Joe,

do you have a self leveling table to put that margarita machine on? Its gonna need it! do we need tequila? or is the machine not making this trip (im ok either way)



looks as of the last bouyweather the fcst calls for

a fri-sun departure is almost 100% 8' seas

a sat-mon departure is 8' till sun morning then constantly dropping to 3' for the ride home

I will set it on the floor on the port rear side like I did last time near my bunk. It should be fine. Might have to strap it to the bunks. I think we still need maybe one bottle of tequila. But I am pretty sure I will have the machine there. I am open to others opinions on the trip, but not sure riding out and fishing in 8ft seas will be a whole lot of fun. This time of year is when it gets next to impossible to find a good weather window, but the fish are normally more abundant and larger.

Joe

Hey Joe

Can we use the Mojo Machine on TBBEC 09 the next weekend?

Hey Bazz,

Let me look at my schedule. I am pretty booked with Halloween parties towards the end of the month. I will give you a shout if I don't have them rented. You could drive up to Denton to pick it up.

The fcst this AM looks considerably worse. what is the point that we consider calling this trip off and rescheduling? I dont see fishing in 9' seas as being a whole lot of fun but, as always will go with the group...

Small craft advisory's the whole time....

Thu Night And Fri
N of front N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. S of front W winds 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Scattered tstms along the front.
Sat
N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
Sun
NE winds 15 to 20 kt diminishing to NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 6 to 9 ft subsiding to 5 to 7 ft.

buouy weather

Saturday 10/17
Morning

Windy conditions with choppy seas. Small craft advisory. Moderate short period wind waves.
Winds: NE 19 to 26 knots
Seas: NE 9 feet at 7 sec.
Afternoon

Very windy with large choppy seas. Small craft advisory. Moderate short period wind waves.
Winds: NE 20 to 28 knots
Seas: NE 9 feet at 7 sec.

Sunday 10/18
Morning

Windy conditions with choppy seas. Small craft advisory. Moderate short period wind waves.
Winds: NE 17 to 23 knots
Seas: ENE 9 feet at 7 sec.
Afternoon

Windy conditions with choppy seas. Small craft advisory. Moderate short period wind waves.
Winds: NNE 15 to 21 knots
Seas: NE 8 feet at 7 sec.

Monday 10/19
Morning

Light winds with a slight chop. Small short period wind waves.
Winds: ENE 7 to 9 knots
Seas: ENE 4 feet at 7 sec.

Does anybody know if the October 12-14 trip on Scat Cat sailed or not? would be curious to know what they caught if they did go. Last I checked they only had one signed up, but I have not checked on it lately.

Stupid GOM!

Allie and I have decided that we will not be going.

Tonight
S to SW winds 10 kt or less. Seas 1 to 3 ft.
Thu
S of 28n E of 95w S to SW winds 10 kt or less. Seas 1 to 2 ft. Elsewhere S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Thu Night And Fri
N of front N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. S of front S to SW winds 10 kt or less becoming SW to W winds 10 to 15 kt within 60 nm S of front. Seas 1 to 2 ft. Scattered tstms along the front.
Fri Night And Sat
N to NE winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. Scattered tstms along the front.
Sun
NE winds 15 to 20 kt diminishing to NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 7 to 10 ft subsiding to 5 to 8 ft late.
Mon
E of 94w NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. W of 94w E to SW winds 10 kt or less. Seas 4 to 6 ft subsiding to 3 to 4 ft late.

suddenly I feel a lot better........

Sure wish you would come.

Ill Second that

3rd.
I know this has been a whirlwind of choices, decisions, and emails but if your schedule allows, hope you choose to come.

Hey guys I have rookie question that doenst concern 5 gallon buckets. I have been watching the sea surface temperatures. From reading online it seems the top end of a Yellowfins comfortable temperature zone is 80 degrees and it seems our offshore waters are in that range. Is this info correct? What difference does it make on the bite?

couldnt tell you for sure, other than to say that the sst was well above that range most of the summer yet people were catching them, most likely it just means that the fish generally stay deeper and come up for shorter amounts of time.