To Hail With The Fishing

[shrimpman steve]

Be careful guys. I had a tornado touch down three blocks from my house on Tuesday. Three blocks away roofs ripped off. Scary

https://www.wesh.com/article/video-f...rning/33637548

[Billfish715]

Originally Posted by shrimpman steve

Be careful guys. I had a tornado touch down three blocks from my house on Tuesday. Three blocks away roofs ripped off. Scary

https://www.wesh.com/article/video-f...rning/33637548

That tornado in your video developed very quickly. It formed and dropped to the ground in seconds. We kept watching this storm as it crossed the beach area. I saw one cloud that had possibilities of forming into a funnel but it never did. I’m glad the lightning and hail passed us by.

Think about outriggers and antennas acting to lightning like waving a red cape in front of a bull. Let’s add one or two more lightning attractors that you might overlook.........nets, gaffs, and how about fishing rods that contain graphite! Take them all down and stow them. Lightning strikes to boats don’t happen often. Let’s keep it that way.

[Gerry Zagorski]

Originally Posted by Billfish715

That tornado in your video developed very quickly. It formed and dropped to the ground in seconds. We kept watching this storm as it crossed the beach area. I saw one cloud that had possibilities of forming into a funnel but it never did. I’m glad the lightning and hail passed us by.

Think about outriggers and antennas acting to lightning like waving a red cape in front of a bull. Let’s add one or two more lightning attractors that you might overlook.........nets, gaffs, and how about fishing rods that contain graphite! Take them all down and stow them. Lightning strikes to boats don’t happen often. Let’s keep it that way.

Very true.... Was out fishing trying to dodge a storm once and all of a sudden I noticed my brothers hair was standing straight up on his head and so was mine... I heard this buzzing sound and as strange as it sounds, there was this yellow/greenish glowing halo around the base of the antenna mounts on the hard top. Thankfully we got out of the area in a hurry and without incident but we probably waited too long.

[bigfishy]

Originally Posted by Gerry Zagorski

Very true.... Was out fishing trying to dodge a storm once and all of a sudden I noticed my brothers hair was standing straight up on his head and so was mine... I heard this buzzing sound and as strange as it sounds, there was this yellow/greenish glowing halo around the base of the antenna mounts on the hard top. Thankfully we got out of the area in a hurry and without incident but we probably waited too long.

If ur radar is active it will deff add to the problem!!! Ask me how I know

[John D.]

Originally Posted by june181901

Guy in a 21 foot CC dropped his anchor and let out abut 400 feet of line. That's how he handled it he said. Seemed non-plussed relating the story.

Curious re the experienced boaters here if that is the right move?

I realize there are many factors including whether the boater can outrun the storm cell.

[Billfish715]

Originally Posted by wyldbillnj

That is crazy. do you have a high res of that photo from your phone by chance? Thats an awesome pic.

Check your PM