Alungi/Albacore Trolling/Catches

SteveGB · June 17, 2009, 15:19:23 CET

Guys do you know the reason behind why Windfinder shows u force 2 for tomorrow weather in the normal forecast and when u see the super forecast it shows force 3? Was going out for Alungi tom (thursday) out of Filfla or Gnejna area! Do you think the weather will be ok? Thanks

robby017 · June 17, 2009, 15:28:32 CET

cos it recieves data from a differant and more sophisticated weatherstation..... one can forcast for a week but chances of getting it wrong are say 10%, whilst the other can give you a much more accurate reading but over a shorther period of time, i.e. 3 days. with say 1 % chance for error.

camkev · June 17, 2009, 17:09:40 CET

But what do you think about saturday morning?I will be back in by noon for sure...so

robby017 · June 17, 2009, 17:33:27 CET

I'd say wait for friday morning's report... as things stand you can go and enjoy... hope i'll be out there too... best times are circa 7-8ish, so ample time to go out and back in...
best is to wait for friday morning weather report kev

SteveGB · June 17, 2009, 18:01:46 CET

Thanks robby...it was driving me crazy...hopefully it will be good tom...... if not i will at least go out cirkewwa/gnejna and see.

busumark · June 17, 2009, 19:14:52 CET

steave force 3 is nothing for an 18ft ranieri and 100 hp outboard

shanook · June 17, 2009, 20:28:44 CET

at this time of the year force 3 is nice to go out on the water fishing for alungi as it wont be too hot. From September onwards you have to be more careful with force 3. The sea reacts different it is stronger and with more crests.
An 18' should handle force 3 with ease.

SteveGB · June 17, 2009, 20:30:36 CET

Yes I know Busumark, but last year went for Lampuki with a similar forecast and got stuck out 18miles with force 5 weather. Its not that the boat did not handle well but it took me 3.5 hours to get slowly back to Xemxija. So I try and always be a bit cautions.....

SteveGB · June 17, 2009, 20:32:26 CET

Your right Shanook this happened in September......

busumark · June 17, 2009, 20:41:09 CET

ypu have to pay more attention if the next day that you are going the forcast is windy. if it is calm for two consecutive days usually the first day is calm

neville · June 17, 2009, 21:01:57 CET

who going out 2morow?

camkev · June 17, 2009, 22:31:46 CET

Will wait for friday's forecast

I think thats the best thing to do.

Kaptan Jr · June 17, 2009, 22:50:46 CET

guys I went out today and caught 6 nice sized alongi and lost 1 with the best lure I had today. This year it seems a good year for alongi because at our area people are catching good amounts. The weather was nice this morning but at about 11 a.m wind picked up rapidly and the sea changed a lot it became force 4-5 although in the port was very nice. I see windfinder forecast and i find it very accurate but in my opinion see other wetaher forecast also.

camkev · June 18, 2009, 09:26:29 CET

Saturday morning forecast is force 1.....ma nafx jien.Ha jgennuni.

Granitu · June 18, 2009, 10:36:18 CET

seems that you can get ready camkev.. maybe there is a god up in the sky listening to the swearing.. up to force 4 wnw it will go.... so.... have fun