Once upon a time....

[scottw]

I'd get pretty excited to fish in this weather..before and during primarily...not so much after the storm....not so motivated to go out and try to stand in the wind and cast into huge water but I still think about it....what's the craziest weather you've ever fished in?

[Rockfish9]

I've never been a fan of "during the blow" fishing, I've found it IMHO, much more productive just prior to and after the carnage...
That being said, I ran charters for quite a few years, I had 2 guy's that showed up on one of those mid august nights that you just can feel the atmosphere ready to strike for the evening tide, the sky was eerie, not a breath of wind, I advised that we postpone and reschedule, they REALY wanted to go as I had told them how hot the fishing had been, against my better judgement, we headed out, first pass through everyone got tight just about from the first cast, the sky's grew dark, the wind picked up, but the bass were on a rampage, bass after bass, all 25 to 40 lbs kept coming over the rail, lighting and thunder joined the fray, when lighting danced between sail boat masts, I was able to convince the guy's we were in serious danger and headed for the dock.. .. no wake zone my @$$.. just the electricity in the air took out my GPS.and marine radio. back at the dock, the vehicle they came in had the alarm going off, something bizzare had happened and it would not start and it was obviously electrical and they had to call for a ride back to Worcester..that night was one of only 3 times I can say I was truly afraid for my well being while on the water.

[Guppy]

Originally Posted by Rockfish9

I've never been a fan of "during the blow" fishing, I've found it IMHO, much more productive just prior to and after the carnage...
That being said, I ran charters for quite a few years, I had 2 guy's that showed up on one of those mid august nights that you just can feel the atmosphere ready to strike for the evening tide, the sky was eerie, not a breath of wind, I advised that we postpone and reschedule, they REALY wanted to go as I had told them how hot the fishing had been, against my better judgement, we headed out, first pass through everyone got tight just about from the first cast, the sky's grew dark, the wind picked up, but the bass were on a rampage, bass after bass, all 25 to 40 lbs kept coming over the rail, lighting and thunder joined the fray, when lighting danced between sail boat masts, I was able to convince the guy's we were in serious danger and headed for the dock.. .. no wake zone my @$$.. just the electricity in the air took out my GPS.and marine radio. back at the dock, the vehicle they came in had the alarm going off, something bizzare had happened and it would not start and it was obviously electrical and they had to call for a ride back to Worcester..that night was one of only 3 times I can say I was truly afraid for my well being while on the water.

Good one Joe
Hair standing up on the back of my neck…. been there… how about Elmos fire,,, LOL

[DZ]

Some big stuff over the years at Block. Scary to do at night when you can't see anything coming until it's too late. One second the water is ankle deep, the next few seconds it's waist deep and pulling you off your feet. Learned to never fish after dark on the flood tide, always ebb. Nowadays I leave most of that hero fishing to the youngsters. I'll do daylight when I can see and evaluate what's coming. This said we took some monster fish in the snotty conditions, Block proved to me that there is no water that a bass can't handle. You just need to be able to make a presentation without getting killed.

[scottw]

Originally Posted by DZ

Block proved to me that there is no water that a bass can't handle. You just need to be able to make a presentation without getting killed.

this is gold....

[ivanputski]

Have fished some very rough situations in the Rhode Island surf... The nights where you hook up, crank in the fish in between huge sets, and as you are unhooking the fish you are watching the next huge roller coming at you, and you have to unhook that fish before you get smashed off the rock and submerged... Then you climb back on and repeat it. But this was the norm many nights. Year by year, I slowly am slowly moving away from getting beat up with certainty.

[pbadad]

Originally Posted by ivanputski

Have fished some very rough situations in the Rhode Island surf... The nights where you hook up, crank in the fish in between huge sets, and as you are unhooking the fish you are watching the next huge roller coming at you, and you have to unhook that fish before you get smashed off the rock and submerged... Then you climb back on and repeat it. But this was the norm many nights. Year by year, I slowly am slowly moving away from getting beat up with certainty.

Hi Pete. Its been a long time since we spoke. I hear u on getting away from abusive outings. I no longer enjoy or can do the rock hopping I once lived. Sparatic outings now in areas that offer flat foot hold or sand. Stay safe.
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[piemma]

Fished Deep Hole the day after Hurricane Bob. Every wave was over our heads. Crushed 30# fish till our bodies were too tired to fish.
Those were the days.