I was surprised to read your post after I posted on 7/24 to B.S. about the dangers of fishing offshore in the afternoon with impending THZs. I have seen the damage lightning can do to a boat caught in open water and it is too high a price to pay for fish that will still be there tomorrow. With all the tech available today, no one should be caught by surprise by the weather. Again I cannot emphasize enough about being safe. Lake Erie and Mother Nature should always be taken seriously. Personally, I don't want to end up in the obituaries with my name spelled wrong....