Friend and I new to the lake are fishing it this weekend. Has anyone launched out of the ramp off of 315 up near Kickapoo? We were wanting to launch there since it is easy access to Kickapoo. Is it in good condition/usable?

Yes, the ramp is usable, small parking lot though so show up early. The ramp is in a narrow cove as well so it will not accommodate too many boats launching at one time so there can be a wait for the other boats to get out.

Thanks!

Of course, any wait you have at the 315 ramp is still faster getting into Kickapoo then trying to get into that part of the creek from another ramp. Just know that in order to go under 315 from there you have to stay about 20 yards off the bridge in order to stay off the old road bed and you can not go straight under the 1st under pass, you have to pass the underpass about 5-10 feet then cut across the old road bed. This will make more sense when you get there but just watch for the old bridge under the water directly in front of the 1st underpass (of course I havent been on Palestine since September so I couldn't tell if the water is down low enough to make the old bridge visible or not)

OP, check your PM's

Palestine is shagnasty... be careful

Simply because I thought it was a funny question, Palestine is the worst lake in Texas as far as tearing your equipment up. Plus I got to pay $9k to repair damage from Palestine, from just fishing not running, a few years ago.

So, I think I've paid for my right to simply post an emoji without you scolding me or trying to add to my simply posting an emoji.

I guess you knew what my post meant more than I did.

We had alot of damage twice also but won 2 Championships because of it. The good stuff is pretty nasty sometimes

I launch up there all the time with no issues and they rebuilt the walkway there and it is nice. Looks like they dug it out also.

A lot of guys running the TM have had swimming lessons there.

How are guys tearing stuff up ($9000 damage) without running? I’ve read about the roadbed. I don’t want to tear my boat up, tore out a lower unit a year ago. I was planning on meeting my son up at Palestine to fish since he’s at UT Tyler. My plan is to just idle around.

C130- If you are going to put your boat on Lake Palestine do yourself a favor and spend a little money on one of Tom Maynes map cards with trails.

You can easily tear it up idling. Unless you are going so slow the second you bump one you back out immediately, there's always the chance of sliding over one and onto another before you're off the first. Had it happen a couple times and seen it happen. Once a bass boat has high centered with a stump in front and in back you are kinda screwed. Either get out and push or hammer down

Not $9000 worth, but I did a bunch of damage getting stuck on one of the underwater bridges in Kickapoo once. Also been stuck so bad on a couple of stumps I thought I’d have to leave my boat there if help hadn’t been around. And in my opinion Flat creek is even worse.

Invest in Tom Mayne’s chip, worth every penny!