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backfoot100 ![]() Platinum Member ![]() Joined: January-03-2007 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 1897 |
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Lets not forget that he actually encourages snakes to live in his boat. |
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When people run down to the lake to see what's making that noise, you've succeeded.
Eddie |
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Orlando76 ![]() Grand Poobah ![]() ![]() Joined: May-21-2013 Location: Mount Dora, FL Status: Offline Points: 3108 |
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University of Florida? Hey now, I never insulted you.
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seacamper ![]() Platinum Member ![]() ![]() Joined: June-24-2010 Location: Florida Status: Offline Points: 1056 |
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That wall has a simple Freudian explanation. The owner went to the University of Florida, likes to ski, is frequently horny, and, well.......it looks like he has a pu$$y tree. |
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1980 Ski Nautique Boat Bar
1988 Mastercraft Tristar Open Bow 1988 Mastercraft Tristar Closed Bow 1969 Seacamper Houseboat 1986 Harris Pontoon 2004 Seadoo GTX SC + Flydive Xboard 1999 Adventurecraft |
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jbear ![]() Grand Poobah ![]() ![]() Joined: January-21-2005 Location: Lake Wales FL. Status: Offline Points: 8193 |
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Todd....good story....ever get a 2nd date with that girl?!
john |
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"Loud pipes save lives"
AdamT sez "I'm Canadian and a beaver lover myself"... |
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Morfoot ![]() Grand Poobah ![]() ![]() Joined: February-06-2004 Location: South Lanier Status: Offline Points: 5313 |
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"Jose' Jalapeno" might have some competition.
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"Morfoot; He can ski. He can wakeboard.He can cook chicken.He can create his own self-named beverage, & can also apparently fly. A man of many talents."72 Mustang "Kermit",88 SN Miss Scarlett, 99 SN "Sherman"
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Orlando76 ![]() Grand Poobah ![]() ![]() Joined: May-21-2013 Location: Mount Dora, FL Status: Offline Points: 3108 |
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Orlando sure can stuff a kitty. |
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gun-driver ![]() Grand Poobah ![]() Joined: July-18-2008 Location: Pittsburgh, Pa Status: Offline Points: 4117 |
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I guess that's a Floridian attempt at a corn dog ![]() |
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Morfoot ![]() Grand Poobah ![]() ![]() Joined: February-06-2004 Location: South Lanier Status: Offline Points: 5313 |
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What's up with the "Cat..... on a Stick?"
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"Morfoot; He can ski. He can wakeboard.He can cook chicken.He can create his own self-named beverage, & can also apparently fly. A man of many talents."72 Mustang "Kermit",88 SN Miss Scarlett, 99 SN "Sherman"
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Orlando76 ![]() Grand Poobah ![]() ![]() Joined: May-21-2013 Location: Mount Dora, FL Status: Offline Points: 3108 |
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Everybody laughs but this is what was found in the local waters this am. Front page news says they're still looking for rest of skier.
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Orlando76 ![]() Grand Poobah ![]() ![]() Joined: May-21-2013 Location: Mount Dora, FL Status: Offline Points: 3108 |
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Gator gets killed at the hunting camp about 15 years ago. Guess two guys were always fighting. Somehow a pic innocently appears on the internet, guessing email bc pre social media days I think. The one guy must've ratted the other out to FWC so as apart of the investigation they decided to interrogate all 12 members on the lease list, all at the same time so nobody could collaborate their story together, without notifying any one. Let's just say I was with a new girlfriend at my house for the first time about 8pm on a Friday night, it was an In-opportune moment for me to say the least while 2 men in black suits banging on my door escort me out as if they were the Secret Service. I had absolutely nothing to do with the simple crime and the simple crime certainly did not warrant the resources wasted on the situation. Too bad those resources didn't get used for catching criminals. I learned then alligators are big $ for FL, and FL cares about the $ not the gators. Our gator laws are kind of backwards too. Good news as a result I spent 4 years as a legal, licensed trapper which was an awesome time.
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jbear ![]() Grand Poobah ![]() ![]() Joined: January-21-2005 Location: Lake Wales FL. Status: Offline Points: 8193 |
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uh..Todd..how about expanding on that comment for us..... john |
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"Loud pipes save lives"
AdamT sez "I'm Canadian and a beaver lover myself"... |
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seacamper ![]() Platinum Member ![]() ![]() Joined: June-24-2010 Location: Florida Status: Offline Points: 1056 |
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1980 Ski Nautique Boat Bar
1988 Mastercraft Tristar Open Bow 1988 Mastercraft Tristar Closed Bow 1969 Seacamper Houseboat 1986 Harris Pontoon 2004 Seadoo GTX SC + Flydive Xboard 1999 Adventurecraft |
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Orlando76 ![]() Grand Poobah ![]() ![]() Joined: May-21-2013 Location: Mount Dora, FL Status: Offline Points: 3108 |
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Oh lord, be careful with that pic bc there's nothing legal about it if that's FL from what I can see through my phone. Believe me, FWC shows up unexpectedly at your house and at awkward times.
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Morfoot ![]() Grand Poobah ![]() ![]() Joined: February-06-2004 Location: South Lanier Status: Offline Points: 5313 |
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Not everyone can say they have an alligator skin platform...The Bar has just been raised.
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"Morfoot; He can ski. He can wakeboard.He can cook chicken.He can create his own self-named beverage, & can also apparently fly. A man of many talents."72 Mustang "Kermit",88 SN Miss Scarlett, 99 SN "Sherman"
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OverMyHead ![]() Grand Poobah ![]() ![]() Joined: March-14-2008 Location: MN Status: Offline Points: 4861 |
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There are just so many things going on in that photo that defy a reasonable explanation.
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For thousands of years men have felt the irresistible urge to go to sea, and many of them died. Things got better after they invented boats.
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seacamper ![]() Platinum Member ![]() ![]() Joined: June-24-2010 Location: Florida Status: Offline Points: 1056 |
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1980 Ski Nautique Boat Bar
1988 Mastercraft Tristar Open Bow 1988 Mastercraft Tristar Closed Bow 1969 Seacamper Houseboat 1986 Harris Pontoon 2004 Seadoo GTX SC + Flydive Xboard 1999 Adventurecraft |
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lakedog55 ![]() Gold Member ![]() Joined: November-11-2010 Location: Lake Weir Fl Status: Offline Points: 835 |
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lakedog55 ![]() Gold Member ![]() Joined: November-11-2010 Location: Lake Weir Fl Status: Offline Points: 835 |
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How do we deal with snakes a gators?
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jbear ![]() Grand Poobah ![]() ![]() Joined: January-21-2005 Location: Lake Wales FL. Status: Offline Points: 8193 |
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this is exactly what we tell everyone who comes down here in the winter to ski with us.....have yet to have someone look around..and refuse to get in the water. Must be something about calm water..air temps in the 70's and sunshine. john |
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"Loud pipes save lives"
AdamT sez "I'm Canadian and a beaver lover myself"... |
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JPASS ![]() Grand Poobah ![]() ![]() Joined: June-17-2013 Location: Orlando Status: Offline Points: 2283 |
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I've seen a few water moccasins in the canals we drive through. I almost stepped on one when trying to board our boat that was against the shore at my buddies house. I could barely see it in the grass. It was a baby and we just moved it along with the help of an oar.
Way more worried about moccasins than I am gators. |
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'92 Correctcraft Ski Nautique
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Orlando76 ![]() Grand Poobah ![]() ![]() Joined: May-21-2013 Location: Mount Dora, FL Status: Offline Points: 3108 |
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Geez guys, give you an inch and ya take a mile. Nobody said gators eat skiers but they sure as hell eat swimmers. This month central Florida had a swimmer attacked and I believe fatal. And once you drop, you're not exactly a skier.... And this year twice I skied on top of a gator, less than 5' from me. Cotton mouths are a concern of mine at the shoreline especially when loading but they won't usually cross open water like a gator does.
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Riley ![]() Grand Poobah ![]() ![]() Joined: January-19-2004 Location: Portland, ME Status: Offline Points: 7952 |
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I've heard that might happen to you at some ski schools if you ask about gators. |
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Morfoot ![]() Grand Poobah ![]() ![]() Joined: February-06-2004 Location: South Lanier Status: Offline Points: 5313 |
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I'd guess that most of the attacks are cause some guy went after a little $3 white ball that got sliced into a gator infested water off a manicured lawn that was being chased by a cart with overweight guys dressed in collared shirts and bermuda shorts that makes little to no noise...
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"Morfoot; He can ski. He can wakeboard.He can cook chicken.He can create his own self-named beverage, & can also apparently fly. A man of many talents."72 Mustang "Kermit",88 SN Miss Scarlett, 99 SN "Sherman"
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boardersdad ![]() Senior Member ![]() Joined: June-18-2013 Location: Wisconsin Status: Offline Points: 409 |
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Here's one caught on video... Alligator Attacks Water Skier http://youtu.be/ljc8WzRDMn8 And talk about a big critter... http://youtu.be/6iSV7vYqv-M |
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Riley ![]() Grand Poobah ![]() ![]() Joined: January-19-2004 Location: Portland, ME Status: Offline Points: 7952 |
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Most people from up north don't like the thought of swimming with gators and poisonous snakes because we don't have them up here. I think the thought of moccasins is a lot more troubling to me than alligators. Seems like every picture of a lake down there I've seen has grass along the shore. Do you guys see moccasins much and how do you contend with them?
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backfoot100 ![]() Platinum Member ![]() Joined: January-03-2007 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 1897 |
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By the way. Central Florida is home to probably 95% of the worlds best skiing schools. Doesn't matter what skiing regimen you want. It's not known as the waterski capital of the world because of gators and snakes. Like HW pointed out, I've never heard of a waterskier getting bitten,eaten, killed or chewed on by any animal or reptile.
Yes, people have been attacked, but more often than not its because they've been stupid and there are a lot of them down here. Remember Forrest Gump. Stupid is as stupid does. |
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When people run down to the lake to see what's making that noise, you've succeeded.
Eddie |
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backfoot100 ![]() Platinum Member ![]() Joined: January-03-2007 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 1897 |
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See if any of these posts sound familiar: How do I winterize my boat? Or my personal favorite... The worst day of the year today. Put the boat into storage for the next FIVE MONTHS. Lest we forget this one...You guys need to keep posting pics. This cabin fever sucks and I still have three months before I get the boat out of storage. And then to nicely round things out...The boat overheated when I took it out of storage yesterday. What should I look at first? I just smile every time I see these same posts over, and over, and over, and.....well you get the idea. |
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When people run down to the lake to see what's making that noise, you've succeeded.
Eddie |
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phatsat67 ![]() Grand Poobah ![]() Joined: March-13-2006 Location: Indiana Status: Offline Points: 6149 |
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Yikes, I am pretty cautions when approaching skiers. If I don't need to be back quickly I just idle back. If it's busy and there is the threat of someone running over my down skier I am back and in protect skier mode quickly.
I still think it's stupid that because you have a drivers license for a car that means you can get into and drive a boat if you have never set foot in one before. |
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Orlando76 ![]() Grand Poobah ![]() ![]() Joined: May-21-2013 Location: Mount Dora, FL Status: Offline Points: 3108 |
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Cotton mouths are in the weeds. 78% of my skiing is out of the weeds so I'm not too concerned there.
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boardersdad ![]() Senior Member ![]() Joined: June-18-2013 Location: Wisconsin Status: Offline Points: 409 |
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Gators and cottonmouths, you guys are insane. Maybe the winters aren't so bad up here...
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