Post #443509 by Lake Surfer on Sun, Mar 29, 2009 9:40 PM

Saturday night into Sunday we got nailed with a pretty hefty Spring snowstorm.

8 inches of heavy wet snow and gale force winds out of the North going Northwest.

Waves nearshore were cranking at chest high plus, and perfectly groomed by the side shore to offshore winds.

After clearing our driveways, the sun came out and made the 39 degree air temp and the 36 degree water temp that much more bearable.

Surfs Up!

We hit up a favorite surf spot that hasn't worked in a few years and found long clean lines.

As I walked down the bluff trail something orange by the rock piles caught my eye.

A buoy!

Gave it a quick look before I paddled out to get some waves, with the intention of grabbing the buoy on the way out.

After riding a wave into shore, I took the walk north due to the current running side shore.

I found a nearly new boat anchor tangled in some driftwood.

Washed that off and hid it in the rocks so no one else wandering the beach would find it.

After the session, my friend Todd asked me if I had seen the anchor. I had to give it up to him as he spotted it first and tossed it on the beach.

He did help me drag the very heavy buoy up the bluff trail after I dug it out from the rocks. I wasn't aware that it had a 50 lb concrete weight on the bottom of it to keep it righted in the water.

15 minutes later we got it loaded into my mini van and I brought it home.

The buoy itself is about 4 feet or so long.

I plan on cutting the pipe off the bottom and setting it out in a corner of the yard with some fish netting.

Its pretty beat up from a winter of heavy ice and big surf, but it will make a nice addition to the yard.

Based on today's finds, I think I'll hit up another section of coast Monday and see what the winter waves have tossed ashore!

[ Edited by: Lake Surfer 2009-03-29 21:43 ]