Chesapeake Beach, Thursday Evening...

[BadAssBass]

It looks like Rod and Reel Marina West?

Thanks, Pinch. The image gave me something I could work with as regards to directions. I assume we're meeting at the Rod and Reel Marina West?

Wonder if I could get my PA up on the water slide at the Water Park next door. I could ride it down like a toboggon.

[Foursteps24]

Yes the Marina behind the water park

[MetroMan]

[Redfish12]

What time are you guys fishing till? And where is a good place to buy bait when I get down there? I'm going to be a little late but I plan on fishing till about 11 or 12...

[Pinch]

hopefully someone else have a VHF this time lol.

[Redfish12]

I have one... but I think it might still be dead from j-bay...

[MetroMan]

Last time we fished till midnight. I havent set a deadline for tonight (nor have I had one set for me LOL)

[MetroMan]

When you exit off of Rt4 on to 260, there's a bait shop right there. Its on the left hand side in the lil strip mall just past the BP gas station.

I dont have a VHF radio...just my cell phone

[MetroMan]

301-648-9213 is my cell! LEaving work now!

[Memory Maker]

Hey guys .......... you sure you want to go .......... 5 tornados have been sighted in QA county today ......... and they are calling for thunderstorms ........ If you go ....... just be VERY careful ....... http://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2011/0...eastern-shore/

I called Metroman and let him know .......

but if you go just remember ......... and hold those graphite rods real high ........ aaaaand ..... oh yeah ........ say hi to toto for me

[BadAssBass]

Thanks memory maker

. . . I was toying with the idea but you saved me from myself. Interesting that weather.com hasn't reported the sightings.

Issued by The National Weather Service
Baltimore/Washington, MD
2:20 pm EDT, Thu., May. 19, 2011

... A LINE OF SHOWERS APPROACHING THE WATERS...

AT 219 PM EDT... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SHOWERS FROM 6 NM NORTHWEST OF REAGAN NATIONAL AIRPORT TO SMALLWOOD STATE PARK... MOVING EAST AT 15 KNOTS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... MT. VERNON... REAGAN NATIONAL AIRPORT... ALEXANDRIA... THE WOODROW WILSON BRIDGE... FORT WASHINGTON...

WIND GUSTS OF 20 TO 30 KT AND SMALL HAIL CAN BE EXPECTED.

[MetroMan]

Im at a midway rendezvous point now getting updated weather. MemoryMaker, thanks for the call. Much appreciated having people looking out for ya! I see the weather that hit Queen Annes county, its headed NE.

After a check of the weather here, I'm gonna go ahead and cancel. I think thats the safest decision. Looking at the weather, I can see whats going on pretty clearly. It's one of those hit-or-miss type affairs, with localized cells of heavy/severe conditions. One just passed me here in College Park and is moving to the northeast. Its actually sunny here in College Park now only a few minutes after torrential downpours. There are more patches of bad weather moving across the area. It's too spotty to chance it out there on the kayaks. As the night falls, the chance of thunderstorms is forcasted to increase. It's not worth the risk.

Thanks again to MemoryMaker for the call. Our plan was to keep this outing a "go" until mother nature indicated otherwise. I think today mother nature has a full house to our two pair. (She'd been bluffing these past couple of evenings...)

[Redfish12]

Yeah I'm bugging out too. Weather this spring sucks. I'm not worried about the rain... but the wind and lightning are another thing.

[MetroMan]

... but the wind and lightning are another thing.

Yep...exactly what foursteps & mytmouse and I said. We dont care about getting wet...but throw thunderstorms in the mix...not worth it.

I got the yak all buttoned up. Headed home for some bonus time with the wife and baby.

[Memory Maker]

Well ......... glad you're playing it safe ........... definitely wouldn't want to lose ya ............ shoot who would I tease then .....