08-14-2007, 05:40 AM
Hi Scott: Yes we took our boats up and stayed at Van Ripers Resort. My boat is a 1996 1890 (19 footer) Pro V LE. I run a Merc 150 EFI Saltwater Edition and a Yamaha T8 4 stroke kicker. I also have 2 Cannon Downriggers, that are a must for the 80 foot depth we were fishing for the Kings. Monday the 6th was the worst we saw for rough seas, we had swells 6-8 foot , and my buddy got real sea sick. We had to bring him back to the dock by 9:30 that morning, and he spent most of the day in bed. A really nice gent we met at the resort gave him a pacth to put on behind his ear that night before he went to bed, and he was fine the rest of the trip. The sea did calm down and that also helped alot. For the most part you are only fishing 2-3 miles off shore, so the runs are short. They rent 16 foot boats at the resort with 15 HP motors, but a 18-20 foot boat is the ticket up there, I saw smaller ones on the water, but bigger is better in my book. One thing you will not want to be without is a good GPS, it does get foggy in August. In fact they call August, "Fogust". I had just purchased a new Garmin 60CSx before I left on the trip, and I used it dailey, I also back it up with a good compass on my boat. If you get a chance to go, do it you will have the time of your life. I am already thinking about spending my summers up there when I get ready to hang it up. [cool]
Mike
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Mike
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