Hi C-Brats,
We are back. Two good Gulf stream crossings. Going over it got a little rough about twenty miles from west end. It took about six hours going over. Coming back we were lucky enough to catch a window in the weather and it was flat as a pancake. It took 3hrs &15 min get back to Palm Beach.
Fishing was terrible all winter. Windy in the Bahamas, cold in the gulf of Mexico. We had one good day on sea trout. Seen only one Cobia from the Ling tower out of Panama City. The tower worked better than I thought it would. We got right into the surf a few times and it was'nt to hard to stay put in the chair. The top rack worked perfectly. I carried a raft , extra fuel, and dive gear up there. Never took them down for the crossings. All the stuff on the roof in combination with the extra weight slowed the boat down about 5 miles a hour. 20 to 21 miles an hour was my top speed. The rod holders were great.
I will post some picture later.
Capt D
