Marine Traffic on the Cheap - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

wiredantz · 07-24-2017, 09:48 AM

Don't know if any one of you is aware...

but if the fog rolls in.... you can go to this site:

You can determine if a ships is ready to run over you..

https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais...33.635/zoom:12

Baja_Traveler · 07-24-2017, 11:15 AM

If you hover the cursor over the ship symbols it says some of them are reported now or within minutes and some of them several hours ago. It would be just my luck to be run over by a freighter reported several hours ago - that appears to be 40+ miles away...

Not real time enough for me...

Denis_Ruso · 07-24-2017, 01:04 PM

Awesome site to see what the sport boats are doing thought! Thanks!

radastaff · 07-28-2017, 07:54 PM

Cool beans Frank

thanks

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monstahfish · 08-01-2017, 07:46 AM

This runs off AIS. Most small boats don't run AIS and they are the ones that are most likely to run you over. Don't let this lull you into a false sense of security, keep your wits about you in the fog and don't go out if you're uncertain.

kirkdavis · 12-11-2019, 07:36 AM

When the fog rolls in, the only thing I trust is my ears. Even a sailboat makes noise slipping through the water. Stay alert and listen carefully, you can hear the direction, and if you hear a doppler shift you know they are past you. It still gets hairy when it sound like they are headed right for you until the last minute, then they pass and you never saw a thing.

jorluivil · 12-11-2019, 09:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kirkdavis

When the fog rolls in, the only thing I trust is my ears. Even a sailboat makes noise slipping through the water. Stay alert and listen carefully, you can hear the direction, and if you hear a doppler shift you know they are past you. It still gets hairy when it sound like they are headed right for you until the last minute, then they pass and you never saw a thing.

on calm days that's how I find my bait, listen for the splashing of the water.

07-24-2017, 09:48 AM	#1
wiredantz Currently @ MLO Territory Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Under the Shadow Posts: 2,290	Marine Traffic on the Cheap Don't know if any one of you is aware... but if the fog rolls in.... you can go to this site: You can determine if a ships is ready to run over you.. https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais...33.635/zoom:12 __________________ Team: Disbanded You only have one chance in this life...make the right decision(s)...so you don't regret it

07-24-2017, 01:04 PM	#3
Denis_Ruso Senior Member Join Date: May 2015 Posts: 571	Awesome site to see what the sport boats are doing thought! Thanks! __________________ 2018 Hobie Outback 13 I do not fear the storm as it will teach me how to sail my ship.

12-11-2019, 07:36 AM	#6
kirkdavis Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: SD County Posts: 360	Listen Up When the fog rolls in, the only thing I trust is my ears. Even a sailboat makes noise slipping through the water. Stay alert and listen carefully, you can hear the direction, and if you hear a doppler shift you know they are past you. It still gets hairy when it sound like they are headed right for you until the last minute, then they pass and you never saw a thing.

07-24-2017, 11:15 AM	#2
Baja_Traveler Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Table 17, Bay Park Fish Co. Posts: 943	If you hover the cursor over the ship symbols it says some of them are reported now or within minutes and some of them several hours ago. It would be just my luck to be run over by a freighter reported several hours ago - that appears to be 40+ miles away... Not real time enough for me...

07-28-2017, 07:54 PM	#4
radastaff Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 314	Cool beans Frank thanks P

08-01-2017, 07:46 AM	#5
monstahfish Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Posts: 420	This runs off AIS. Most small boats don't run AIS and they are the ones that are most likely to run you over. Don't let this lull you into a false sense of security, keep your wits about you in the fog and don't go out if you're uncertain.