Patoka ramp this sat.??

[Team do work]

Do you guys think newton stewart at patoka will be ok to launch a boat this sat.?? i have a guy coming up from atlanta to buy my boat and we are supose to go there sat morning. im just hoping that the ramp isnt a solid sheet of ice or that the lake hasnt froze up around the ramps..

[UkCatsBasser]

Got a new boat picked out? Sorry no help on Patoka

[201pro]

It will only have two days of this cold, plus all of the wind, so I would assume it would still be open. Why not just run it on the ohio river? It will not be frozen.

[ss]

The water temperature was in the mid 40's last weekend, so I'm sure the lake won't have much ice on it. Painter Creek ramp faces south, so it will be the least likely to have snow or ice on it. The thing you have to watch is the road leading to the ramp. A lot of the ramps like Newton Stewart and Osborne have really steep hills just before you get to the ramp. Make sure you aren't going very fast when you top those hills, or you might get a surprise.

[CatFan]

I'm north of Patoka and the ponds don't have any ice on them at all here. Might throw a bag of sand in the truck in case somebody else gets the ramp wet.

[Team do work]

thanks guys.

[artcarney_agr]

Just don't go early in the morning. The sun is supposed to be out, and it will melt any ice on the ramp, whether it's below freezing or not...or that's usually the case when I go duck hunting in below freezing temps like I'll be doing tomorrow morning on Barkley. Ramps absorb the sun's radiant heat very well.

[Team do work]

i gotta go early cause the banks close at 12 and we gotta get there before they close

[Hoosier fisherman]

Take you a bag of salt to put on the ramp.

[ss]

<table width="90%" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=center><tr><td>Quote, originally posted by Team do work &raquo;</td></tr><tr><td class="quote">i gotta go early cause the banks close at 12 and we gotta get there before they close </td></tr></table>

So how was the early morning boat ride at Patoka? I live 30 miles from the lake, and it was a balmy 10 degrees here this morning.

[Team do work]

it was freezing colest i have ever been. i had to let my motor run for like 40 min cause my water pump lines were froze . Its all good i sold the boat. Now i gotta get to looking for a new boat

[CatFan]

<table width="90%" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=center><tr><td>Quote, originally posted by Team do work &raquo;</td></tr><tr><td class="quote">it was freezing colest i have ever been. i had to let my motor run for like 40 min cause my water pump lines were froze . Its all good i sold the boat. Now i gotta get to looking for a new boat </td></tr></table>

I stayed inside and thought about you while I was drinking my second cup of coffee.

Glad you sold it. Really would have sucked to freeze for nothing.

[201 Pro]

Hey Kyle now you know what we always went through deer hunting down there. Had many days when we had no steering till the motor ran long enough to thaw it out. Course that was in the old days. Good luck with the search if I see any I'll let ya know.

[artcarney_agr]

<table width="90%" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=center><tr><td>Quote, originally posted by 201 Pro &raquo;</td></tr><tr><td class="quote">Hey Kyle now you know what we always went through deer hunting down there. Had many days when we had no steering till the motor ran long enough to thaw it out. Course that was in the old days. Good luck with the search if I see any I'll let ya know. </td></tr></table>

At least you didn't get froze to the boat....my wet waders had me stuck to the metal bench seat in the tin rig Sat. morning!