freedom ride water?
freedom ride water?
was wondering how the water is up in Kissimmee for the Freedom Ride next week?
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Re: freedom ride water?
I was told as of yesterday the marsh was car motor friendly ( Plenty of water )
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Re: freedom ride water?
Hambone79 wrote:I was told as of yesterday the marsh was car motor friendly ( Plenty of water )
Water and dead grass!!! Sounds like a good time

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Rode the marsh yesterday. Saw 5 A/C boats stuck. A/C boats need to be careful. Didn't see any car motor boats stuck.
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CarMotorBarge wrote:Rode the marsh yesterday. Saw 5 A/C boats come by while stuck. A/C boats need to be careful of stuck CM boats. Didn't see any other car motor boats .
FIFY

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nah we weren't stuck, we were on top of obama ridge bbq'ing watchin cm guys run the edge of the lakeCarMotorBarge wrote: Rode the marsh yesterday. Saw 5 A/C boats stuck.
come up top and crack a cold one with us sometime


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Re: freedom ride water?
I was asking for a friend , who has a CM
I know they worry about those things lol


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Re: freedom ride water?
Ish, were were there Saturday, all 5 boats with us were AC powered. We ran all over the marsh with no issues. It's been much higher in the past, but there was plenty of water this past weekend.
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Re: freedom ride water?
Seen another 10 A/C boats shaking rudders in the marsh. Seen 1 A/C boat get stuck at the Cypress ramp. Seen another A/C boat getting towed by a car motor. A/C boats need to be careful next weekend at the Freedom Ride. The water will be lower. A/C boats need to buddy up with a car motor boat so they can make it back to the ramp.
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Re: freedom ride water?
Only towing we saw was a car motor boat being towed into Camp Mack by a bass boat (the ultimate shame, lol)
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CMB car motor boats are like mopeds there fun to ride but you don't want your buddies to catch it doing it
Re: freedom ride water?
It has been a while since I see some AC vs CM jawing going on
, sounds like it will be a good time lets hope the weather plays nice. Every body slide safe





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Re: freedom ride water?
Seen 1 guy that owned an A/C boat complaining that he had to spend $4.50 per gallon for Av Gas and had to drive 20 miles out of his way to get it. Seen another A/C boat smoking so bad that it killed all the mosquitoes in the marsh. I had to help out 4 A/C boats by shaking their rakes to get them unstuck. Saw 1 A/C boat get stuck going down Obama Ridge. Kissimmee is a little hard for A/C boats right now. Just remember that A/C boats can always ask car motor boats for help next weekend.
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Re: freedom ride water?
For you newbies make it out to freedom ride you’ll see all the boats that’s can’t run dry sitting by the low side of ridge and in the shallows at miles point! Sure there will be plenty of dumb a$&’s just like last year.
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Run what ya brung! Just be safe out there. Should be enough water for everybody after all this rain.... even you “under $30k” CM boats!
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Ish no worries A/C boats will be in the marsh and under the trees. CM boats will be on the lake edge. But yes please be safe its a fun event. And this will help you identify who owns what kind of boat

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really good article & photos on how to tow a cm guy to the ramp with a AC boat in airboating magazine nov/dec edition
even gives tips on how to be nice so as not to butt-hurt them


even gives tips on how to be nice so as not to butt-hurt them



He'll cut your throat, baby, stick you in the back, drive off in your Cadillac.
He's more trouble than you think, he'll kill your sugar, leave you in the drink.
He's more trouble than you think, he'll kill your sugar, leave you in the drink.
Re: freedom ride water?
Kwan can you post up the link for the water down there? I have never been on the Kissimmee chain, is there any water in the marsh? I think with all the rain there may very well be.
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Re: freedom ride water?
here is the link for lake levels: https://www.lakelandbassmasters.org/ang ... evels.html
look for Kissimmee River Basin
look for Kissimmee River Basin

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Re: freedom ride water?
Plenty of water in the marsh last SaturdaySeatCover wrote:Kwan can you post up the link for the water down there? I have never been on the Kissimmee chain, is there any water in the marsh? I think with all the rain there may very well be.
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kwanjangnihm wrote:really good article & photos on how to tow a cm guy to the ramp with a AC boat in airboating magazine nov/dec edition![]()
even gives tips on how to be nice so as not to butt-hurt them![]()
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Lol wtf


Re: freedom ride water?
I know its gonna be a ass ton of boats this weekend, wheres the best place to launch? Camp mack?
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Camp Mac will be an absolute shit show. I would suggest grape hammock or Coleman LandingSeatCover wrote:I know its gonna be a ass ton of boats this weekend, wheres the best place to launch? Camp mack?