how far will u go without radar to find fish

[piemma]

Originally Posted by numbskull

Brilliant. Obviously you are new to this and full of yourself for catching fish in conditions you think would scare away weaker souls. News for you, friend, guys have been traveling a lot further than Block Island to fish in dense fog for many years......without radar/ loran/GPS. Those tools make it simple to get where you want to go.....but they also make it simple to eff up big time. Radar IS NOT RELIABLE at short range (particularly at high speed) as small targets disappear in close due to gain and sea clutter filters. If the moron captaining your boat hits someone (as happened on Pollock Rip in identical circumstances several years back, killing one man), he will face charges of criminal negligence, jail time, and large civil penalties. That you can and did do it does not change the fact that it is wrong, irresponsible, illegal, and blatantly stupid. That you should fail to recognize this and actually be proud of it portrays a different measure of your "brains" than you apparently intended.

I suspect your captain was much more responsible than this, the visibility was better than you appreciated, ran his charter at a safe speed, and it is more your inexperience (gee whiz isn't this really cool we fished in FOG!) that is showing here.

GREAT POST!!!!!!!!