hurray bass! and hurray coast guard! - Striper Talk Striped Bass Fishing, Surfcasting, Boating

BrianS · 07-02-2005, 03:20 AM

Headed to RI tonight. Didn't see fog on the forecast. Ill look harder next time. Visibility since 10pm has been about 5 yards. After being soaked and cold and realizing the fog wasn't breaking, we called the coasty guard who kindly came and found us and are currently escorting us to ft. Adams which is quite a distance from where our truck is parked

Oh well, we are alive

And we have a livewell full of bass. Nailed 5 keepers tonight with the biggest only being 18lbs but man oh man feels good to get the monkey off my back...back on pace of last years count.

Bass porn to come when I gwt home

Big Kudo's to the castle hill coast guard who we are still currently following

Homerun04 · 07-02-2005, 04:51 AM

No GPS aboard..?

beachwalker · 07-02-2005, 06:14 AM

how much did they charge ya ?

our tax dollars at work rescuing the happy's

BrianS · 07-02-2005, 10:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by beachwalker

how much did they charge ya ?

our tax dollars at work rescuing the happy's

and so let me toss you a single finger salute for your personal tax contribution then.

we called the coast guard after waiting 4 hours.... asked for a reccomendation, they told us they were coming to get us.

even when the fog DID seem to clear out in the open, they still told us to follow them.

we knew exactly where we were at all times.... we knew exactly where to go to get back... it was more a concern of not getting run down by the larger ships that were going back and forth well into the night crossing the bay.

but to answer that.. no charge for the escort... $34 to take a cab to the truck.

beachwalker · 07-02-2005, 11:43 AM

shove you're effort at a middle finger in your brain and check around to feel if there is any matter left there.

I don't believe I deserve a weak effort at a curse from someone who should be embarrassed about what happened and actually try and learn something from it.
I am happy you caught fish but appalled that you weren't prepared to be out.

Ships are one of Darwins way of culling the herd. You look as though you fit right in with the herd, too.

BigFish · 07-02-2005, 12:09 PM

Youch!

ragfly · 07-07-2005, 12:28 PM

BJS.......

Have your captain try these boating test.

http://www.usps.org/cgi-bin-nsbt/index.cgi

Going out on the ocean without a weather radio and GPS is crazy especially how cheap you can buy them now. catching fish isn't worth risking my life or the life of my friends.