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 Brazos 19.5 mile float
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02/15/18 03:11 AM
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jwinit
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I know a lot of y�all here have done this and I�m sure there are some threads already myself and 2 buddies are gonna make this trip the 9th and 10th of March any advise would be great one of my buddies can fish the other not so much we will be conventional fishing and fly fishing and we will be camping in hammocks
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Re: Brazos 19.5 mile float
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02/15/18 03:20 AM
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LearnedHat
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My advice is something that you may not be able to control -go when the release is 150-300 - less than 100 means a decent amount of dragging.
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Re: Brazos 19.5 mile float
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02/15/18 03:22 AM
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jwinit
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Re: Brazos 19.5 mile float
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02/15/18 11:37 AM
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pelageo
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I don't recall an abundance of trees on public land to hang a hammock. Might throw an air mattress in for good measure. I slept on Brazos sand one trip and recall it gets fairly firm in the middle of the night.
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Re: Brazos 19.5 mile float
[Re: jwinit]
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02/15/18 04:51 PM
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LearnedHat
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Toilet Paper island has a couple of trees that would work for a hammock if they weren�t washed away in 15-16 flooding
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Re: Brazos 19.5 mile float
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02/16/18 02:43 AM
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jwinit
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Not sure which one is toilet paper island is but when I looked at google maps the island by where eagle creek flows into the brazos has a decent size and looks like it has a good amount of trees on it
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Re: Brazos 19.5 mile float
[Re: jwinit]
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02/16/18 03:32 AM
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LearnedHat
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That�s a really long first day though. Toilet paper island is the big bar on the northeastern reach befor the the turn downward to the place you are talking about.
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Re: Brazos 19.5 mile float
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02/16/18 11:34 AM
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On this trip are you putting in below PK? If so, I got plenty of observations...done that a few times myself...
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Re: Brazos 19.5 mile float
[Re: jwinit]
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02/17/18 02:31 AM
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HERROUTDOORS
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I did the trip a year and a half ago and just brought a hammock. It was very difficult but can be done. I was the only one, multiple hammocks will be very tough to do while not trespassing.
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Re: Brazos 19.5 mile float
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02/18/18 02:31 PM
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Yes we will be putting in at the highway 16 bridge and it sounds like I need to bring a sleep pad as well
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Re: Brazos 19.5 mile float
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02/18/18 05:14 PM
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Also does anyone know how the cell signal is I know it defeats the purpose
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Re: Brazos 19.5 mile float
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02/19/18 01:00 PM
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Also does anyone know how the cell signal is I know it defeats the purpose I have cricket wireless and did this trip twice last year- Reception was very spotty but mostly none- When camped we could hit higher ground and sometimes get a bar or two but mostly I count on NOT being able to get a signal-
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Re: Brazos 19.5 mile float
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02/19/18 02:34 PM
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shanedaviesguide.com
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Please pack out all your trash and plan on packing out whatever possible that others are leaving. The amount of trash on that stretch last year
was totally unacceptable. It's been discussed and I'd be looking for better law enforcement this year.
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Re: Brazos 19.5 mile float
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02/19/18 03:41 PM
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Please pack out all your trash and plan on packing out whatever possible that others are leaving. The amount of trash on that stretch last year
was totally unacceptable. It's been discussed and I'd be looking for better law enforcement this year. Has there been an organized cleanup? Is one planned?
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Re: Brazos 19.5 mile float
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02/19/18 05:42 PM
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Has there been an organized cleanup? Is one planned? Every time we're on the river 
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