What are your biggest concerns while fishing offshore?

[jorluivil]

Capsizing?
Only when I'm sleeping

Manowar's?
Eels?
Sting Rays?
Nope
Nope
Nope

Sharks?
just the one time that I caught a 6-7' GWS a few hundred yards from the Hermosa Beach and the time I was out hooping and a hammerhead was circling us and bumping the kayaks

Whales?
just the one time that Tony and I were out hooping and a whale surfaced a few feet from us in the dark

Seals?
I welcome them with open arms

Hypothermia?
just the time that I decided to fish LJ in the wintertime and I forgot my seater and splash jacket in the car and damn near froze my ass off.

Weather?
just the time we were out hooping and there were a bunch lightning strikes happening near the launch, the same launch that we needed t get back to

Bigger Boaters?
just the time that I was out fishing alone in the dark and forgot my headlamp and almost got hit by a boat...........my fault of course

Piracy?
just the time that I fished the Red Sea but as soon as I told those Somali pirates what time it was they left me alone

Telling about it will help others avoid the same. Share concerns or experiences on this thread.[/QUOTE]