The Wind is Your Friend

I hate water over my bowels

Dude watery bowels are the s**ts, hope you get that deal straightened out soon!

about 20+ on Texoma is a no.

As far as wind like people said it depends on which lake you're on. Watch the forcast and on a new lake just ease your way up on wind speed until you feel uncomfortable, then you will know your limits for that lake. As for the water/bowel problem you need to get some resorb they give it to calves that get scours, should do the trick.

The stronger the wind the rougher the water, thus making your bowels much more uncomfortable.

Hopefully if you get enough water to actually cause your bowels to move you are prepared for such a catastrophe.

For a tournament it is what it is but for everyday fishing a 20mph sustained I'll usually pick another day.

Depends on the lake. As long as I'm not taking waves over the bow I'm fishing.

20 is max for me, and I have a 21 ft boat. Be safe.

Kevin

I have a Ranger, so I can take most any wind speed.

Once it gets over about 25 mph sustained then I may not go out.

FIFY. Lol.

To the OP, I fished a tournament on Fork one day in early April where at blast off time it was about 15-20 mph. By noon is was blowing a steady 30-35 mph and gusting to over 50.

That's not a typo, FIFTY MPH at times. We stayed tucked back into a small "sheltered" cove but the run back up the lake was treacherous to say the least. I was a lot younger (and dumber) but we made it back to Lunker Lodge in time for weigh in. My partner had a 13.61 SAL in my livewell that day.

We knew a big cold front was coming but had no idea how bad the wind was supposed to get because we didn't even think to look at a forecast. This was before iPhones.