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Re: Truck in the drink
[Re: SteezMacQueen]
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01/20/23 10:17 PM
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Finesse EMPEROR/ Dropshot King
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His else ya gonna get the yak off the roof! Duh. I was just about to say that lol why lift it up when you can just drive the whole truck in to slide it off
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Re: Truck in the drink
[Re: BrockstaRama]
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01/20/23 10:48 PM
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Techfisher
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Wait...you have Influencers salex...?? Oh the world is ending for sure....they have invaded the fishing world now...:) Next you'll be getting a tv show called Keeping up with the PWF'ers...:) It will feature provocative shots of bass and semi-wraped boats. Hey maybe a daytime soap called "As the reel turns".
Sorry...couldn't resist...all in fun by the way.
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Re: Truck in the drink
[Re: BrockstaRama]
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01/20/23 11:07 PM
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BMCD
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Those ramps are tough on Fayette, steep and they can get slick. So your front tires may not be able to hold, especially if you got pizza cutters on. Almost always had to use 4x4 to get my empty trailer out of that lake.
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Re: Truck in the drink
[Re: BrockstaRama]
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01/20/23 11:32 PM
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Fishspanker
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Must have got some buzzard dung on the tires.
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Re: Truck in the drink
[Re: BrockstaRama]
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01/21/23 02:12 AM
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ChanceHuiet
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The absolute worst "good" ramp I've ever used. I've seen probably 20 trucks perform a burnout competition on that ramp.
I can backlash toilet paper.
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Re: Truck in the drink
[Re: BrockstaRama]
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01/21/23 02:32 AM
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Lone_Wolf
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Fayette seems to be a magnet for that sort of thing. A couple of years ago, a new truck went completely under at Park Prairie ramp and had to be dredged out with a crane. There’s photos somewhere on the forum I think. Crazy, man! Both Fayette and Squaw are moron magnets.
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Re: Truck in the drink
[Re: BrockstaRama]
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01/21/23 02:33 AM
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Ford's don't float very well especially if the windows are down.
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Re: Truck in the drink
[Re: Cuervo Jones]
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01/21/23 02:38 AM
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Rayzor
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Fayette seems to be a magnet for that sort of thing. A couple of years ago, a new truck went completely under at Park Prairie ramp and had to be dredged out with a crane. There’s photos somewhere on the forum I think. Crazy, man! I may have seen this same incident. Green slime grows on the ramps at FCL. When this slime is exposed when the water is low, trucks can very easily slide back into the water. I busted my !@# at Oak Thicket one time.
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Re: Truck in the drink
[Re: BrockstaRama]
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01/21/23 05:22 AM
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Kisndismis
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Not been in years but that looks like the easier of the two ramps the one on the PPlant side is what I call an OMG ramp, you see blue sky when you back down. Truth is you put it in low and most trucks should crawl up most ramps, spin the tires its over.
Watch it happen, make it happen, or say what the hell happened. Capt. Phil Harris F/V Cornelia Marie RIP
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Re: Truck in the drink
[Re: BrockstaRama]
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01/21/23 05:35 AM
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FishAdmirer
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It happened to me at Lake Belton while I was in college. There’s not a more helpless feeling than watching your vehicle slide down a ramp and fill with water. A diver and tow truck were required to pull it out. It was a bad combination of a steep ramp, ramp slime, possible mechanical failure and inexperience. The boat floated fine and kept the vehicle from falling into the deep. It made the newspaper.
I still double check my gear shift position and emergency brake to this day, 30 years later. I think of it every time I launch. It left quite a memory of fear and embarrassment in me.
Last edited by FishAdmirer; 01/21/23 05:38 AM.
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Re: Truck in the drink
[Re: BrockstaRama]
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01/21/23 07:09 AM
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Mckinneycrappiecatcher
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I saw it happen on lavon once on one of the rather slippery ramps. Only takes one time starting up a steep ramp and having those back tires start to spin and you’ll never own another 2wd truck again.
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Re: Truck in the drink
[Re: Techfisher]
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01/21/23 01:12 PM
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BrockstaRama
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Wait...you have Influencers salex...?? Oh the world is ending for sure....they have invaded the fishing world now...:) Next you'll be getting a tv show called Keeping up with the PWF'ers...:) It will feature provocative shots of bass and semi-wraped boats. Hey maybe a daytime soap called "As the reel turns".
Sorry...couldn't resist...all in fun by the way.
I'd watch as the reel turns lol
When I am not fishing I am thinking about fishing. And mostly what I should have done differently my last trip! #Brockstarama
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Re: Truck in the drink
[Re: BrockstaRama]
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01/21/23 01:40 PM
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Used2fish
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That’s an interesting way to launch a yak.
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Re: Truck in the drink
[Re: Techfisher]
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01/21/23 05:49 PM
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salex
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Wait...you have Influencers salex...?? Oh the world is ending for sure....they have invaded the fishing world now...:) Next you'll be getting a tv show called Keeping up with the PWF'ers...:) It will feature provocative shots of bass and semi-wraped boats. Hey maybe a daytime soap called "As the reel turns".
Sorry...couldn't resist...all in fun by the way.
I know crazy. Are you interested in a lead role?
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Re: Truck in the drink
[Re: BrockstaRama]
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01/21/23 07:08 PM
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crankbait745
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Seen it happen at lake fork marina once. Brand new Ford and boat trailer.
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