Dumb people on boats
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You can sit at the Jupiter Inlet for an hour and see who does and doesn't know wtf they're doing. Funny, sad, dangerous - all of the above.
Search Jupiter and Haulover (Miami) Inlets on youtube. Crazy stuff. I don't know what Haulover's deal is (I've been there though), but Jupiter has 2 forks of the Lox River meeting and pushing to the ocean. W/ the different tides, you better know what you're doing b/c the ocean pushes harder than the river.
Search Jupiter and Haulover (Miami) Inlets on youtube. Crazy stuff. I don't know what Haulover's deal is (I've been there though), but Jupiter has 2 forks of the Lox River meeting and pushing to the ocean. W/ the different tides, you better know what you're doing b/c the ocean pushes harder than the river.
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Gilligan and The Skipper have got this! And Mr. Howell!!
You can sit at any inlet and see stupid chit.
Boynton is a good one. That is a problem inlet.
I fish the bridge and inlet near my house. I see stupid chit all the time. Boats hitting bridges, bottoming out over sandbars, and so on. I probably see one antenna /loran trashed a month when boats don't çlear the bridge.
Jet skis are the worst. 5% of the watercraft but 50% of the accidents. I expect to see someone die on a jet ski . Thy fly down creeks with blind curves and only one lane.
The opposite of common sense - taking pictures with your sacred phone rather than climbing to safety. Times sure are different.
I’ve got Mrs. Howell! She gives good scone!l‘ve got Mary Ann.
Absolutely correct, I was going out of Boynton Inlet about a year ago with my friend who is a licensed charter captain on all different size boats up to party boats. He had just bought a 27 ft Conch for his charter business at sun up we made the turn off the intercoastal to go out Boynton Inlet and 6-8 rollers coming in through the inlet. This is where I saw a captain that knows exaclty what he was doing. First charter on his new boat and twin 300s on the back he worked his way through that inlet and the key was timing and not pushing too hard to get out. He was amazing to watch and work the throttle. Knew exactly what he was doing and seeing many other boats either turn around or get swamped he was in his element. No way I would have attempted to go out that inlet and I know how drive boats. It's crazy watching people try to navigate the inlets down here in FL. So many have no clue what they are doing.
Here is a video of us going out Boca Inlet... my friend and PSU grad mooning the camera as we headed out that morning....
There's a rhythm to both going out and coming in, and it's always different. It ain't easy for sure.
That was a rough day at sea but caught some nice Mahi Mahi and Black Tuna. 1 guy was puking overboard the entire trip.
Just remember one thing with running a rough inlet before we mock those who don't do it well.....
You can't practice it.
You can read about it, you can watch other people do it, but it ain't free throws. You can only do it for real.
And, oh, by the way, its never exactly the same way twice....wind, tide, sandbars...ever shifting. I've seen plenty of experienced boaters do poorly running a rough inlet.
You can't practice it.
You can read about it, you can watch other people do it, but it ain't free throws. You can only do it for real.
And, oh, by the way, its never exactly the same way twice....wind, tide, sandbars...ever shifting. I've seen plenty of experienced boaters do poorly running a rough inlet.
Especially ones made by a tractor manufacturer.
“ The sea was angry that day my friends!
Holy ****, wrong thread. I actually asked myself “Why are people talking about boats in this thread about the best teams of the decade?” Ffs.
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The Sea was angry that day my friend.
Like an old man trying to send back soup at a deli.
Imagine going through a rough Boynton Inlet as a novice boat owner. Well, that was me in the early 90s, it was only the second or third time I had ever driven a boat. My buddy and I and our wives were cruising the Intracoastal. My boat was a new 20' bowrider, and he owned an 18' bowrider. He was experienced and confident on the water; I was not. He decided to head out to the inlet when we cruised by. I don't recall him knowing the conditions, he told me not to worry and follow him through the inlet. That was the most terrifying 10 minutes of my life. The incoming current was pushing 20 knots, and the waves were 3-4 feet. We managed to get through without incident, but to make the day even worse, we had to deal with 3-5' seas all the way to the Palm Beach inlet. Worst boating day ever.
That is the worse when you finally get out the inlet and take a deep breath then get outside and are getting pounded and beat up non stop. Sure you were freaking out that day in the inlet. I have been out in plenty of rough days but that day the wind and currents were perfect for 6-8 ft rollers coming right down the pike in the inlet. I don't think I would have attempted it. I had total confidence in my friend he is so good at timing waves and being patient in the inlet. He has done it for so long on all different kinds of boats. Although for whatever reason we always have good fishing on those days. Always seem to come back with Mahi Mahi, Tuna or Wahoo in the boat.
Pretty much the same as fighting for a parking spot at the local Whole Foods, then heading to the seafood counter. Only one’s cheaper.
Or the local shop here in Delray Beach called "The Boys" where the average age to enter is 85 years old and lucky if your car doesn't have dents in it when you come out from grandpa backing into it. They actually keep a cop parked in the lot during business hours to handle all the parking fender benders....
Or the local shop here in Delray Beach called "The Boys" where the average age to enter is 85 years old and lucky if your car doesn't have dents in it when you come out from grandpa backing into it. They actually keep a cop parked in the lot during business hours to handle all the parking fender benders....
My apartment is above an Ophthalmologists office. There used to be four, small, ornamental trees between the sidewalk & the curb, but over the years they were knocked over by patients jumping the curb while parking.
3-4' seas in an 18ft bow rider.
Your friend might be experienced and confident, but that was a bad choice on his part. Bow riders are almost never self bailing, so a wave or two over the bow and that's all she wrote.
It's been my experience too...the beautiful, flat days with great viz....no fish.
The crappy washing machine turbid water days put fish in the box.
Bernoulli drove a center console. Archimedes had a bowrider
When I hit the lottery.... 45 ft. Freeman is coming my way with quad 400s on it. Keep it on a lift at my new lottery winnings house on Islamorada in the Keys and fish the humps daily...
Correct! Actually well known charter captain Nick Stanczyk that launches out of Bud N Mary's Marina on Islamorada and probably best swordfish captain in the keys and south florida has his 42 Freeman up for sale. Not many hours on it, he is concentrating more on videos and films going forward. Has a client that he has been showing this guy's 47' Freeman being built at the factory on social media if you follow him. He has a ridiculous following on social media. It's why he has deals with Freeman and Garmin. His videos are crazy and takes boats outside all the way up to NC to fish in tournaments. Has it all on social media and Youtube.Sound plan. Minor corrections.
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LOL....My wife's grandma took us there once. She loved that place.Or the local shop here in Delray Beach called "The Boys" where the average age to enter is 85 years old and lucky if your car doesn't have dents in it when you come out from grandpa backing into it. They actually keep a cop parked in the lot during business hours to handle all the parking fender benders....