Tips - Everything & Everything

[Harsh Reality]

Dont let your wife drive the boat, always carry a spare marine battery, its not enough to carry a fire extinguisher... you have to have it mounted and accessible. All lessons learned the hard way!

[fishkiller16]

Don't but cheap equipment!!!! Rods, reels, lures, nets, planer board line, mono line, etc, etc, etc. Also keep all your stuff out of the sun as much as possible.

[JTRCNC]

If you like to bleed your fish, use a pair of short rounded nose scissors to snip the gills instead of a pointed sharp open knife to cut the gills.

[GreenHead]

Prep&check your vessel before going offshore!
-Boat
-Motor
-And Systems (b-pump, radio, ext)
-Safety equipment
Complacency will get you out there!

-Have a compass to back up those electronics.

-Make a man over board plan, not every boat has a stern ladder. You only have a few minutes in cold water.

-Stay within your experience and the worthiness of your boat.

For the most part, you are on your own out there.

Be Safe!!!

[ShortHanded]

You and your buddies have been planning this trip for a while - they want to catch yellows. You get to the lake, and it looks nothing like the forecasts predicted. Its overcast, cold, 2-3's with building winds out of the E/ NE...

As difficult a decision as it may be, turn yourself around, get into your truck and go have some coffee and a nice breakfast... more times than not you'll be glad you did!

[bailey]

You and your buddies have been planning this trip for a while - they want to catch yellows. You get to the lake, and it looks nothing like the forecasts predicted. Its overcast, cold, 2-3's with building winds out of the E/ NE...

As difficult a decision as it may be, turn yourself around, get into your truck and go have some coffee and a nice breakfast... more times than not you'll be glad you did!

It's fishable go for it!!!

[glowgetter]

If its blowin , were going !! Lol