Gator Bait??

Skiing with the Gators 2nd and 3rd week of Feb in SW Fl on the Caloosahatchee. If someone is interested in joining us, post up or PM me.

Rick

peter1234 wrote: how can you guys do that ...

We hook the boat to the truck and head south on 95.. You probably didn't mean that..

The river is nowhere near as scary as the inland lakes, but the same rules apply. Leave the boat running all the time, rev the engine before getting in and make a couple passes w/o a skier first.

Yeah, it's still a little freaky waiting for the boat to pull you up.

79nautique wrote: AHMEN to that brian, FACKS ARE FACKS

bhectus wrote: There are more gators on the St. John's River than most lakes in Florida. Our annual SJRR is there in 2 months.

...and here I thought those were just black, dirty bouys, with lumps that I've been skiing around for the last couple of years.

So far every year at the SJRR more people have eaten gators than gators have eaten people.. hopefully we continue the streak in March!

Morfoot wrote: bhectus wrote: There are more gators on the St. John's River than most lakes in Florida. Our annual SJRR is there in 2 months. ...and here I thought those were just black, dirty bouys, with lumps that I've been skiing around for the last couple of years.

LOL! Tim, that's one of the yearlings!!!

Yea this time of year they are kinda lethargic but wait til late march through mid May they get a little Territorial! Breeding season.   

Here in Chicago, no alligators, but we do have to deal with ill-tempered, mutated seabass! They're especially bad on the Chain o' Lakes up by Blarney's. Nasty buggers!

Okay, back to my secret, underground lair!

Now Pete....I am starting think YOU kind of like Blarney's

What's not to like? "Somebody" just posted this link recently, but, here it is again.

Blarney's Island

Does the wife go?? She loves it! Says it makes her feel young again

Next summer....you have to join us on our annual Blarney's pilgrimage. Gotta bring your wife though   

vixen wrote: What area on the river are you going to be skiing.   Mel

West of the Franklin locks and east of the power plant.

Rick

Rick,used to ski that stretch down by the 31 bridge all the time.The darn gaters an snakes were east of the locks,didn't ski up there.Used to have a course an all set up there back in 84,had a lot of fun on that part of the river.   Mel

Yeah, there is a course on one of the oxbows east of the Franklin locks. My wife says "you want to ski here?". I look around and say "If I were a gator, this is where I'd want to be, no thanks".

But yeah the section near Jacks is very nice... Oh wait... It's terrible there, no one should ski there. The conditions are horid there, you really want to go somewhere else.

davidg wrote: Now Pete....I am starting think YOU kind of like Blarney's What's not to like? "Somebody" just posted this link recently, but, here it is again. Blarney's Island Does the wife go?? She loves it! Says it makes her feel young again Next summer....you have to join us on our annual Blarney's pilgrimage. Gotta bring your wife though

Dave, The place looks awesome. I bet you can have a fun time there.Thanks for the post.

Pete...I think the bigger threat is for those boaters who imbibe a bit too much. Need to be careful with the "hoog" while boating on the Chain. Not having your "Fox Waterway Sticker" is a big red flag for Johnny Law to come and get you. $15 for a one day pass isn't too bad. I highly recommend a designated driver.   

John....Once or twice a summer, its a blast to get a good size crew together and take a boatful of folks on a cruise around the Chain. We start at Pistakee Lake, and go in a big counter-clockwise circle into several lakes, and passing through narrow channels that were dug to connect the lakes, and then back down into Grass Lake to stop at Barney's Island, which is a manmade island (wood pilings) in the middle of Grass Lake. You can only get there by boat.

After a day of partying at Blarney's, we usually stop at a Mexican restaurant to have dinner. Attached is a link that tells a bit more about the Chain, including a map. It would be a great CCF weekend outing. And....NO GATORS!!

Chain O' Lakes

What's the wetsuit for?