Devin
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The next thing to consider is that once you have your method of comms, how are you going to use it? If you can text via satellite, does SeaTow take texts?
How is it going to go down? Consider that.
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Oh man, lots to unpack here.
First, I hope the cellular coverage in the marsh always sucks. Part of the fun is the danger.
We live in a world where we went from not knowing if a Comanche war party was on the other side of the hill to having nerfed everything, padded all the corners and made everything so safe in the name of safety that life is dull and boring.
We are genetic material outside the time for which we were biologically primed, and inshore fishing on Louisiana’s coast is a modest simulacrum of what we are predisposed for.
I love that the marsh terrifies people. I hope it stays that way.
Anyway.
The first thing to do to prepare is to be self-sufficient. You must be able to handle your problems on your own. You must also prevent the emergency from happening in the first place.
If you launch the boat knowing there’s shoddy electrical work, or that your motor might break down, then 1.) I hope Murphy’s Law gets you and 2.) I don’t run across you. 3.) Enjoy the deer flies. 4.) Sucks to suck!!!!
But sometimes, every once in a great while, there’s a legit emergency.
So, for that, I have a Garmin 67i with inReach messaging. It can type on its own. The battery on it will last forever and it can take a beating.
After that, I may have my Starlink Mini.
Then a handheld VHF.
Then an iPhone 16. Never tried the satellite messaging feature. I’d rather just use something with a legit satellite antenna on it. iPhones die quick and it’s satellite antenna is sitting next to all those other antennas and the RTO in me just doesn’t like that.
Prior Proper Planning Prevents Piss Poor Performance
Great post! Glad to see the good discussion in here.
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“and wanted to sleep in”
Do the morning and afternoon!!! C’MON!!!!!! lol
Sleep when you’re dead!!! lol
I get it, and I know it wasn’t your call, I would just be too fired up to even consider sleeping.
Take a nap in the boat if you need sleep that bad. That’s coming from me, a sleep princess. I love sleep, but not as much as feeling fish thump my line. lol
Great report. It’s good to see a report from further west. Thank you for posting it!!
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Here you go on 1/26/2015 imagery. This is all on the east side of BSL, but a determined wader and kayaker can make short work of these dredge holes and reefs.
Calling @David-Karcher !!!! You are our kayak heavy hitter!!
You also have a shot at triple tail out there. I’ve caught them off the train bridge at BSL and have seen them all along the Mississippi coast out there.
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Thank you for taking time to come back and report.
Great report, thanks for posting!
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“I might eat that in nickles if I was stranded out somewhere, especially in this heat.”
I stand corrected. A bunch of paper would be too easy. I would DEFINITELY eat $15 worth of nickels if it meant getting back to the dock unmolested LOL
“The older I get the more I like to make it back home at night.”
Amen to that.
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What?! No. lol
You’re on the forum that replaced it two years ago.
You post intros in General Discussion.
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“my InReach is attached to my person or in my pocket.”
Giant +1 on this. Great advice!
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$15/month is cheaper than Netflix. Oh no, you have to pay to use someone’s satellites they put into orbit!!!
When you are legit broke down and need help, you and I both know we will eat fifteen one-dollar bills if it meant getting rescued. lol
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+1 on this
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It’s a giant rig and satellite rigs (that are also big) north-ish of Breton Island. It can be really good fishing, but can also be full of trash fish.
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+1 on the trolling motor, or a sail or anything. lol
Glad I could provide the laugh.
That is a helluva run in a kayak. That’s some legit Viking seafaring through Venice. But that pond is great.
One time I ran all over Venice and didn’t find crap. It was one of those 100 mile days. Then I went into that pond and they were just there. I was ready to take a toaster bath after seeing that. lol
You are certainly on to something, but I do think you could find some grass amongst the cypress stumps in YCB.
Good luck!
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Spot on.
And I think that works.
A neap tide is a tough nut to crack either way.
Good luck, and come back here to leverage the forum. Lots of good info here.
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I did have a great 4th, hope you did, too. Thank you.
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To be specific, Humminbird Helix units require HumminbirdPC to do any meaningful GED work.
My understanding is that the Solix units take a simple .gpx file without the hassle of HBPC.
