Oh, thank goodness, you finally got some downrigger fishing gear for trolling! Watching 2-year old videos, there wasn't much point in saying, but all the way across the Atlantic I was biting my tongue... er, fingers... wanting to tell you get some weights and deflectors to get to trolling depths at least 5-20 meters under the surface, and much farther back behind the boat. The fish you want, the fish that eat fish, tend to cruise well below the top so they can profile prey against the sky. They won't crowd up near your hull the way small prey fish might, because for hunting they want room to scan, charge, and maneuver at speed, so they don't like potential obstacles. In open water, just vaguely, try your attractive large lures 10-15 meters down and 50-75 meters back. In shallower water, try trolling at about 1/3 of the depth. Of course, you may need bigger gear to catch what turns up on the hook :)
so true! maybe next video has the boat just luffing/slightly fore-reaching, still under vane steering as Tuya catches her first decent fish :-). That vane steering unit just blows me away.
I am very happy to see another great episode. I like the sailing part a lot and also that you added a view on the sail at 1:37. Thank you, greetings, Marcel
Fully agree with that. I was always a mono man before Luckyfish. I didn't want to give up that sense of being connected to the elements through the boat. You can miss that feeling with the heavier cats.
I'm looking forward to feeling the ocean's elements in my tiny proa. :) ..though perhaps not wanting to feel TOO much of it,.. as I'd like to stay mostly horizontal. Aloha guys! 🤙
Staying upright is wise :) are you planning the atlantic or pacific type proa or is that a silly question given you are headed for the pacific??? cheers
It'll be the Pacific type proa. The "cabin" will be built on the "bridge" between the two hulls, which unfortunately means my windage will be rather (probably ridiculously) high. Oh well. We need the living room. ..and the larger (roomier) hull will also be used as secondary accommodation. Iʻll figure a way to let you actually see my design. Probably an animated "fly around". (( Atlantic type proas have their "outrigger" hull to leeward [providing righting force via buoyancy], while Pacific proas have their outrigger to windward [providing righting force via ballast]. Both types of proas ALWAYS carry their sails on the same side of the boat, meaning the sails NEVER (please!) cross the lengthwise centerline of the hull the mast is mounted on. Proas don't tack; they shunt,.. both ends of the boat are "the bow" alternately, as the boat shunts upwind or downwind. )) The larger (more buoyant and longer [30 ft]) leeward "main" hull will have a "leeward pod" built out to leeward over the water amidships that "engages the water" when the boat is heeled over more than 40-ish degrees (or rather at the heeling angle where the windward hull is more than 2ft completely out of the water) and provides much extra "righting moment", and the windward smaller (less buoyant and shorter [15 ft]) hull will be fitted with water ballast tanks to adjust the boat's "inherent heel" (roll stability "equilibrium point"). Keeping the boat slightly heeled to leeward helps keep the sail on the proper (always to leeward) side of the boat, as well as somewhat reducing the drag of the windward (outrigger) hull by reducing its wetted surface (by lifting some of it out of the water). Anyway,.. tryin' to make the boat unflippable. And if it DOES turn past 90 degrees, it won't stabilize upside down! That will probably call for some kind of "slightly up the mast and slightly to leeward" flotation device to get it back to upright if it does go beyond 90. ..that, and don't get near monster waves. I can handle ANY wind (slight exaggeration), but those dang monster waves,.. that gets tricky. :) Aloha and nā mahalo guys! 🤙
Agree about the monster waves, especially beam on. Not ideal. The fly around sounds great... will be good to take a look at it. I will shoot some video of a proa at Labelle if she is still there when we return. A long build for the owner. Will try to get the story. Cheers
Wish we could but it won't be as easy as that. We are heading in the opposite direction mid to late Dec.... from Central Florida to Ft Myers then Keys - Bahamas.. but you are very welcome to come visit the boat before we head off..
im in cocoa so where will you be at ,,,have bike an can travel ,,,,i was looking at a sail boat but got this dum house here ,,,,wish i had got the boat
Its a shame because they are pretty good eating in curries etc. Luckily they are cig free in this part of the Carib. The saying goes "dont eat the barracudas north of Guadeloupe". We discuss ciguatera quite a bit in the Exumas videos here th-cam.com/video/razsrqFY6bA/w-d-xo.html Cheers, Stew
+Cigarmann for the barracuda, that's true in waters north of Guadeloupe but they OK to eat here. I'm interested to know why Jack's would be different to tuna wrt to ciguatera?
Luckyfish Gets Away the tuna tend to migrate further and are not as dependent on the reefs. The jacks tend to be reef hunters and may concentrate the toxin. As a general rule I would not eat the fish indicated, stick to smaller or more pelagic fish.
Oh, thank goodness, you finally got some downrigger fishing gear for trolling! Watching 2-year old videos, there wasn't much point in saying, but all the way across the Atlantic I was biting my tongue... er, fingers... wanting to tell you get some weights and deflectors to get to trolling depths at least 5-20 meters under the surface, and much farther back behind the boat.
The fish you want, the fish that eat fish, tend to cruise well below the top so they can profile prey against the sky. They won't crowd up near your hull the way small prey fish might, because for hunting they want room to scan, charge, and maneuver at speed, so they don't like potential obstacles. In open water, just vaguely, try your attractive large lures 10-15 meters down and 50-75 meters back. In shallower water, try trolling at about 1/3 of the depth.
Of course, you may need bigger gear to catch what turns up on the hook :)
You're right. We'd need bigger gear for what you are suggesting. Definitely on the list. Thanks!
What an awesome way to sail let the boat steer itself while you fish
so true! maybe next video has the boat just luffing/slightly fore-reaching, still under vane steering as Tuya catches her first decent fish :-). That vane steering unit just blows me away.
I am very happy to see another great episode. I like the sailing part a lot and also that you added a view on the sail at 1:37. Thank you, greetings, Marcel
Thanks Marcel !
Nice to see Tuya's back...
Yes!
It's gonna be a good day for me there's a new lucky fish video.
Sun shine, sailing and pretty girls I don't see a down side !!! Thanks for the video
+Larry Innes glad you enjoyed cheers
⛵🎣 Luckyfish is beatiful #bons ventos
Thanks Julio!
Always enjoy the videos from Stew and Crew! Happy Sails!
Hey thanks Andrew, always a pleasure!
I love Zaya's voice, she makes the videos.
Wow, is she gonna be happy when she reads that :-)
Multihulls seams to be the best choice for crusing with the family !
Fully agree with that. I was always a mono man before Luckyfish. I didn't want to give up that sense of being connected to the elements through the boat. You can miss that feeling with the heavier cats.
I'm looking forward to feeling the ocean's elements in my tiny proa. :)
..though perhaps not wanting to feel TOO much of it,.. as I'd like to stay mostly horizontal.
Aloha guys! 🤙
Staying upright is wise :) are you planning the atlantic or pacific type proa or is that a silly question given you are headed for the pacific??? cheers
It'll be the Pacific type proa. The "cabin" will be built on the "bridge" between the two hulls, which unfortunately means my windage will be rather (probably ridiculously) high. Oh well. We need the living room.
..and the larger (roomier) hull will also be used as secondary accommodation.
Iʻll figure a way to let you actually see my design. Probably an animated "fly around".
(( Atlantic type proas have their "outrigger" hull to leeward [providing righting force via buoyancy], while Pacific proas have their outrigger to windward [providing righting force via ballast]. Both types of proas ALWAYS carry their sails on the same side of the boat, meaning the sails NEVER (please!) cross the lengthwise centerline of the hull the mast is mounted on. Proas don't tack; they shunt,.. both ends of the boat are "the bow" alternately, as the boat shunts upwind or downwind. ))
The larger (more buoyant and longer [30 ft]) leeward "main" hull will have a "leeward pod" built out to leeward over the water amidships that "engages the water" when the boat is heeled over more than 40-ish degrees (or rather at the heeling angle where the windward hull is more than 2ft completely out of the water) and provides much extra "righting moment", and the windward smaller (less buoyant and shorter [15 ft]) hull will be fitted with water ballast tanks to adjust the boat's "inherent heel" (roll stability "equilibrium point").
Keeping the boat slightly heeled to leeward helps keep the sail on the proper (always to leeward) side of the boat, as well as somewhat reducing the drag of the windward (outrigger) hull by reducing its wetted surface (by lifting some of it out of the water).
Anyway,.. tryin' to make the boat unflippable. And if it DOES turn past 90 degrees, it won't stabilize upside down! That will probably call for some kind of "slightly up the mast and slightly to leeward" flotation device to get it back to upright if it does go beyond 90.
..that, and don't get near monster waves. I can handle ANY wind (slight exaggeration), but those dang monster waves,.. that gets tricky. :)
Aloha and nā mahalo guys! 🤙
Agree about the monster waves, especially beam on. Not ideal. The fly around sounds great... will be good to take a look at it. I will shoot some video of a proa at Labelle if she is still there when we return. A long build for the owner. Will try to get the story. Cheers
I can vouch for that, that watching exercise makes you burn calories...good one Stew!
Totally. It makes you grow muscle too. Apparently.
awesome you guys thank you...
Thanks cicco
love your videos cant wait to see get back out when you get luckyfish back in nov.
Same here!
great video again, I even lost around 47 cals.... thanks Stew and best from HKG
Ha, classic :-)
lovin the vids
Ha, great to hear mate. Glad the dagg is keeping it up!
come up to cocoa would like to see the boat
Wish we could but it won't be as easy as that. We are heading in the opposite direction mid to late Dec.... from Central Florida to Ft Myers then Keys - Bahamas.. but you are very welcome to come visit the boat before we head off..
im in cocoa so where will you be at ,,,have bike an can travel ,,,,i was looking at a sail boat but got this dum house here ,,,,wish i had got the boat
Labelle between Nov 11 and mid December - pm me stew at svluckyfish dot com and we can arrange to meet there, cheers
I am very proud you girs 🇲🇳🇲🇳🇲🇳💐
Bayalalaa. Thanks mate. Tuya and Zaya have alot to be really proud of. Mongolia will make more great sailors one day soon.
In Australia no one eats Barracuda because of ciguatera, They must not get it over that way?
Its a shame because they are pretty good eating in curries etc. Luckily they are cig free in this part of the Carib. The saying goes "dont eat the barracudas north of Guadeloupe". We discuss ciguatera quite a bit in the Exumas videos here th-cam.com/video/razsrqFY6bA/w-d-xo.html Cheers, Stew
I really hope you didn't eat the barracuda.....there is the potential for ciguatera poisoning. You should also avoid jacks and large grouper as well.
+Cigarmann for the barracuda, that's true in waters north of Guadeloupe but they OK to eat here. I'm interested to know why Jack's would be different to tuna wrt to ciguatera?
Luckyfish Gets Away the tuna tend to migrate further and are not as dependent on the reefs. The jacks tend to be reef hunters and may concentrate the toxin. As a general rule I would not eat the fish indicated, stick to smaller or more pelagic fish.
Good advice well taken. Thanks alot!