yamaslut
kill it
- Location
- Daytona Beach, Florida
yeah, that is about .25 miles from the ocean via an Inlet...
we don't ride in ponds or lakes here...
Toasted front cylinder at the SecretSpot.(TEST RIDE COMPLETE,DAYTONA READY)
- Thread starter felix5oh
- Start date
yeah, that is about .25 miles from the ocean via an Inlet...
we don't ride in ponds or lakes here...
- Location
- Melbourne, FL
yeah. I had a pretty close call with one in the St. John's, but I only knew he was there after he became dis-interested and flopped as he swam away from about 5 feet. Florida grows some pretty healthy gators. Some of the FL crackers aren't scared of them, but I was always pretty nervous in the fresh water down there.
dirkdiggler
Vendor Account
- Location
- WI
So....none of your "stand-up" guys ride freshwater lakes in FL????
I am going to be living near Lake Tarpon and I am sure I will be tempted to ride my superjet/fx-1 on it.
I don't want to only ride saltwater becasue it corrodes everything!
yamaslut
kill it
- Location
- Daytona Beach, Florida
I was just speaking for our crew... we ride in the surf.
Speleopower
got a Superjet
- Location
- Cocoa Beach
Felix-Hope the ski is running again for Daytona! Should be a blast.
I hate gators and I'm terrified of them. But the more scary thing in freshwater is the ameoba.
Scott
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naegleria_fowleri
"United States
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the amoeba killed 23 people between 1995 and 2004.
In August 2005, two Oklahoma boys, ages 7 and 9 were killed by N. fowleri after swimming in hot stagnant water of the lakes in the Tulsa area.[7]
In 2007, six cases were reported in the U.S., all fatal:[8]
In July, the amoeba caused the deaths of three boys in lakes around Orlando, Florida. Possible causes of the infections include higher temperature and droughts in that area of Florida.[9]
In late summer, the amoeba caused the death of a 12-year-old boy and a 22-year-old young man in Lake LBJ in Texas.[10][1]
In September, a 14-year-old boy was killed by the amoeba after likely having caught it while swimming in Lake Havasu in Arizona. The doctors suspected meningitis before the boy died, but did not know the etiology until the CDC confirmed it as N. fowleri.[11][12]
In August 2008, a 9-year-old boy was killed after having been exposed to the amoeba while swimming several times in Lake Elsinore in California. The boy was the first ever confirmed case in Riverside County.[13] "
I hate gators and I'm terrified of them. But the more scary thing in freshwater is the ameoba.
Scott
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naegleria_fowleri
"United States
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the amoeba killed 23 people between 1995 and 2004.
In August 2005, two Oklahoma boys, ages 7 and 9 were killed by N. fowleri after swimming in hot stagnant water of the lakes in the Tulsa area.[7]
In 2007, six cases were reported in the U.S., all fatal:[8]
In July, the amoeba caused the deaths of three boys in lakes around Orlando, Florida. Possible causes of the infections include higher temperature and droughts in that area of Florida.[9]
In late summer, the amoeba caused the death of a 12-year-old boy and a 22-year-old young man in Lake LBJ in Texas.[10][1]
In September, a 14-year-old boy was killed by the amoeba after likely having caught it while swimming in Lake Havasu in Arizona. The doctors suspected meningitis before the boy died, but did not know the etiology until the CDC confirmed it as N. fowleri.[11][12]
In August 2008, a 9-year-old boy was killed after having been exposed to the amoeba while swimming several times in Lake Elsinore in California. The boy was the first ever confirmed case in Riverside County.[13] "
Last edited:
WaveDemon
Not Dead - Notable Member
- Location
- Hell, Florida
then you dont want to ride lake tarpon. it's has a poop load of gators.
I personally don't worry about gators at all... as long as I remember to untie the raw chicken from my balls.
gators are like big toothy teddy bears.
dirkdiggler
Vendor Account
- Location
- WI
Lake Tarpon is pretty big, I wish I could hear from people that have taken there stand-ups out on it and lived to talk about it??
I would have thought that there would be at least a couple people on here or PWCtoday.com that actually live on Lake Tarpon and tell me just how often they come "face to face" with gators.
Couple years ago I was out on that lake with people that were wake boarding. They would fall and have to just sit in the water and wait for the boat to come back........No thanks!
The owner of the boat had said that all the gators stay on the shore and never ever come out to the middle of the lake........10 minutes later we all see this huge alligator making his way out to the middle............made me question the guys intelligence!
I would have thought that there would be at least a couple people on here or PWCtoday.com that actually live on Lake Tarpon and tell me just how often they come "face to face" with gators.
Couple years ago I was out on that lake with people that were wake boarding. They would fall and have to just sit in the water and wait for the boat to come back........No thanks!
The owner of the boat had said that all the gators stay on the shore and never ever come out to the middle of the lake........10 minutes later we all see this huge alligator making his way out to the middle............made me question the guys intelligence!
#ZERO
Beach Bum
- Location
- Florida - U.S.A.
I've heard of Kung Fu Chicken Boxing but never Chicken Free-Ballin' :scratchchin:
Here's what they found it Lake Tarpon last week. :biggrin:
Attachments
- Location
- Largo, Fl
dude ... you worry too much about gators and saltwater, yet you have been saying for a year you are moving to Florida. :261:
I guess you better sell all your skis before you get here , which would be shame (for you).
You'll see, once you are down here that saltwater is no big deal.. they salt the crap out of the roads up there right? you know what that does to your fancy new cars? I say better a little salt on my ski then my car. I see saltwater skis that look better than freshwater ones all the time.
Lakes are booooorrrrrrrring to ride so who cares if there are gators . They will not screw with you, get over it (might actually make lakes fun if they did come after you). They only bite drunk dumbasses that go swimming naked in channels or ponds at night.
#0... I saw that gator when they pulled it out of Tarpon, that pic does not do it justice.
mfg: :shhh:
rant over.. back on topic
I guess you better sell all your skis before you get here , which would be shame (for you).
You'll see, once you are down here that saltwater is no big deal.. they salt the crap out of the roads up there right? you know what that does to your fancy new cars? I say better a little salt on my ski then my car. I see saltwater skis that look better than freshwater ones all the time.
Lakes are booooorrrrrrrring to ride so who cares if there are gators . They will not screw with you, get over it (might actually make lakes fun if they did come after you). They only bite drunk dumbasses that go swimming naked in channels or ponds at night.
#0... I saw that gator when they pulled it out of Tarpon, that pic does not do it justice.
mfg: :shhh:rant over.. back on topic
dirkdiggler
Vendor Account
- Location
- WI
I will be down there within 2 weeks......just waiting for 2 days that are clear of winter storms!
That thing was really pulled from lake tarpon??
That thing was really pulled from lake tarpon??
WaveDemon
Not Dead - Notable Member
- Location
- Hell, Florida
I grew up on a lake near lake tarpon. it had plenty of gators and I swam in it nearly every day all summer long.
gators don't bother people (for the most part).
if you can't ride with gators there is no way you'll want to ride where the other stand up riders launch on lake tarpon.
http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=28.150984,-82.71806&spn=0.002147,0.004828&t=h&z=18
gators don't bother people (for the most part).
if you can't ride with gators there is no way you'll want to ride where the other stand up riders launch on lake tarpon.
http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=28.150984,-82.71806&spn=0.002147,0.004828&t=h&z=18
Lake Tarpon is awesome. I go out there all the time. I have seen smaller gators out there, but as long as you ride in the middle of the lake (it's HUGE), you won't see a single one. I have even swam half the length of that lake with my dead ski in my hand, and didn't get so much as a nibble. LOL Great lake, though.
dirkdiggler
Vendor Account
- Location
- WI
Do you typically go out there with a group or SOLO??
What launch do you use...north or south end??
- Location
- Melbourne, FL
I think that's the lake that Pat and the x-metal crew typically ride on. You might want to drop him a line and ask.
I go solo. I use the John Chestnut Park ramp.
- Location
- Largo, Fl
gators, gators, gators, everywhere ...
knock, knock, whose there?
Chestnut Park :
Orange bowl
knock, knock, whose there?
Chestnut Park :
Orange bowl
WaveDemon
Not Dead - Notable Member
- Location
- Hell, Florida
yes it is.
Mike W
Infidel
- Location
- North Florida
Don't think of it as corrosion, think of it as a natural loctite.
As far as gators, I ride freshwater lakes alot and use them as log jumps. You can ride up to them and they let you pet them.
Dont be afraid of salt, spray it down well and antisieze your head bolts and pump bolts and your good to go.
Every lake in FL has a gator in it or has potential to have a gator in it. The St.Johns river dumps into the Atlantic and its full of gators.
Lake Ivanhoe is a lake near downtown Orlando.
oh, yeah.......test rode it today and all systems a go. READY FOR THE RIDE
ICANT FAWKIN WAIT.
Every lake in FL has a gator in it or has potential to have a gator in it. The St.Johns river dumps into the Atlantic and its full of gators.
Lake Ivanhoe is a lake near downtown Orlando.
oh, yeah.......test rode it today and all systems a go. READY FOR THE RIDE
ICANT FAWKIN WAIT.