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 Is there any place I can sneak my boat onto grapevine?
#10928952
06/19/15 10:14 PM
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Austintatious
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All the ramps are closed... I have a 4wd and a tilt trailer... if I can get my trailer tires to the water I can launch. Does anyone know of some place where I can safely sneak my trailer down to the waters edge?
Was looking at Google maps up around the north end... Looks like up by trophy club there might be some back roads that get me pretty close.
To be clear , I do not want to have to go around any barricades.
Last edited by Austintatious; 06/19/15 10:21 PM.
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Re: Is there any place I can sneak my boat onto grapevine?
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#10929058
06/19/15 11:29 PM
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Jimbo
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Drive around the likely spots and look for empty boat trailers hooked up to vehicles!
Just one more cast!
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Re: Is there any place I can sneak my boat onto grapevine?
[Re: Austintatious]
#10929201
06/20/15 01:01 AM
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Muzzlebrake
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Me and Piper launched his john boat in the bar ditch at the end of Dove Rd one year when the lake was flooded. There were no barricades there.
From Genesis: "And God promised men that good and obedient wives would be found in all corners of the earth."
Then He made the earth round...and He laughed and laughed and laughed!
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Re: Is there any place I can sneak my boat onto grapevine?
[Re: Austintatious]
#10929653
06/20/15 08:18 AM
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Ken N Tx
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All the ramps are closed... I have a 4wd and a tilt trailer... if I can get my trailer tires to the water I can launch. Does anyone know of some place where I can safely sneak my trailer down to the waters edge?
Was looking at Google maps up around the north end... Looks like up by trophy club there might be some back roads that get me pretty close.
To be clear , I do not want to have to go around any barricades. Take a video of ya getting it back up on the trailer....
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Re: Is there any place I can sneak my boat onto grapevine?
[Re: Austintatious]
#10929751
06/20/15 12:44 PM
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timbertoes
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It is a good sized boat !!
good to see you back here on the forums.
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Re: Is there any place I can sneak my boat onto grapevine?
[Re: Austintatious]
#10929898
06/20/15 02:54 PM
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Don't do it, GW will not give you a break. They are spread thin at this time and will show no mercy. If the lake is closed, the lake is closed!
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Re: Is there any place I can sneak my boat onto grapevine?
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#10930032
06/20/15 04:42 PM
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Bob Landry
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Lakes are closed by the governing bodies for a reason. Usually boating in a high water condition carries the risk of causing further damage to someones home which may already be under water. If you are stupid enough to go on a lake that is officially closed to the public, then you deserve whatever the heavy hand of the law deals out and then some. Better yet, save yourself the gas money and just mail a check to TPWD or COE and tell them it is for thinking about being stupid. That also frees up the GWs to do things that really do need to get done instead of chasing down idiots who have no regard for anyone but themselves.
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Re: Is there any place I can sneak my boat onto grapevine?
[Re: Austintatious]
#10930057
06/20/15 05:04 PM
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Totally agree Bob Landry!
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Re: Is there any place I can sneak my boat onto grapevine?
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#10930537
06/21/15 12:22 AM
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Fishin Cowboy
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Lakes are closed by the governing bodies for a reason. Usually boating in a high water condition carries the risk of causing further damage to someones home which may already be under water. If you are stupid enough to go on a lake that is officially closed to the public, then you deserve whatever the heavy hand of the law deals out and then some. Better yet, save yourself the gas money and just mail a check to TPWD or COE and tell them it is for thinking about being stupid. That also frees up the GWs to do things that really do need to get done instead of chasing down idiots who have no regard for anyone but themselves. 
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Re: Is there any place I can sneak my boat onto grapevine?
[Re: Austintatious]
#10933150
06/22/15 06:34 PM
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Austintatious
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Well, aside from you suggesting I cant boat and not cause damage, I wasn't aware that the LAKE was closed... in fact i heard there is a usable ramp at the south end who is gauging people at 20 bucks to launch.
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Re: Is there any place I can sneak my boat onto grapevine?
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06/22/15 06:37 PM
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Austintatious
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Take a video of ya getting it back up on the trailer....
I've launched it in my yard before... on the grass... i just crank it right back onto the trailer with the strap. No thang.
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Re: Is there any place I can sneak my boat onto grapevine?
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#10933647
06/22/15 11:08 PM
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Austintatious
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Totally agree Bob Landry!
So you totally agree with a guy who struts into a thread to do nothing but belittle and insult a fellow angler who just doesnt want to pay 20 bucks to get his boat on the water?
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Re: Is there any place I can sneak my boat onto grapevine?
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#10933731
06/22/15 11:51 PM
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Bob Landry
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Totally agree Bob Landry!
So you totally agree with a guy who struts into a thread to do nothing but belittle and insult a fellow angler who just doesnt want to pay 20 bucks to get his boat on the water? No, he agreed with a guy who believes that when a body of water is deemed closed by it's governing authority, it means there is a reason for it and means just that.. CLOSED!! It ain't rocket science.
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Re: Is there any place I can sneak my boat onto grapevine?
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#10933912
06/23/15 01:22 AM
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BrianTx01
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Not closed to the best of my knowledge... But why? It is 28' over pool. Grapevine is my lake...and I wouldn't touch it with a 10' pole.
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Re: Is there any place I can sneak my boat onto grapevine?
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#10934853
06/23/15 03:42 PM
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If the lake is not closed pardon me, my bad. But he did say "sneak my boat" on to the lake. It was also stated regarding launching for $20 after my comment. Bob Landry, BryanTX01, myself and the majority of TFF'ers believe in playing by the rules and obeying the law and not giving fishermen a bad name. If you have a problem with people obeying the law, well sir you are part of the problem.
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