Weather caution get off lake!

If you see storms moving towards the lake it’s a good idea to get off the lake. Big mess at holiday lodge yesterday. Pontoon boats pushed up on bank. Another boat sunk. One in the picture pretty much sunk at ramp and owner just pulled it up on ramp. Even game warden boat beached. Hated to see all that. The storm could be heard and seen way in advance. I hit the ramp at first lightning!! That wind must hit 40 with HUGE waves coming straight into ramp. Maybe this will help the next guy avoid similarities. A fish or tubing ain’t worth sinking or tearing up a boat or worse a drowning. Attachment 303744Attachment 303745


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Wow, I used to see that, all the time at the REZ.

Sardis is no joke. Been caught in it twice. Main thing is don't panic. Set tight and ride it out. You hear rumble from the distance get out of there quick otherwise it's too late. Or head into the wind if it's north or south. East or west and your toast. Not many coves on Sardis to get into. We were going to go and pull cranks and I saw the pop ups that were coming and we stayed home. That wind got up bad at one point. Not worth it.

If i can't launch from the south side of the lake i don't go. holiday lodge is really bad...

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Sardis is no joke. Been caught in it twice. Main thing is don't panic. Set tight and ride it out. You hear rumble from the distance get out of there quick otherwise it's too late. Or head into the wind if it's north or south. East or west and your toast. Not many coves on Sardis to get into. We were going to go and pull cranks and I saw the pop ups that were coming and we stayed home. That wind got up bad at one point. Not worth it.

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It was bad. Probably the worse waves I've seen out of the south. 3 pontoon boats. 1 war eagle. 1 big sky boat, the boat on the ramp and the warden boats. One on ramp they had to have a truck with a lift come get it up. Wardens were able to push boat off with boat trailer.

Almost reminded me of the straight line winds that came thru years ago. That was the day I learned my lesson. All I could do was to run my boat on the bank and jump out. That was a bit different though. It was winds and no thunder or really dark clouds as a forewarning. This one could be seen and heard an hour before it hit.

I have recently installed a VHF Marine radio in my boat. I am unable to get a cellphone signal in some of the areas I fish. With the radio I can get the NOAA and Coast Guard broadcasts.

Have used 10 pieces of schedule 40 pvc, ten ft long to roll several boats back to floating from the ramps . Carefull not to let it soll on your feet !:yikes

Sardis is a monster.. if anyone says different they haven’t experienced it.
I had my diaper changed on barnett(meaning I’ve been fishing it my whole life)
And I thought a had seen rough water....Barnett gets rough, but it’s never been so rough you can’t get back in if you play it safe..... Sardis ain’t like that... it don’t matter how experienced boat handler you are or how big of a boat you got.. it’ll swallow it.


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