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 Re: Retirement at the lake
[Re: Bald Eagle]
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07/16/18 07:26 PM
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BMCD
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Consider near lake properties, not on the water.
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Re: Retirement at the lake
[Re: Bald Eagle]
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07/16/18 07:38 PM
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NauticStar
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PKFishin,
Thanks for the input on the Cliffs. I'll check them out.
2018 NauticStar 231 Coastal
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Re: Retirement at the lake
[Re: Bald Eagle]
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07/17/18 02:53 PM
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forkduc
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Depends on how old you are and what your health is.
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Re: Retirement at the lake
[Re: Bald Eagle]
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07/17/18 04:10 PM
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bowfin
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Retired on lake holbrook 15 yrs ago.
life is good.
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Re: Retirement at the lake
[Re: Bald Eagle]
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07/17/18 05:30 PM
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kodys'papa
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I like our place on our cove at tawakoni. Live in a nice neighborhood and we help each other out. And yes, I am still working part time
Last edited by kodys'papa; 07/17/18 05:31 PM.
Hooking a fish is like playing string with a cat. The exact size, shape, color of string matters less than how you wiggle it- and little cats are easier to fool than big ones. John Gierach
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Re: Retirement at the lake
[Re: Bald Eagle]
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07/17/18 09:49 PM
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Zebco1961
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Lake Jacksonville. Jacksonville TX or Lake Tyler
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Re: Retirement at the lake
[Re: Bald Eagle]
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07/18/18 11:30 AM
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marschall
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We love our place on Whitney . Juniper Cove area - NOT the marina , we use Harbor Master for our slip . Really nice neighbors . Love the town as well . Low taxes , power and water .
May your wiener schnitzel always stay above your lederhosein.
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Re: Retirement at the lake
[Re: Bald Eagle]
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07/18/18 11:50 AM
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TBassYates
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I would like Bob Sandlin. It is connected to Monticello and Cypress Springs and not far from a lot of other lakes including Fork. Fun fishing a lot of different ways and not a hard lake to get around and nice scenery.
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Re: Retirement at the lake
[Re: Bald Eagle]
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07/18/18 01:23 PM
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CCTX
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If you can wait a 4-5 years; the Lower Bois d' Arc Creek Reservoir might be a good option
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Re: Retirement at the lake
[Re: Bald Eagle]
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07/18/18 02:44 PM
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JRayD2
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NauticStar, You can also try this for a place to rent a cabin/boat slip on PK: Fox Hollow Resort on PK They have a restaurant with pretty good food and a cantina with live music on the weekends.
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Re: Retirement at the lake
[Re: TBassYates]
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07/18/18 05:06 PM
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Bald Eagle
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I would like Bob Sandlin. It is connected to Monticello and Cypress Springs and not far from a lot of other lakes including Fork. Fun fishing a lot of different ways and not a hard lake to get around and nice scenery. I have been thinking alot about Bob Sandlin. Cypress Springs also. It looks like the water level is constant on both. Is there much boat traffic during the week?
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Re: Retirement at the lake
[Re: Bald Eagle]
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07/18/18 06:10 PM
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Allen Bass Fisher
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I would vote Bob Sandlin as well. I have a place right off the lake. Much more affordable than on the water but subdivision has a private boat ramp so I can be on the lake in about 5 minutes. Traffic on the lake during the week is very light. Weekends get busier. Good bass, crappie, catfish and sandies fishing.
If you are a fisherman, I would stay away from Cypress Springs. Loaded with jet fleas, wake boarders and go fast type boats. During the week, not as bad but still an issue.
Water levels are not constant on Sandlin or Cypress Springs. Cypress springs will only dump into Sandlin when the lake is overfull (spillway into Sandlin). Several cities get their water from Sandlin so it will drop in the summer. Now that the Monticello plant is closed, they will not be pumping water out of Sandlin and into Monticello to keep it artificially full. We'll see how that positively effects Sandlin this summer.
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Re: Retirement at the lake
[Re: Allen Bass Fisher]
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07/19/18 11:35 AM
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TBassYates
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I would vote Bob Sandlin as well. I have a place right off the lake. Much more affordable than on the water but subdivision has a private boat ramp so I can be on the lake in about 5 minutes. Traffic on the lake during the week is very light. Weekends get busier. Good bass, crappie, catfish and sandies fishing.
If you are a fisherman, I would stay away from Cypress Springs. Loaded with jet fleas, wake boarders and go fast type boats. During the week, not as bad but still an issue.
Water levels are not constant on Sandlin or Cypress Springs. Cypress springs will only dump into Sandlin when the lake is overfull (spillway into Sandlin). Several cities get their water from Sandlin so it will drop in the summer. Now that the Monticello plant is closed, they will not be pumping water out of Sandlin and into Monticello to keep it artificially full. We'll see how that positively effects Sandlin this summer. Yes, what Allen Bass Fisher said. Bob Sandlin just doesn't seem to have all of the crazy people around the lake and is not overpopulated so it always seems to be a really lazy laid back atmosphere. It has always been my favorite lake to night fish for bass also. And Los Pinos Winery is right down the road in Pittsburg, Tx.
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Re: Retirement at the lake
[Re: Bald Eagle]
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07/19/18 01:47 PM
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I picked Hubbard Creek. Three reasons, the fishing is good, the boat traffic is low compared to other lakes and it is close to my grandkids.
There were about 50 boats on the lake July 4 and Memorial Day and of those 90% were fishermen. Only about 5 or 6 wake boats and maybe 10 jet fleas. During the week it is like having a private lake.
Also the taxes are low here.
The trick to HC is to make sure and find a place in the deeper water. The lake does fluctuate.
Last edited by 9094; 07/19/18 01:52 PM.
Retirement best job ever.
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Re: Retirement at the lake
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07/19/18 05:11 PM
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PKfishin
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Only 10 jet fleas! That just ain't right. You need to take your fair share.
I bet all 10 were doing doughnuts around some poor feller trying to fish...
John 21:3 Simon Peter saith unto them, I go a fishing. They say unto him, We also go with thee.
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