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Post by xlobo on Jul 5, 2008 17:49:07 GMT -6
Do the fish come out after it rains or before it rains or during rain??? I've had success in all three. It's not very fun getting all wet and cold while fishing, but the fish will still bite. Rain is actually very beneficial for our bay system. The salinity level of the LM is generally very high. A good rain lowers the level and usually makes the fish more active. Hope this info helps.  I've always wanted to fish in the rain but not too cold. Thanks! I went out to south bay last time and it's was pretty fun, especially cuz I was the only one time to catch a flounder. |
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Post by Ol' Buzzard on Jul 6, 2008 3:29:03 GMT -6
Fishing the rain could be fun.... as long as it's not a storm. That IS VERY freightening.
I'm sure some of you have your stories about being caught in a storm while on a boat.
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Post by Redfish on Jul 6, 2008 6:58:05 GMT -6
Fishing the rain could be fun.... as long as it's not a storm. That IS VERY frightening. I'm sure some of you have your stories about being caught in a storm while on a boat. Why yes i do! Last year I was out there sometime around July. Storms were in the forecast, but not until late in the afternoon. As always, the meteorologist was wrong again. Not twenty minutes into our first wade a small storm came, but it had no lightning. Thirty minutes later it was over and we continued. About another half hour after that, I just happened to glance West and saw a thick black rolling cloud bank headed our direction. It was too late to head toward one of the cabins along the inter-coastal since I was way on the east side. As the storm approached quickly, I made the decision to head straight to land on the east side (spi). As soon as I anchored the boat on land, I removed one of my ice chests and handed the client a rain coat. I advised him to keep his feet off the wet ground and get ready for a scary ride. Fifteen seconds later, it was on us. Lightning and thunder was all around us as soon as the storm hit. I could see lightning hitting the water what seemed like a few hundred yards away, but I'm sure it was further than that. About 45 minutes later, it was over. The client was a little scared, but no worse for wear. We continued to fish for awhile, but we could see storms would be on us again soon. We headed in soon after. Fishing was not too bad. If I recall, 3 reds and 1 trout were landed in about actual fishing time. Honestly, I reeeeealy would never want to go through that again. Just recently, I was a documentary about lightning hitting water. If it hits even several yards away, the effects can still be devastating. I guess that's why I have not been on the water since i got back from my vacation. I cancelled the couple of trips i had lined up. It would not have been very fun. |
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Post by Ol' Buzzard on Jul 6, 2008 15:04:37 GMT -6
I didn't have to contend with lightning, but the monstrous waves (in the BAY!) were just unbelieveable. I was certain the boat was going to capsize. Of course we were in the channel just a short distance from the entrance to Port Mansfield.
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Post by wp2003 on Jul 6, 2008 15:05:51 GMT -6
don't be scared red, it's just lightning.
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Post by Redfish on Jul 6, 2008 16:49:08 GMT -6
don't be scared red, it's just lightning. It's not the lightning that i'm scared of....... it's the damage that it can do that i'm afaid of!!!! |
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Post by Ol' Buzzard on Jul 6, 2008 17:03:59 GMT -6
don't be scared red, it's just lightning. It's not the lightning that i'm scared of....... it's the damage that it can do that i'm afaid of!!!! That's shocking! |
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Post by wp2003 on Jul 6, 2008 17:49:43 GMT -6
i saw some crazy lightning coming down 35 towards corpus. along the coast there were some storms and they were lighting up the sky real nice. the thunder from that storm was shaking my car.
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Post by Redfish on Jul 6, 2008 18:05:20 GMT -6
It's not the lightning that i'm scared of....... it's the damage that it can do that i'm afaid of!!!! That's shocking! Tru dat~! ;D |
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Post by xlobo on Jul 7, 2008 14:46:14 GMT -6
It's not the lightning that i'm scared of....... it's the damage that it can do that i'm afaid of!!!! That's shocking! Literally.....LOL! Did you hear about the one dude that survived a lightning strike to the head. Burned up his cap and everything. |
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Post by wp2003 on Jul 7, 2008 23:26:55 GMT -6
did you guys here about the guy who got struck by lightning while running and it burned up his whole ipod and melted some of the headphone wire to his skin?
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Post by xlobo on Jul 7, 2008 23:39:24 GMT -6
Never heard that one. Was that recent??? The one I mentioned happed last month  |
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Post by wp2003 on Jul 7, 2008 23:42:39 GMT -6
nombre, that one happened about a year or 2 ago, but the story was on dateline........
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Post by xlobo on Jul 7, 2008 23:56:15 GMT -6
I think this one was too....
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Post by wp2003 on Jul 8, 2008 0:38:37 GMT -6
on dateline or 2 years ago?
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Post by Ol' Buzzard on Jul 8, 2008 3:06:40 GMT -6
did you guys here about the guy who got struck by lightning while running and it burned up his whole ipod and melted some of the headphone wire to his skin? It was probably the most electrifying experience of his life. |
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Post by xlobo on Jul 8, 2008 14:33:02 GMT -6
did you guys here about the guy who got struck by lightning while running and it burned up his whole ipod and melted some of the headphone wire to his skin? It was probably the most electrifying experience of his life. That's the word I was looking for "electrifying" DOH!!! LOL!!! |
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Post by wp2003 on Jul 8, 2008 14:35:32 GMT -6
if you would've looked here you would've found it..........  |
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Post by Redfish on Jul 8, 2008 14:38:25 GMT -6
HEY! Stop hijacking my fishing thread!!!
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Post by wp2003 on Jul 8, 2008 14:39:49 GMT -6
well post some fishing stories. have you not been out lately? what about pix from your trip? you got any?
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