Anybody interested in a Fall Fun Run late October?

Just to throw a date out there: Saturday 25 October.

Sounds like a great idea to me. I'm in!

Me too!

Ok, so far:

Sunsation - Capt Yarr

Nordic - Jay

Formula - 97FASTech

Count me in, barring any unforeseen issues.

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Count me in, barring any unforeseen issues.

ditto

I might be able to make that happen. Any interest in doing it on a different lake?

XX14NORDICRAGE wrote on Aug 22^nd, 2014 at 12:17pm:

I might be able to make that happen. Any interest in doing it on a different lake?

Good Point.  How are the ramps every where, and what might they be in Oct?

Canyon is now 10.2 low, many ramps have closed.  #6 is open, Jacobs Creek ($6 fee day use only closes at 6pm) still open, Little Jacobs Creek (no courtesy dock, free) still open. 

Everybody continue to quote and add/edit your info.

97FASTech wrote on Aug 21^st, 2014 at 10:45pm:

Ok, so far: Sunsation - Capt Yarr Nordic - Jay Formula - 97FASTech Fountain?? - JC Nordic - IN2Deep Nordic - XX14NordicRage

I do like Canyon but I think it's a little small for a run like this. We'd pretty much be driving in circles with this much horsepower being opened up.

That's true it's a bit small. I've never tried Waco is it small too?  Lake Whitney is a very cool lake. What about Houston?  Which one is the lake that you can go up Ito the San Jac river?

EVen Belton is larger than Canyon. We are only down 8 feet IIRC. All the ramps are still open :)

Captain YARRR wrote on Aug 22^nd, 2014 at 3:40pm:

I do like Canyon but I think it's a little small for a run like this. We'd pretty much be driving in circles with this much horsepower being opened up.

Yep, hear that, and too many ramps closed.

How is Highland ramp looking?

Jay, restaurant / Marina  on Belton?


LBJ or Buchanan?

By the time Oct 25 rolls around, most restaurants will be closed for the season. There ain't nuttin on Belton lol.

W ago is a nice small lake.  I do believe that it is bigger than Georgetown but there is not much there.  Waco is long and would be good for speed runs and plenty of places to raft up.  Best places are my the twin bridges and there is an arm just around by the dam.  There are plenty of nice camping spots.

97FASTech wrote on Aug 22^nd, 2014 at 12:54pm:

97FASTech wrote on Aug 21st, 2014 at 10:45pm: Ok, so far: Sunsation - Capt Yarr Nordic - Jay Formula - 97FASTech Fountain?? - JC Nordic - IN2Deep Nordic - XX14NordicRage Formula - Blessed

I'll have to check with my date book aka the wife. We should be down with a nice run, but I'm kind of limited to Travis.

Nordic Nation!

I'll throw this out there if ya'll want to consider LBJ.  If you put in at the free public ramp by the dam, you have a 13 mile run to the bridge. The cove in green is a quiet no-wake zone with plenty of room for a raft up.  Orange is a shallow parking spot popular to stop and swim.  Pink is Sandy Creek, closest to Devils cove on Travis, but could be pretty quiet by late October. 

My place is on the cove in green.  I can get a headcount then pickup BBQ or something and we can hang out at my place for a lunch break.

Its still not a lot of lake to offer, but it solves the other logistics problems of food and launching. 

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LBJ is a great lake as well.  My Grandparents had a lake house in Sunrise Beach.  I slit time in my younger years on LBJ, Travis and Georgetown.  hopefully I will have a boat in October and can join y'all! 

I'm down for a Lake LBJ run.  That is a pretty cool lake, and I'm sure in Oct., we will probably pretty much have it to ourselves.  My brother in law boats on that lake, and there are some shallow spots, but I think they are pretty well marked.

No doubt it will be quiet (except for us). I can give you all a map of the shallow spots to avoid, I know it pretty well now. I used to run my 30' cruiser up this route including up to my dock without issues. 

Aphrodisiac wrote on Aug 25^th, 2014 at 10:43am:

I'll have to check with my date book aka the wife. We should be down with a nice run, but I'm kind of limited to Travis. Nordic Nation!

Why limited?


I am down for LBJ. I love cruisin on a lake where we can all be seen lol.

Hey someone that has a place on the lake and BBQ sounds like a plan to me. We should invite Bob and Tanner to this!  It would be great if he'd bring his Heat out.

Calling Full Throtle Marine

Jay Gadsby wrote on Aug 25^th, 2014 at 4:09pm:

Aphrodisiac wrote on Aug 25th, 2014 at 10:43am: I'll have to check with my date book aka the wife. We should be down with a nice run, but I'm kind of limited to Travis. Nordic Nation! Why limited? I am down for LBJ. I love cruisin on a lake where we can all be seen lol.

Because I'm dry stacked and don't have a diesel to pull it yet. I think the avalanche will die going to marble falls.

I maybe able to help!!  I have a 04 ram that I would not be scared to tow it with and access to a f250 if needed.

I have also recommended this before but it has been some time.  Rent a u haul box van.  They have hitches and can pull a boat easily and then you turn it in after the weekend.   Just an idea!

LBJ sounds pretty cool, never been there, open to traveling.  How's the parking near the house/dock?  Fit all of us tied off together?

AND BBQ, that there is very inviting!!!   lol

Although we do want to max the turnout.

How many Travis boats can make LBJ?

Boat parking is probably best rafted up in the cove depending on how many of us there are.  I have a big anchor I can put out as a raft up starter.  I could put 2-3 boats at my dock and one to each dock on either side if folks wanted to come all the way in to shore. Its about 3-4ft though right at my dock but 15' in the cove.  I can shuttle folks to and from though easily in my mastercraft. it seats 12.  Raft up spot to my dock would probably be no more than 50' away
Also in that cove actually is a city park so there is more seating and car parking than my place.

There is a good BBQ place in Kingsland I can pick up bulk food from. Actually just did this weekend before last. I had about 40 people at my place and put an order in and set it out.  I could probably serve ribs/brisket/sausage/sides/etc. for $15/head.
The cove is primarily weekenders and its seen some decent parties, but I'd want to keep it kinda civil nonetheless as these are my neighbors.  I'm sure they'd get a kick out of the go-fast raft up.  I could one up my neighbor that has a seaplane buzz his dock on occasion.

nathan wrote on Aug 25^th, 2014 at 9:30pm:

I maybe able to help!!  I have a 04 ram that I would not be scared to tow it with and access to a f250 if needed.

Much appreciated!!! I'm hoping to have something by then but I'm a major slacker during boat season and I'm very picky.

I think I could do that!

Aphro-I pulled my Heat with a Titan for a little while, wasnt efficient but it did do it.

Yea you gotta come out man, looks like it will be a Nordic convention.

Anyone want to post this on TBF? Might get more out of towners if we send that link around.

Ok, sounds like we will do LBJ on 25 Oct:

We will do this one more time to check out the roll call for LBJ, please quote and edit in your info.

Formula - 97FASTech

Captain YARRR wrote on Aug 27^th, 2014 at 9:48am:

Yea you gotta come out man, looks like it will be a Nordic convention. Anyone want to post this on TBF? Might get more out of towners if we send that link around.

Once we get a new list, I'll post on TBF and OSO, everybody ok with that?

97FASTech wrote on Aug 27^th, 2014 at 11:27am:

Ok, sounds like we will do LBJ on 25 Oct: We will do this one more time to check out the roll call for LBJ, please quote and edit in your info. Formula - 97FASTech Sunsation - Capt Yarrr

Sorry guys, I'll start a new thread in LBJ forum, please post there so I can link a clean title.

Locked because there are too many threads going on about this.