Check the weather everytime. Got caught out at the bay bridge today. It was fun. Usna reported 35mph thomas point reported 30mph and patapsco bouy reported 51mph... pictures to follow of the 1-2 footers INSIDE of hemmingways marina.
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Since you had the wherewithall to make this post, I assume you got back to shore safely. That was a violent line of storms. Thanks for the reminder about checking the weather.John Veil
Annapolis
Native Watercraft Manta Ray 11, Falcon 11
Author - "Fishing in the Comfort Zone" , "Fishing Road Trip - 2019", "My Fishing Life: Two Years to Remember", and "The Way I Like to Fish -- A Kayak Angler's Guide to Shallow Water, Light Tackle Fishing"
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Picture 2 and 3 are me running away from it but it was faster than I was. I need super charged turbo fins.Interstate Kayak Fishing
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Wow, I heard that they closed the bridge due to the high winds and I was thinking I hope no one tried to go out today...
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Only got caught out once- but that was enough for me- tough five miles getting in- it was just wind- no storm- dead calm then a stiff 25-35 mph gust of wind blew in that never slowed down-"Lady Luck" 2016 Red Hibiscus Hobie Outback, Lowrance Hook2-7TS
2018 Seagrass Green Hobie Compass, Humminbird 798 ci HD SI
"Wet Dream" 2011 yellow Ocean Prowler 13
Charter member of Tonkin Gulf Yacht Club
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that radio bit is a great deal of help. I had mine on when it was a nice calm day back in April and it started beeping LOUDLY. I was like WTF as we were jigging at the bridge and trying to stay quiet. I was a thunderstorm warning, but it was for Shepardstown WV area, so it is helpful and probably would have let Pinch know for this storm, but sometimes it can be a false warning as well. Better to know of something then to not though!Keith
2012 Hobie Pro Angler 14
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I think most of the big brands are solid (Icom, Standard Horizons, etc), but I would pick one that floats and that has a "burp" function for clearing water out of the speaker. Mine doesn't have that function, which makes it almost impossible to hear if water gets in the speaker, which kind of defeats the purpose of having a waterproof, floating radio.Yellow Hobie Revo Rube Goldberg
Yellow Tarpon 120
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I have this one http://www.basspro.com/Standard-Hori...10210160/93423 and like it a lot. I have not gotten it wet yet, so I don't know if what ictalurus is saying will happen if it does or not. I really liked that it was rechargeable, which I guess most are, but the battery last a long time if you are just listening on it. Don't know the drainage of it if you were transmitting.Keith
2012 Hobie Pro Angler 14
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