Stuck on rabbit island in yak. Lightning storms coming!

[BigErn]

Anybody in West Cove? I'm on east side of rabbit island camped up with yak. Wind changed direction and storms popping up! Could use a ride if anyone is around...thanks!!

["W"]

Originally Posted by BigErn

Anybody in West Cove? I'm on east side of rabbit island camped up with yak. Wind changed direction and storms popping up! Could use a ride if anyone is around...thanks!!

Hunker down with the pelicans..... stay low

[Hydro]

Looks like there are two cells, one on top of you and one just to the west... It appears that they are slowly raining themselves out, but both are not moving much...

If you are in a bind call 911, there may be some fish cops that can bail you out...

Stay low !

Hydro

[BigErn]

Thanks. Just caught a break in the rain. Gonna see how fast I can paddle! Thanks.

[Hydro]

Originally Posted by BigErn

Thanks. Just caught a break in the rain. Gonna see how fast I can paddle! Thanks.

Betcha' I could put that be-eoch on step with a storm chasing me ...

Good luck brother !!!

Hydro

[PotLikinisAhabbit]

Got caught in bad lighting storm in a pirogue crossing open water. Very humbling experience. Didn't panic and try to paddle for dear life as i figured id only die tired. Someone how made it to the bank safely. Good luck big guy.

[Gerald]

This picture is from yesterday after the rain let up. The guy in the blue shirt kept fishing most of the time it was raining. There are 2 other guys in the boat laying down.

It poured for 20 minutes and had 20+ mph winds with some lighting...booom, all around us.

I pointed my umbrella into the wind and held on. I accually stayed fairly dry for the first 5 minutes.

[Hydro]

As much as I try to not get into these situations, if I do I will get out of the boat and lay flat in the marsh, on a beach, or just put a life jacket on like shorts and float in the water.

Anything is better than staying in the boat ! Chunk an anchor out and get as far away from it as possible ...

[jchief]

You make it in??

[BigErn]

Just made it in and loaded up. Thanks for the advice and the wishes. Rain stopped and I made a run for it. Ready to get home and in the shower to was off all the birds**t...

[specktator]

Yeh I bet that was miserable sitting on Rabbit Island with all that bird crap. Smells horrible just driving by.

[RAGINJROB]

I got caught in that storm heading in to WC launch. It sucked.

[Raymond]

Bet you was paddlin like you heard banjo music.

["W"]

Originally Posted by Gerald

This picture is from yesterday after the rain let up. The guy in the blue shirt kept fishing most of the time it was raining. There are 2 other guys in the boat laying down.

It poured for 20 minutes and had 20+ mph winds with some lighting...booom, all around us.

I pointed my umbrella into the wind and held on. I accually stayed fairly dry for the first 5 minutes.

That fishing pole is asking for a lighting bolt

["W"]

Originally Posted by specktator

Yeh I bet that was miserable sitting on Rabbit Island with all that bird crap. Smells horrible just driving by.

Speaking of that... this story is a few years old but funny


A guy is sitting at the bar in Cocahoes and asked us if we ever.caught trout under birds... i said yea why


He said man i found the mother load by a island in west cove but never could get them to pick

[Sea-Trac Offshore]

I know the feeling. I had to hunker down over an hour before. Most scared I have been in the yak. Through my rods in the marsh there was so much lightening and hunkered down for awhile. Here is a pic as front rolled in.
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