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Originally Posted by bloocrab
OK - I'll bite 
One of the few things that you're missing is that during a slop, it can be extremely dangerous with the water levels/waves raising and lowering your boat. With the size of the boulders around those islands and the fact that they can be quite some distance from shore, one could not fish comfortably with the fear of being dropped on said boulders. Not sure if you've fished these islands or how you fish them if you do, but the closer you get to shore, the closer you get to heaven <<dual sided blade>> This leads to the next question, if you're in a slop, how can you be sure that your vessell will hold ? Are you a gambler, prepared to be Gilliganized?? with no Ginger ? 
That's all I'm allowed to explain. This may have just cost me my membership to the Secret Troop of Under Publicized Immigrant Dummasses.  Time to look for a new club.
It's not for everyone, just like wet-suiting isn't either...what's dumb to some, may be adventurous for others. It's also a good way to prove that your nutzo  |
i used to fish the elizabeths via boat when i worked in new bedford. i know and understand the boulder factor, and have had a few bumps. we drift pretty close in a regulator 23, and can cast well into the money zone. but there certainly are times when it is really rough and you cant get in tight, so i see where you are coming from. but i would never leave the boat unattended on nights like that....