On Tue, 06 Nov 2007 08:49:38 -0800, Chuck Gould
wrote:

On Nov 5, 5:24?pm, " JimH" ask wrote:
"Wayne.B" wrote in message

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On Mon, 5 Nov 2007 19:32:24 -0500, " JimH" ask wrote:

I've heard rumors of some small amount engaged in on the Pacific, but
have always been leery of same. Sort of like tostitos in Kansas.....

I guess I need to see your definition of 'sport fishing'.

You're not likely to be convinced but on the east coast it is commonly
meant to be "deep sea fishing", or going out off the continental shelf
to the "canyons". It takes a decent boat to go out there and back in
the windy conditions which frequently prevail.

Just my 2 cents worth.

I believe you. I just did not know what you East Coast snobs were referring
to.

Imagine this..........sport fishing in the Gulf, the Great Lakes, the
Pacific. Wow, how can I think such a thing exists.

Eh?

Shhh, Jim. Don't burst that bubble. Don't you know that a 15 knot
breeze on the E Coast blows 2-3 times as hard as anywhere else (and
according to some sources generates 11-foot breakers)? The sea itself
is particularly nasty, erratic, and unforgiving in the western
Atlantic, so only the manliest of men in the roughest, toughest hand
laid hulls inspected by "old guys" dare venture out? No boat suitable
for use on the E Coast could even be considered desirable on any other
body of water, and nothing built outside of Jersey or the Carolinas
has any business trying to tackle the world's most challenging boating
conditions. :-)

Welcome to the Dark Side.