Topic: bloody fog (Read 1350 times)

gibbo · « **on:** May 12, 2008, 06:31:49 AM »

here we are again, seas flattened off great only to get riddle with peasoup(fog)
what a bummer

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Acko · « **Reply #1 on:** May 12, 2008, 11:10:20 AM »

You need a GPS Gibbo
I just got one and used it for the first time yesterday in the fog It was marvellous what an amazing piece of kit It put me everywhere I wanted to be and got me home without a hitch
Amazing I wish Id got one ages ago...

mattylamb · « **Reply #2 on:** May 12, 2008, 11:46:22 AM »

did you get anything yesterday Acko after your good day on Saturday?

Acko · « **Reply #3 on:** May 12, 2008, 12:13:44 PM »

We got 2 stone yesterday about 20 fish They were few and far between But when Youve been blanking as much as me
20 fish is like a Gold Rush lol
Just a shame about the Pea Souper really But at least I tried out my new GPS
Its all good fun

mattylamb · « **Reply #4 on:** May 12, 2008, 12:15:50 PM »

Aye, after reading your report I was dead keen to get out on the Yak yesterday but the fog put paid to that. Even if I had a GPS I dont think I would have gone out on the yak though, I'm a right wimp!

smokey · « **Reply #5 on:** May 12, 2008, 04:21:56 PM »

Acko mate,you are taking a huge risk going to sea if it's as thick as guts even with a GPS,all the lads around here have had Gps systems for years and it's a big no no to even think of going in it.It's not the fact that you might know where you are and what you are doing,but what if there are others around who don't?? A malfunction of the system or a battery going dead could leave you in the sh1te mate as if you cannot see land,it is very very disorientating,i have been caught in it under Bemmo,one minute happily drifting along a 100 yards from the cliff,the next wondering where the furk the cliff has gone

If it wasn't that thick then i apologise but just don't want to see a needless accident happen and someone get hurt or worse....tight lines

Quote from: mattylamb on May 12, 2008, 12:15:50 PM

Aye, after reading your report I was dead keen to get out on the Yak yesterday but the fog put paid to that. Even if I had a GPS I dont think I would have gone out on the yak though, I'm a right wimp!

You're not a wimp at all Matty,sensible decision,it's been thick as guts down here lately and having been taking my own boats since i was 14,now 33, i took one look Saturday morning and went straight back to bed...tight lines

mouldybits · « **Reply #6 on:** May 12, 2008, 05:55:01 PM »

very iffy is the fog like, once fishing around 3mile off the pier ends and the fog came down on us,before we knew it we were somewhere off sandsend when the fog lifted,all you could hear was voices from other boats and engines running not knowing how close you are to them,thing is if they're running an engine they cant hear you and vice versa. very scary

next time i see fog when out i'm heading in

was it foggy on the coast this morning at all anywhere? pea soup here and i'm 20 mile inland

Bassyken · « **Reply #7 on:** May 12, 2008, 06:03:25 PM »

And you have to remember yaks dont show up on radar very well as they are so small and so close to the water

mouldybits · « **Reply #8 on:** May 12, 2008, 06:09:15 PM »

would a big radar reflector make them top heavy?

steerser · « **Reply #9 on:** May 12, 2008, 06:31:12 PM »

gps is good for knowing where you are in the fog, but unless you have radar aboard you can't track the movements of other shipping around you or the course they are steering..(scary)
small boats with radar will be able to pick you up, the the big ships running in and out of the tees will go straight over the top of you.
they won't know you are there...

http://www.aisliverpool.co.uk/currentmap.php?map=tees

Dav · « **Reply #10 on:** May 12, 2008, 06:43:23 PM »

Or it certainly makes ure bot nip like .......especially when all you can hear is the sound of ships engines getting closer ,,,,,,,,

smokey · « **Reply #11 on:** May 12, 2008, 06:46:49 PM »

Quote from: Dav on May 12, 2008, 06:43:23 PM

Or it certainly makes ure bot nip like .......especially when all you can hear is the sound of ships engines getting closer ,,,,,,,,

Like Steerster said Dav,they wouldn't even know they had hit you

mouldybits · « **Reply #12 on:** May 12, 2008, 06:48:23 PM »

aye does it

makes it move like this >>>>>>

Dav · « **Reply #13 on:** May 12, 2008, 06:51:33 PM »

Aye ure right there smokey , i was about 14 when i experienced it , i was out on me dads mates cobble out of redcar . , its not a good feeling ,
neither is being out when the wind picks up and the swells come from no were and you have to come in at a slight angle to em .......

smokey · « **Reply #14 on:** May 12, 2008, 07:01:26 PM »

Quote from: Dav on May 12, 2008, 06:51:33 PM

neither is being out when the wind picks up and the swells come from no were and you have to come in at a slight angle to em .......

You really wouldn't like it coming across Brigg End with a South Easterly against an ebbing tide,it's absolutely evil and still makes me nip even today...

.........tight lines

Acko · « **Reply #15 on:** May 12, 2008, 08:25:29 PM »

I only went off 1/2 mile in the fog
No way Id go off any where near the shipping lane
Its a calculated risk I feel comfortable with it But I wouldnt recomend it to anyone else. Anything can happen out there as we all know
I was going to go off this evening but I saw the Fog and the swell and decided
IF IN DOUBT DONT GO OUT...
So I went for a pint instead

smokey · « **Reply #16 on:** May 12, 2008, 09:06:08 PM »

Lesson learned Woody

It would be interesting to hear Killers view on this subject.......tight lines

woody · « **Reply #17 on:** May 12, 2008, 09:14:29 PM »

i have learned a lesson smokey !like you say its ok relieying on this equipment but very scary if it was to fail a tanker traveling at say 20 notts and visibilty down to 100 yards does not leave you much time to get out ov the way ! not worth it !

gibbo · « **Reply #18 on:** May 13, 2008, 06:26:59 AM »

a couple of boxes of fish is not worth it,they ll be there for next time

smokey · « **Reply #19 on:** May 13, 2008, 05:39:29 PM »

Get some overtime in at work Acko and wait for the lazy summer nights when it's flat and clear ....tight lines

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