how rough is to rough?

[zimmy]

As has been said... I think it is an issue of safety and water clarity. Once it is too dirty or too dangerous, time is up.

[goosefish]

I like 2 to 4 feet. Over 4 (spot depending) and I move on. Places like Beavertail or the Avenues, a 4-foot wave on a foggy or dark night can seem bigger than it is. Wave heights are easily exaggerated. Same with wind speed. Things get crazy at night.

Some of us have more agility than others. Some of us have better studs on our cleats, better balance, bigger nuts, more ambition.
It really helps to know the spot really well. How the waves break, how the sets come in.

I don't weigh enough to take a real bashing. A 300-pound surf caster responds differently to a wave, than one that weighs 147-pounds.

[jim sylvester]

Originally Posted by goosefish

I like 2 to 4 feet. Over 4 (spot depending) and I move on. Places like Beavertail or the Avenues, a 4-foot wave on a foggy or dark night can seem bigger than it is. Wave heights are easily exaggerated. Same with wind speed. Things get crazy at night.

Some of us have more agility than others. Some of us have better studs on our cleats, better balance, bigger nuts, more ambition.
It really helps to know the spot really well. How the waves break, how the sets come in.

I don't weigh enough to take a real bashing. A 300-pound surf caster responds differently to a wave, than one that weighs 147-pounds.

if your fishing the tail or the avenues with 4 fters....your playing russian roulette

[goosefish]

Jim you're right but a lot of people don't know it. The hear wave heights in the four-foot range and think, "No big deal." Then they get there and end up casting from the beach plum bushes.

It is spot dependent though, and wave direction dependent. Swells are different from a wind chop. I like a chop over a swell.

[bassballer]

Originally Posted by jim sylvester

if your fishing the tail or the avenues with 4 fters....your playing russian roulette

i was at the tail last week with over 4's and we forced it for like 25 min. I found myself just standing there trying to time waves and knew it was pure stupidity being there.