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What a day for boating
What better way to celebrate Thanksgiving than to fire up the Yukon
and tour the largest local lake. By the time I got out there (about 20 miles north of the city) the wind had already picked up and there were whitecaps on 2.5' waves. Didn't matter.. I went as fast as I could while keeping the boat under control. Once.. when the wind and waves were slowing me down, I jumped into the wake of a larger fiberglass boat and planed along. Man... did the boat ever get skittish... felt like i was zipping along on ice. This lake sure did get deep out in the center.... Lowrance was reading well over 100 feet before it jumped to 257 and then well over 300... don't know if that depth was accurate or just a glitch... I'll have to look up and see what the actual recordrd depths are. I tried to do a quick calculation of how many Puny Ponytails would have to be standing on each others shoulders to reach that depth and it was mind boggling. A good number of the trees had turned colour but it was more muted than vibrant. Beautiful day and a fun but somewhat rough ride for the late boating season. |
What a day for boating
On Oct 10, 10:43*pm, North Star wrote:
What better way to celebrate Thanksgiving than to fire up the Yukon and tour the largest local lake. By the time I got out there (about 20 miles north of the city) the wind had already picked up and there were whitecaps on 2.5' waves. Didn't matter.. I went as fast as I could while keeping the boat under control. Once.. when the wind and waves were slowing me down, I jumped into the wake of a larger fiberglass boat and planed along. Man... did the boat ever get skittish... felt like i was zipping along on ice. This lake sure did get deep out in the center.... *Lowrance was reading well over 100 feet before it jumped to 257 and then well over 300... don't know if that depth was accurate or just a glitch... I'll have to look up and see what the actual recordrd depths are. I tried to do a quick calculation of how many Puny Ponytails would have to be standing on each others shoulders to reach that depth and it was mind boggling. A good number of the trees had turned colour but it was more muted than vibrant. Beautiful day and a fun but somewhat rough ride for the late boating season. Just looked it up... max depth 45 meters. |
What a day for boating
On Oct 10, 9:51*pm, North Star wrote:
On Oct 10, 10:43*pm, North Star wrote: What better way to celebrate Thanksgiving than to fire up the Yukon and tour the largest local lake. By the time I got out there (about 20 miles north of the city) the wind had already picked up and there were whitecaps on 2.5' waves. Didn't matter.. I went as fast as I could while keeping the boat under control. Once.. when the wind and waves were slowing me down, I jumped into the wake of a larger fiberglass boat and planed along. Man... did the boat ever get skittish... felt like i was zipping along on ice. This lake sure did get deep out in the center.... *Lowrance was reading well over 100 feet before it jumped to 257 and then well over 300... don't know if that depth was accurate or just a glitch... I'll have to look up and see what the actual recordrd depths are. I tried to do a quick calculation of how many Puny Ponytails would have to be standing on each others shoulders to reach that depth and it was mind boggling. A good number of the trees had turned colour but it was more muted than vibrant. Beautiful day and a fun but somewhat rough ride for the late boating season. Just looked it up... max depth 45 meters. I had my Pirrahnamax tested when I was fishing in the Owen Sound Derby. The channel there goes to 315 feet!! |
What a day for boating
"North Star" wrote in message
... On Oct 10, 10:43 pm, North Star wrote: What better way to celebrate Thanksgiving than to fire up the Yukon and tour the largest local lake. By the time I got out there (about 20 miles north of the city) the wind had already picked up and there were whitecaps on 2.5' waves. Didn't matter.. I went as fast as I could while keeping the boat under control. Once.. when the wind and waves were slowing me down, I jumped into the wake of a larger fiberglass boat and planed along. Man... did the boat ever get skittish... felt like i was zipping along on ice. This lake sure did get deep out in the center.... Lowrance was reading well over 100 feet before it jumped to 257 and then well over 300... don't know if that depth was accurate or just a glitch... I'll have to look up and see what the actual recordrd depths are. I tried to do a quick calculation of how many Puny Ponytails would have to be standing on each others shoulders to reach that depth and it was mind boggling. A good number of the trees had turned colour but it was more muted than vibrant. Beautiful day and a fun but somewhat rough ride for the late boating season. Just looked it up... max depth 45 meters. -------------------------------------------------------- shallow lake. Here in California, we have lakes that draw down 400' and still have 300' of depth. As long as the water is much over your head, does not matter how deep it is. Was thinking of going out fishing in the ocean tomorrow but the forecast is for 12-15' swells. Also. short period probably. |
What a day for boating
"*e#c" wrote in message
... On Oct 10, 9:51 pm, North Star wrote: On Oct 10, 10:43 pm, North Star wrote: What better way to celebrate Thanksgiving than to fire up the Yukon and tour the largest local lake. By the time I got out there (about 20 miles north of the city) the wind had already picked up and there were whitecaps on 2.5' waves. Didn't matter.. I went as fast as I could while keeping the boat under control. Once.. when the wind and waves were slowing me down, I jumped into the wake of a larger fiberglass boat and planed along. Man... did the boat ever get skittish... felt like i was zipping along on ice. This lake sure did get deep out in the center.... Lowrance was reading well over 100 feet before it jumped to 257 and then well over 300... don't know if that depth was accurate or just a glitch... I'll have to look up and see what the actual recordrd depths are. I tried to do a quick calculation of how many Puny Ponytails would have to be standing on each others shoulders to reach that depth and it was mind boggling. A good number of the trees had turned colour but it was more muted than vibrant. Beautiful day and a fun but somewhat rough ride for the late boating season. Just looked it up... max depth 45 meters. I had my Pirrahnamax tested when I was fishing in the Owen Sound Derby. The channel there goes to 315 feet!! --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Most I have seen on a lake was Lake Tahoe, was a little over 1300'. Weird to be boating on a lake you can see both sides and end to end of and read a 1300' depth and know you are not in the deepest part. |
What a day for boating
On 10/10/11 9:43 PM, North Star wrote:
What better way to celebrate Thanksgiving than to fire up the Yukon and tour the largest local lake. By the time I got out there (about 20 miles north of the city) the wind had already picked up and there were whitecaps on 2.5' waves. Didn't matter.. I went as fast as I could while keeping the boat under control. Once.. when the wind and waves were slowing me down, I jumped into the wake of a larger fiberglass boat and planed along. Man... did the boat ever get skittish... felt like i was zipping along on ice. This lake sure did get deep out in the center.... Lowrance was reading well over 100 feet before it jumped to 257 and then well over 300... don't know if that depth was accurate or just a glitch... I'll have to look up and see what the actual recordrd depths are. I tried to do a quick calculation of how many Puny Ponytails would have to be standing on each others shoulders to reach that depth and it was mind boggling. A good number of the trees had turned colour but it was more muted than vibrant. Beautiful day and a fun but somewhat rough ride for the late boating season. What? A boating post? Here? :) |
What a day for boating
On Oct 11, 7:10*am, X ` Man wrote:
On 10/10/11 9:43 PM, North Star wrote: What better way to celebrate Thanksgiving than to fire up the Yukon and tour the largest local lake. By the time I got out there (about 20 miles north of the city) the wind had already picked up and there were whitecaps on 2.5' waves. Didn't matter.. I went as fast as I could while keeping the boat under control. Once.. when the wind and waves were slowing me down, I jumped into the wake of a larger fiberglass boat and planed along. Man... did the boat ever get skittish... felt like i was zipping along on ice. This lake sure did get deep out in the center.... *Lowrance was reading well over 100 feet before it jumped to 257 and then well over 300... don't know if that depth was accurate or just a glitch... I'll have to look up and see what the actual recordrd depths are. I tried to do a quick calculation of how many Puny Ponytails would have to be standing on each others shoulders to reach that depth and it was mind boggling. A good number of the trees had turned colour but it was more muted than vibrant. Beautiful day and a fun but somewhat rough ride for the late boating season. What? A boating post? Here? :)- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Who knows... might start a new trend. ;-) |
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What a day for boating
On 10/10/2011 9:43 PM, North Star wrote:
What better way to celebrate Thanksgiving than to fire up the Yukon and tour the largest local lake. By the time I got out there (about 20 miles north of the city) the wind had already picked up and there were whitecaps on 2.5' waves. Didn't matter.. I went as fast as I could while keeping the boat under control. Once.. when the wind and waves were slowing me down, I jumped into the wake of a larger fiberglass boat and planed along. Man... did the boat ever get skittish... felt like i was zipping along on ice. This lake sure did get deep out in the center.... Lowrance was reading well over 100 feet before it jumped to 257 and then well over 300... don't know if that depth was accurate or just a glitch... I'll have to look up and see what the actual recordrd depths are. I tried to do a quick calculation of how many Puny Ponytails would have to be standing on each others shoulders to reach that depth and it was mind boggling. A good number of the trees had turned colour but it was more muted than vibrant. Beautiful day and a fun but somewhat rough ride for the late boating season. Ahhh. There's nothing like the sound of a tin boat oil canning in-light chop. |
What a day for boating
North Star wrote:
On Oct 10, 10:43 pm, North wrote: What better way to celebrate Thanksgiving than to fire up the Yukon and tour the largest local lake. By the time I got out there (about 20 miles north of the city) the wind had already picked up and there were whitecaps on 2.5' waves. Didn't matter.. I went as fast as I could while keeping the boat under control. Once.. when the wind and waves were slowing me down, I jumped into the wake of a larger fiberglass boat and planed along. Man... did the boat ever get skittish... felt like i was zipping along on ice. This lake sure did get deep out in the center.... Lowrance was reading well over 100 feet before it jumped to 257 and then well over 300... don't know if that depth was accurate or just a glitch... I'll have to look up and see what the actual recordrd depths are. I tried to do a quick calculation of how many Puny Ponytails would have to be standing on each others shoulders to reach that depth and it was mind boggling. A good number of the trees had turned colour but it was more muted than vibrant. Beautiful day and a fun but somewhat rough ride for the late boating season. Just looked it up... max depth 45 meters. Look up the correct spelling of "recorded", Don. I thought you were the group's spellchecker! Do you boat alone? -HB (As seen on TV!) |
What a day for boating
*e#c wrote:
On Oct 10, 9:51 pm, North wrote: On Oct 10, 10:43 pm, North wrote: What better way to celebrate Thanksgiving than to fire up the Yukon and tour the largest local lake. By the time I got out there (about 20 miles north of the city) the wind had already picked up and there were whitecaps on 2.5' waves. Didn't matter.. I went as fast as I could while keeping the boat under control. Once.. when the wind and waves were slowing me down, I jumped into the wake of a larger fiberglass boat and planed along. Man... did the boat ever get skittish... felt like i was zipping along on ice. This lake sure did get deep out in the center.... Lowrance was reading well over 100 feet before it jumped to 257 and then well over 300... don't know if that depth was accurate or just a glitch... I'll have to look up and see what the actual recordrd depths are. I tried to do a quick calculation of how many Puny Ponytails would have to be standing on each others shoulders to reach that depth and it was mind boggling. A good number of the trees had turned colour but it was more muted than vibrant. Beautiful day and a fun but somewhat rough ride for the late boating season. Just looked it up... max depth 45 meters. I had my Pirrahnamax tested when I was fishing in the Owen Sound Derby. The channel there goes to 315 feet!! I've never been a fan of Humminbird. Eagle/Lowrance is the best for the low end. Lowrance and Garmin for mid-upper range. -HB (As seen on TV!) |
What a day for boating
On Oct 11, 8:44*pm, Honey Badger wrote:
*e#c wrote: On Oct 10, 9:51 pm, North *wrote: On Oct 10, 10:43 pm, North *wrote: What better way to celebrate Thanksgiving than to fire up the Yukon and tour the largest local lake. By the time I got out there (about 20 miles north of the city) the wind had already picked up and there were whitecaps on 2.5' waves. Didn't matter.. I went as fast as I could while keeping the boat under control. Once.. when the wind and waves were slowing me down, I jumped into the wake of a larger fiberglass boat and planed along. Man... did the boat ever get skittish... felt like i was zipping along on ice. This lake sure did get deep out in the center.... *Lowrance was reading well over 100 feet before it jumped to 257 and then well over 300... don't know if that depth was accurate or just a glitch... I'll have to look up and see what the actual recordrd depths are. I tried to do a quick calculation of how many Puny Ponytails would have to be standing on each others shoulders to reach that depth and it was mind boggling. A good number of the trees had turned colour but it was more muted than vibrant. Beautiful day and a fun but somewhat rough ride for the late boating season. Just looked it up... max depth 45 meters. I had my Pirrahnamax tested when I was fishing in the Owen Sound Derby. The channel there goes to 315 feet!! I've never been a fan of Humminbird. *Eagle/Lowrance is the best for the low end. *Lowrance and Garmin for mid-upper range. -HB (As seen on TV!) Well, it was a gift. :) Heh,heh. |
What a day for boating
*e#c wrote:
On Oct 11, 8:44 pm, Honey wrote: *e#c wrote: On Oct 10, 9:51 pm, North wrote: On Oct 10, 10:43 pm, North wrote: What better way to celebrate Thanksgiving than to fire up the Yukon and tour the largest local lake. By the time I got out there (about 20 miles north of the city) the wind had already picked up and there were whitecaps on 2.5' waves. Didn't matter.. I went as fast as I could while keeping the boat under control. Once.. when the wind and waves were slowing me down, I jumped into the wake of a larger fiberglass boat and planed along. Man... did the boat ever get skittish... felt like i was zipping along on ice. This lake sure did get deep out in the center.... Lowrance was reading well over 100 feet before it jumped to 257 and then well over 300... don't know if that depth was accurate or just a glitch... I'll have to look up and see what the actual recordrd depths are. I tried to do a quick calculation of how many Puny Ponytails would have to be standing on each others shoulders to reach that depth and it was mind boggling. A good number of the trees had turned colour but it was more muted than vibrant. Beautiful day and a fun but somewhat rough ride for the late boating season. Just looked it up... max depth 45 meters. I had my Pirrahnamax tested when I was fishing in the Owen Sound Derby. The channel there goes to 315 feet!! I've never been a fan of Humminbird. Eagle/Lowrance is the best for the low end. Lowrance and Garmin for mid-upper range. -HB (As seen on TV!) Well, it was a gift. :) Heh,heh. There's nothing wrong with that. Just don't put too much trust in it. I had a boat with one on the trolling motor and a Garmin on the transom. They never read the same. Another guy with a Lowrance had similar reading as the Garmin. The Humminbird had lousy resolution, too. -HB (As seen on TV!) |
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