like a bobber. :shock: I'll stick to the port/just outside of the breakwall, thanks.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="wihil, post: 287118, member: 6487"] I'm guilty of being stupid and not watching the weather better. :oops: The worst part about fishing an extremely long and shallow lake is not paying attention to wind direction. If it's going away from you, you're golden. If it's coming at you (from the far side), you're in for trouble. It doesn't take much to get a 12'er with a 15" transom in trouble, but when the wind whips up and chop starts rolling hard and fast with 2'ers and the rouge 3' and change I make for shore as fast as possible. That was much quicker before I put the deck in, but with the deck in now the best I can get in waves goes down considerably. Now I'm usually soaked and white knuckled by the time I get back. Not that before was much better but dang it I need more power (and a bigger boat)! I've said it before and I still can't believe it - the previous owner of the boat used to take it out on Lake Michigan in 6-8'ers, and laughed that because the beam was so small on it, he could ride the crest/trough like a bobber. :shock: I'll stick to the port/just outside of the breakwall, thanks. [/QUOTE]
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