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FrostyOne
Since 31 Jan 2007
178 Posts
PDX
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 Wed May 20, 09 8:18 am Where do you kite in Florence, Or....? |
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Looking for the kite locations in Florence 
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retz
Since 06 Aug 2007
132 Posts
west linn
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| Wed May 20, 09 8:47 am |
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| south jetty |
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drakeman
Since 29 Aug 2008
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Portland, OR
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| Wed May 20, 09 8:46 pm |
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| I'm looking to head out there this friday, first time at Florence also. Hopefully there will be others? |
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blowhard
Since 26 Dec 2005
2027 Posts
Windward
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| Thu May 21, 09 6:39 am |
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Welcome,
if like the last few high pressure systems
in 2009
bring your fog screen and small kite
over 40 mph yesterday
watch for rips along jetty
that will either carry your board out
or smash it on the rocks
also if you put your kite down by the jetty
there is no wind to relaunch
barnacles too 
crusty old (phat not fat)
barnacles 
I'll prolly go out early
around noon |
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Gman
Since 11 Feb 2006
4911 Posts
Portland
Unstrapped
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blowhard
Since 26 Dec 2005
2027 Posts
Windward
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| Thu May 21, 09 8:28 am |
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| Gman wrote: |  40 and fog |
it's blowin 26-32
at the sea lion caves
now 9:30 |
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mikeinhoodriver
Since 23 Apr 2009
442 Posts
down wind somewhere
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| Thu May 21, 09 9:15 am |
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...hate to say, beware of sharks. My buddy was right to next to a 12'er there last weekend. Scared the heck out of him. Another buddy there as well, dropped in after a jibe, and bumped into something of "substantial size", that immediatly took off ,so...... stay on your board.  |
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DROCK999
Since 31 May 2007
852 Posts
Left Coast
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| Thu May 21, 09 6:06 pm |
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| mikeinhoodriver wrote: | | ...hate to say, beware of sharks. My buddy was right to next to a 12'er there last weekend. Scared the heck out of him. Another buddy there as well, dropped in after a jibe, and bumped into something of "substantial size", that immediatly took off ,so...... stay on your board. |
yea shit pokes up on you out there, never go out farther than you're willing to swim in, last year I spent about an hour swimming in from a ways out, little seals would poke up to check me out, scared the shit out of me, beware of sea lions too.
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Windian
Since 28 Apr 2008
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Newport, OR
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Hear say from 2 close friends of mine both of which are in theirs 40's and have been hardcore watermen for decades.
This winter on a calm day Ben and Jay were fishing out of Ben's 21' Bayliner on the reefs just south of South Beach for rockfish. On their last drift of the day Benny hooks a large lingcod and while reeling it to the boat a large white thing passes under the boat that Jay described as "the size of his Toyota truck". Immediately Ben's reel starts singing with no stopping the line take-out, then stops, so he starts reeling in the slack line. Moments later a huge whitey the size of the boat surfaces right off the port side within arms reach with the ling in his mouth smiling at Ben and Jay basically laughing at them as he heads off for another reel singing! Ben is forced to just tighten the drag and bust off the shark since he was only using 20 lb test against a fish weighing several tons.
Bottom line: THEY SEE US WAY MORE OFTEN THEN WE SEE THEM!!!!
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blowhard
Since 26 Dec 2005
2027 Posts
Windward
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| Thu May 21, 09 8:01 pm |
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| Windian wrote: | Hear say from 2 close friends of mine both of which are in theirs 40's and have been hardcore watermen for decades.
This winter on a calm day Ben and Jay were fishing out of Ben's 21' Bayliner on the reefs just south of South Beach for rockfish. On their last drift of the day Benny hooks a large lingcod and while reeling it to the boat a large white thing passes under the boat that Jay described as "the size of his Toyota truck". Immediately Ben's reel starts singing with no stopping the line take-out, then stops, so he starts reeling in the slack line. Moments later a huge whitey the size of the boat surfaces right off the port side within arms reach with the ling in his mouth smiling at Ben and Jay basically laughing at them as he heads off for another reel singing! Ben is forced to just tighten the drag and bust off the shark since he was only using 20 lb test against a fish weighing several tons.
Bottom line: THEY SEE US WAY MORE OFTEN THEN WE SEE THEM!!!!
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so true,
it's why I'm so protective of our surfers
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