Testing lakes Ind,Mich ????????
 

Looking for a testing Lake with 1 - 2 footers and some room to wind her up to finish dialing in the SKATER ,Lake Michigan has been 4 ft - 16 footers the last 2 weeks and is'nt co-operating at all. Lake shelbyville is 2.5 hours and usually flat as bath water .Kentucky Lake is awesome and 6 hours away so if were gunna do that kinda drive may as well keep on going and hit the St Johns river :bigbird:there has to be something around local within a few hours .
thnx in advance:drink:

My vote is for the St.johns. I live a mile away from it just south of Jacksonville in Orange Park. I would love to watch that beast run. It's still in the high 80's to low 90's here.

Take it to LOTO !!!!

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is that closer?

Right On!!!!:drink::drink::drink:

No, 400 miles and 6-7 hours.

Come on down to lake shelbyville if you catch a windy day it is not that flat. Its only 2.5 hours.

Right now I'm in Sullivan and it is raining I could check and see if there is some wind for the weekend. You would probably get some good numbers with the cooler temperatures and probably be the only one on the lake (it is bow season so all the fisherman are hunting).

Forecast for tomorrow (Saturday) is 60 sunny with 5 to 10 mph winds out of the south which would give you a couple good spots to run with the wind at your back. Come on down I'll meet you at aunt b's for breakfast.

Lake Winnebago in Wisconsin 25 miles long by 10 miles wide about 3 hours away

there you go Bill that should have waves with a lil wind.

:evilb:Breakfast Na :eek: Lunch at the Red Roof Amish Buffet on 57 :drink: now yer talkin
I hear ya BIG Daddy ,its been raining here since last sunday and windy as phuch. give me a zip code 4 sullivan so i can check mondays forecast 60s dont bother us bro i'm leary of all the tree stumps in your lake and by eagle creek i've ran past tops of trees stickin out of the water .. I've been there a dozen xs and have never seen any chop other then a houseboat wake.are the marinas still open to launch ???

I hear ya Bro 7.5 hours food,drink,rest stops,:coolcowboy:

A real skater owner would stop at nothing to achieve WFO!

What happened to you!

Cool i'll google it now and see where she's at , gotta check out Lake Matela in Mich anyhow but theres a 55 mph speed limit mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm :lolhit:
Wisc u do realize your North of us and friggin even colder :eek:

80's to low 90's here:eek:
nice :drink: St Johns sounds awesome Bro and im sure if i went down there i would'nt be returning to the Windy City :coolcowboy:

Sullivan is 61951 you wont have to worry about stumps after this rain maybe just floating logs probably be gone by monday. That place your talking about is in Tuscola. If you need help navigating around the stumps I can definatly help. Monday there would not be a person in sight on that lake.

We looking at 1 to 3 footers right now. Bring it down (with crew), dial it in, and take in some rays and rum. Maybe a few lobsters. You might just stay a while.:evilb:

more then a while BIG Daddy ,looks like Paradise :drink::drink::drink:

i believe Amish Land is Arcola 1 exit N of shelbyville ,i'm checking weather .com now and see what monday looks like.what launch is open down there??? Eagle creek is closed ,could spend all day/nite at Skeeters but the ramp suks

How bout Monroe Lake outside Bloomington, IN? I know the Stancombes test their Skater there, as needed. Google Maps, says its 4.5 Hrs South of ya. I would meet you there, shoot some pixs & video of your testing, as I'm planning on being up there Monday, anyways. :)

Have a good weekend.

James

Brian,
Muskegon Lake Might work it gets some nice chop and if the Big lake lays down a bit you could shoot out to the big water in just minutes

This would be less than 3 hours from you I am happy to come out and crew chief for the testing

Brian ?????????????????:eek:mmm who is Brian ??? put down the Bloody Mary :lolhit:

i will google Muskegon now, i would rather hit the Big Lake and run right out of Pastrick but the Lake looks like chit this weekend and next week & 27 degrees out there this morning ... have to have some props back tuesday 4 sure :drink:

Dont be a puss . . . . . i thought it was a Skater nation? . . . . now man up an get out there :party-smiley-004::drink:

OK i'll get right on it :lolhit:

+1 for David's idea!!!!!! I might just have to find myself back there again soon! This time I wanna ride on the Tiger, dammit!

Brian,Bob, Bill Its all the same sorry i was typing one thing thinking another Hey I got the first letter right LOL

So you coming to shelbyville or what?

Still up in the Air BIG Daddy , 46 degrees in Shelbyville monday & spoke to the Lithium springs marina and they verified lots of wood/crap in the water from all the storms :eek: hoping we catch a break and can get out on Lake Michigan tomorrow or might have to send her down South and spend a few days between trying spacers,diff props,blower pulleys, props spinning in & spinning out now that the motors are runnin strong :drink::drink::drink:

There will be a lot of crap in the water at lithia springs they are right by the dam. about as downstream as it gets. the best place to check is findlay marina. If you come down my dad has a small shop in Sullivan and he builds engines so if there is something you need let me know.

Lake Winnebago is one of the finest lakes for testing in the midwest. JBS Racing uses it for testing our boats. I live on on the lake in the Oshkosh area and have many contacts at marinas and hotels that would make your visit real comfortable. Weather is cool, but the conditions on the lake are perfect, no traffic, no speed limit, normally early calm conditions and afternoon waves get larger.

Bring down that 42' I saw you checking in to and let's have some fun!!:drink:

Now we're talkin!:coolcowboy:

Cool i will mapquest it now and have a look see
thanks :drink::drink:

I would agree with that remember there are some reefs on the lake, I cant tell you where but do check with the locals. The best thing about winne is the average depth is only twice that of your bathtub. dont wait too long the alge bloom sucks in the summer!

I actually live in New Lenox, IL. I tow up to White Lake, MI all the time which is just north of Muskegon. I've been on both White Lake and Muskegon and chop on both these lakes is common, with the wind off of Lake Michigan. Then if you do hit a nice day you can run on the Big Lake. You can make White Lake in less than 3.5 hours and Muskegon just over 3. White Lake also has one of the nicest ramps I've ever been to, with a nice big lot that never closes and it lit up!
Matt

have to check it out ,thnx Matt:drink::drink::drink: