Reply With QuoteMan,I tell ya if people would just leave the markers you guys put out there it wouldn't be a problem,I don't know what motivates people to do away with them. Maybe they could chain a danger bouy to it or something.
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Guys. please read my posy carefully. FWC knows it's there. They were informed in 95 when we hit it at 80 + mph. I have sent e-mails to them regarding this. I cannot tell you if it is a stump or log. I will say this. My brother and I tied a rope on that thing in 96 and could not do any movement with a 2.5 offshore racing motor to boot. I don't own a 12' bar chain saw. That is what it is going to take to get it out of the way. It's a black water lake. You can only see so far down. However, I have taken a 10' metal rod and felt around the beast. It appears to be a very large offshoot of a super tree. I cannot completely be for sure, but that is what it feels like by the pole. I am going to get in contact with a friend of mine who works for the FWC and see what it will take to get the projectile removed. I hate to say this, and some may not like what I have to say, but if you know it's there. you'll be careful and watch for it. Yes, I would like to see it removed, but I am just trying to help out new people that are not familiar with the area. I look at it this way, the first time I ran rodman, I hit more stumps and logs than you could imagine. Did FWC do anything about that??? NOOO.....
And they may never fix it. I will say this though, this log/stump would not be so bad if it was all the way to one side of the channel or the other, but it's almost in the middle of everything of 3 channnels. I'll do my part to help get rid of it if some of you guys complain too. Squeaky wheel get's the grease. I just don't want to see anyone hurt. I have a bad back and offset shoulder just from hitting a floater in lake george at 80+. We did not see it because of chop in the water. This one is stationary, so it should be able to be trimmed down at least.
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Man,I tell ya if people would just leave the markers you guys put out there it wouldn't be a problem,I don't know what motivates people to do away with them. Maybe they could chain a danger bouy to it or something.
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Guys, does anyone NOT fish with a GPS unit aboard nowadays?
What are the coordinates for the log?
Tom
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Tom
I have not been down to the lake since my last post about the log. I will be down there this weekend, and get the coordinate from my chartplotter. Don't think I'll get much fishing done though. If its 25 degrees this candya$$ is staying off the lake. Been there Done That !!!!
Clyde
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thanks i'm coming feb.7th
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OK guys, I did it myself.
We fished Crescent today (report in another thread).
Here is not only the GPS coordinates, but a photo of the log. It has a marker on it now by the way. How long it will stay is anyone's guess.
GPS location in decimal degrees:
N 29.39627
W 081.43741
The thing is VERY close to the surface and is invisible in a chop.
Tom
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Guys I have some Flags from the Golf Course that we were going to through away. I kept them for things like this and actually brought 3 back to school with me from Christmas break. If someone wants(and I may if I go fish there but I dont even know where the lake is) I will give yall one to put on it. Its a reg flag and stick we use on the greens. Im in Lake City so if anyone wants it jsut let me know
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