Winter Thread Topic: Surf Safety Tips & Tricks

[Joe]

Maybe if you are driving a beach buggy, along a stretch of beach without landmarks, but other than that, I don't think a G.P.S. is necessary for surfcasters. Once you walk into a spot and fish it, if you catch anything substantial, the spot is burned in your memory.
If you don't catch, I think the simple act of walking in, and the fact that you can only really hit so many spots in one night is enough to familiarize you.
I only had one spot that I kept taking the wrong turns into, so I stuck a small piece of electrical tape on those standup boxes they have for underground phone and power lines. Horizontal for left, vertical for right. That was like 11 years ago and the tape is still there

[MAKAI]

Originally Posted by Joe

Maybe if you are driving a beach buggy, along a stretch of beach without landmarks, but other than that, I don't think a G.P.S. is necessary for surfcasters. Once you walk into a spot and fish it, if you catch anything substantial, the spot is burned in your memory.
If you don't catch, I think the simple act of walking in, and the fact that you can only really hit so many spots in one night is enough to familiarize you.
I only had one spot that I kept taking the wrong turns into, so I stuck a small piece of electrical tape on those standup boxes they have for underground phone and power lines. Horizontal for left, vertical for right. That was like 11 years ago and the tape is still there

I walk out pretty far on some damn foggy nights, 20 yard visibility and my garmin has kept me on track, not getting messed up in a guzzle or two. Bars everywhere , the compass shows me direction the gps lets me follow a track in and out. Lifesaving knowledge.