October Islander Mothership Trip Just Announced!

[INGRIDSDAD]

Whats the weather looking like for this week?
Any tips for someone new to mothership trips would be great.
see you thursday

[bosco]

Ingridsdad, Have all your gear organized. When the crew pulls your kayak off the rack and puts it on the deck you want to rig your kayak in a timely manner and get it in the water asap. Make sure all your batteries are charged and bring your chargers. Use your VHF radio to contact crew members who will bring you bait, food and beverage in the skiff. Bring tip money for the crew; they deserve it. They bust their butts for their passangers. bosco

[bellcon]

Bosco thanks for the reply to Ingridsdad
anyother mothership vets wanna chime in for recommendations and pointers for us rookies??
gear, other misc. chit?
Thanks
I cant wait!!!

[Zed]

I'll answer, but you may not be able to understand my ramblings. I'm really excited too.

I haven't been on the Islander mothershipping, but I've been on others several times. Best I can tell you is be aware of your surroundings. Watch the order of the yaks hitting the deck and be ready for yours. Don't be "that guy" that's not ready and has to be yanked out of his bunk. Ha.

Get your stuff ready, the crew or another angler will hand you your rods and paddle once you are in your boat. In stead of a standard surf launch you are dropping off a boat. Have it all straight and ready to fish. After one time you will get it and there won't be any issues.

I ain't touchin' the weather question.

[dgax65]

Originally Posted by INGRIDSDAD

Whats the weather looking like for this week?
Any tips for someone new to mothership trips would be great.
see you thursday

The Tanner Bank Buoy will give you the most up-to-date observations. It is only 15nm from Cortes Bank.

You can also check Buoyweather for additional info.

Some of the swell forecasts look a little iffy
http://wavewatch.com/Surf-Forecast-R...php?RegionID=8

http://www.wetsand.com/swellwatch/sw...=295#anchor295
Click on Friday and it shows 7-8' swell. I don't know exactly what that will translate to over the high spots.

http://cdip.ucsd.edu/?nav=recent&sub...item=socal_now

http://weather.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/fmtb.../pz/pzz085.txt

And finally; from the extended marine forecast:


WED THROUGH FRI
W OF 121W...N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
BECOMING 5 TO 8 FT LATE WED...HIGHEST NW. E OF 121W...N TO NW
WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE WED...EXCEPT NEAR SAN
NICOLAS ISLAND TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE
WED...HIGHEST SE.

Your best bet is to stay flexible. It would be very cool if you get out to the Cortes Bank, but it is well offshore
and you are at the mercy of the weather. The Islander is a great boat and you should have a good time
even if you wind up fishing at SCI.

[Siebler]

Sounds like worst case scenario if the weather sucks we will do a day at Cat and a day at SCI. Not a bad worst case scenario though...

Just keep your fingers crossed for good weather.

Oh, and still 4 spots left, 3 if Holy Mack decides he can go.