Down here to fish for Snappa' this weekend.....Seas rough as a COBBBBB!!!

Supposed to be 4-6 and 20kt S wind all weekend.

I decided to pass on this weekend

Seas 4 to 5 tomorrow at the Pensacola buoy.

No thanks

Few years back we went out of Fort Morgan and it got so rough and windy we ended up going back in at orange beach couldn't go across the huge seas.

I’ve gone out of Destin before with 5’ seas in the pass. It was very challenging trying to catch live bait that morning to say the least. Plus the majority of the folks got sea sick right then. Hell of a day it turned out to be for catching fish though.

2009 we left OB in 5-6’s one Am. A few guys got green real fast. We wound up 175 miles SW fished the Na Kika and Blind faith for 2 days. Maybe 1 footers the whole time we fished. Glad we pushed thru and got south cause to this day still the best tuna trip I’ve ever been on. Put a 115lb bigeye on the boat first night out.

I deckhanded on a charter boat in college. We left one day with what they said was 3-4’s. Got out of the pass in Pensacola and it turned into 6-7’s. It was fun to cut bait in that with a sharp knife. People were throwing up left and right.

Coming back in through Destin Pass is the only time I've ever been scared on a boat. It was a rough day to say the least. We saw 5 waterspouts that day and the Capt. stayed strapped in on the bridge. Coast guard came on the VHF and said if you are under 40' and are out, to stay out, if your in, stay in. We were on a 42' boat and had already been out for 12 hours so we were going in come hell or high water. I'll think a little harder about that high water thing next time. The rest of the day didn't bother me but that pass was scary that afternoon.

Well now the Marine weather service out of U. of S. Ala. is saying sunny tomorrow and Saturday with 3' or less Seas....Might go after all!!

I have heard several times by some Old Captains that the Destin Pass can be one of the most treacherous passes on the Gulf.....mainly due to being as shallow as it is....BIG boats bottom out....turn sideways and are just rolled over.

It’s gonna be 3’ over your head with the wind blowing over 20 mph!!😁😁

I paid the Fish Gods today....

East pass in Destin has puckered my butt on many occasions. Left out of there one day and it got so rough we ended up coming back in at Perdido Pass and taking intercostal home.

I saw a 23 foot center console flip back over front coming in at Destin pass one day. Pretty damn impressive to watch, no one hurt thank goodness.

I’ve dipped the nose several times coming thru there. Puckered butt is an understatement.

Google search some videos of Jupiter Inlet.

Lots of boats have gone down there.

Too fast or too slow, is bad

Schnikies.

I remember heading out of Deerfield a few years ago. Like riding a damn bull from the time we left til the time we made it back in. I know that's east coast, but I certainly feel your pain.

Went out ft Morgan one time in a 17 foot Boston whaler. Seas were about 4-5. Straight up and down. Scared as I’ve ever been going out one of the passes. Could not turn around or we would have rolled. How we made it out I’ll never know. Ended up ripping the center console loose later that day. That was one hell of a day. Beer had a lot to do with stupid decisions made that day