SAME thing when I was in FL in the Air Force.. i was stationed at Eglin AFB, in Ft Walton Beach, and in Destin (Billed the Biggest little fishing village in the world).. they had the mile or so long man made rock "jetties", that separated the harbor from the open sea, and that is where all the fishing boats harbored, but some of the BEST fishing to be had was on those rock jetties, but, like you said, We'd lose one or three ppl a yr, either from fishing in bad weather, or fishing while DRUNK, and falling off the rocks, busting their sculls, and drowning..... Some ppl never learn.. Or learn the hard way...Those waves can be pretty gentle, then all of a sudden you get a HUGE wave crash against the rocks when a storm was wayyyyy out in the gulf, and it would knock you down.. I've been there, done that.... Not on purpose, cause if a storm was coming and I knew it, I stayed home, or fished on the huge Concrete and steel 1/4 mile long fishing pier... Chuck
----- Original Message ----- From: "Deborah Duran" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2005 2:10 PM Subject: RE: [VFB] Dangerous Weather Living in Rhode Island you would think it was obvious to avoid fishing when there is a Hurricane coming close to the east coast. Even if it's down south. The waves get much larger up here and the tides are less predictable during Hurricane season. A few fishermen seem to think since it's not directly heading our way it's still safe to fish off the rocks. Every year it seems we lose someone off the rocks because a wave takes them away. It's still pretty safe to wade at these times so it's sad that they just don't avoid the rocky areas. Non Weather related: When there are more seals and more bait you need to be more aware of your surroundings. We don't have any big issues with the Sharks but as they say *&%$ happens and the most obvious.... don't put bait in your pockets or float a bait bucket next to you when you fish in salt water. :0) I was pretty blown away from the comments coming from our Aussie friends. I think I would rather fish with the sharks here. Who'd a thought a platypus was vicious?? Deb My question to the list is this. In your area, or the area where you fish, do you have weather-related hazards, particularly the life-threatening ones, that you take special precautions for? What are they? I'll start- Wyoming: Weather-related: Hail, lightning, cold-fronts(exposure), flash-flooding, high winds. Just as a kicker- non-weather-related threats: Dam tailwater releases, large animals (moose-bear), small animals (rattlesnakes) DOnO
