Yes we did have a nice breeze, the only problem today was the guy who was charging his battery at the launch, slowed the launches down, he's from my old hometown. He's also the head of the volunteer fire department, he's a nice guy but you always make sure your boat will start at home, hook the muffs to the hose, turn the water on, put it over your intakes, let the water start spitting for a bit then start it.
Thats why we stayed in. There are too many people that don't realize that most launches have a staging area for setting up fenders, coolers, unstrapping the stern etc. Then a line can form due to 1 azzhole, creating a hurry situation when its my turn. Don't need that with a bum leg. Most the time, the launches are clear, but theres always an idiot somewhere.
Oh yea! Its funny seeing city folk! And when a popup storm comes, I dont even bother going to the launch...... the lines to pull out are crazy. I usually beach the boat and seek shelter.
We had two close calls, we got off the river just in time, the first time we heard the rumble so we headed to the launch, when we got home (about a 37 minute drive) once we got inside the house I turned the television on, the had a very bad windstorm go through the town we just left (downed trees & power poles) it hit 20 minutes after we left the ramp. The second time we were fishing a very long way from where we launched from, when we heard the thunder we started the long trip back, when we finally had the boat on the trailer an out of the water we could see the lightning over the shipping channel we just came in from.
WoW..... you got lucky. I pay very close attn to the weather. If we are at the farthest point from the launch, its a half hour ride. Since buying the superduty, I stick to a launch at the marina which is dead center Of the lake. The other launches aren't long enough to safely launch anymore.
I've been known to watch the weather every so often, but these two storms were never mentioned the mornings before we left. The first storm the wife said it looks like the sky is getting darker, na I said, clap of thunder, yes dear it's time to go. The second storm we were drift fishing walleye when I heard thunder, when I heard the second clap of thunder I said honey reel in your line, once we hit the shipping channel you could see the black sky coming down from Waddington NY, the little 50 horse E-Tec had enough for the long run, the big ships were the problem having to slow down for them.
