Offshore IV

I think the order is definitely not fake news. The ideology behind it, however, is the fake news. The idea of covid 19 spreading like a wildfire at boat launches is an utter lack of common sense. I’ve been launching a Mexico point probably 10 times already this year and have not gotten within even 10’ of a stranger. The actual numbers that came from Italy (I haven’t seen any from the US yet) state that 48.1% of people dead from covid 19 had 3 or more underlying conditions. If you had no underlying conditions, guess what the death rate is? .08%. I’m a 29 year old male in excellent health. Zero reason for me not to be able to launch my boat. If this continues into salmon season, I’ll find a way to drop my 19’ boat in at the damn bridge.

Yes, this. My guess is the state hasn’t deployed people yet to the launches that are still open. I remember last year launching my boat, and coming back to the launch and the state had put a barrier up that blocked the launch so I had to move it to make room for my truck haha

Lol I’ve actually considered politics but I’d be in over my head. This whole thing reminds me of when cuomo instilled the “you can have 10 round magazines in your handguns but you can only have 7 bullets in them” type of crap. Maybe his policies do well for NYC, but he is not in touch with upstate NY.

You’re not wrong, I’m just salty haha

I’ll take your Browns haha nice pics!

Even if there was a legitimate reason to close the launches, NYS is a day late n a dollar short. According to cuomo the curve is flattening. So obviously boat launches weren’t the culprit. I disapprove of him 100%. He’s doing something just to do something. 🤬🤬🤬

I’m going to check Mexico point today and report back, if that’s any help... quite frankly when my gf told me all launches are closed, I told her it is due to the high winds and predicted wave forecast...

This is straight up the biggest overreaction in the history of the US. So far, just under 17,000 US deaths. There are 70,000 US deaths per year from overdosing, with a world wide death rate of 585,000 people in 2018, where’s the uproar??? I can name 10 more causes of more death in the US. Totally get that it sucks that some are dying. But did anyone see the article that says if you die (from whatever) and your autopsy shows you had covid 19, then your death cert will show you died from covid 19. So if I crash my motorcycle, die, test positive for covid 19, according to the CDC I died from covid 19. If you wanna keep your distance, I don’t hate you. But I’m not naive enough for this crap.

Yes this is good news if they remain open

I think he was in one piece but he had a pretty bad headache

Is there any law regarding gobys and if you can keep them? What about the eel? Not that I’d want to keep it but I’m not aware of a law that says I gotta put it back. For possible legal purposes, I actually did put him back. Just not exactly how I found him haha

I didn’t know gobys got that big, I thought they were like a 5” max type of fish

Finally got my gf out. Started at 2, came back in at 7. Bright sunshine until 3:30, crystal clear water everywhere we went so I didn’t expect much. Went 2/3, both around 18”. We would have been better off fishing between the launch and catfish creek, which I call no mans land. Much more marks there. 25’, one on a rigger, other two on boards. Took this interesting pic. Anyone else ever have this happen? The darn thing tried latching onto my caddyshack lol I have a good video of it but I can’t upload it here. That’s a lamprey eel, he hooked himself haha

Nice fish! It’s interesting how some people prefer in lines or the mast type boards. I’ve used both and prefer in lines but both have their positives and negatives.

At the time I hadn’t seen it, no. Sorry I’m not 100% caught up man.

Right, he lives in Pulaski and I live in Mexico.

My father and I intend to go Sunday. I do not see Harm in that.

Really??? Where is that stated??

You’ll be fine. I spoke to two sheriffs at the launch and they really didn’t care.

Most of the charter captains I know don’t charter full time, so that should help a bit. I don’t think it would be right to forbid chartering to locals (50 mile range maybe) but I’d agree that no out of staters or NYC folks be allowed to travel up here for fishing trips. My $.02.

There was a cold front that rolled through early Friday morning that I knew was gonna make the fishing tough. Around me, no one was catching fish. Can’t win em all!!!

Darn! It wasn’t mine though!!!

Didn’t catch **** haha just when you think you’ve got em figured!!!

God bless you guys with a wife and multiple kids lol