Riding with a small wake (vid)

(ntkamper) · (ntkamper) **Join Date: Sep 2007** 06-07-2009, 4:20 PM

anyone ride behind a really small wake on a regular basis? I put together this vid for fun. its all behind a 21' fishing boat.

http://nickkamper.com/Nick_Kamper/Movie.html

(jtnz) · (jtnz) **Join Date: Sep 2007** 06-07-2009, 5:50 PM

Dude that is some sick riding, wake doesn't look that small but it definitely ain't large.

(bwags500) · (bwags500) **Join Date: Aug 2008** 06-07-2009, 6:30 PM

nice riding bro, and by the way what kind of life jacket is that its fresh as hell

(jasonpav) · (jasonpav) **Join Date: Dec 2008** 06-07-2009, 6:33 PM

that is a helium life vest brian

(garret_s) · (garret_s) **Join Date: Apr 2006** 06-07-2009, 6:49 PM

Is anyone else having trouble loading the video? Firefox just freezes.

(homedawg678) · (homedawg678) **Join Date: Jan 2007** 06-07-2009, 6:53 PM

I was too, but I just started clicking spastically and it started playing.

(trewblu) · (trewblu) **Join Date: Sep 2007** 06-07-2009, 7:45 PM

i do but i try to make the best out of it

(duffy) · (duffy) **Join Date: Feb 2006** 06-07-2009, 9:46 PM

It just goes to show that you don't need a huge wake to be good. I was sucked in to all the hype of extra ballast and bla bla bla. Now I just use stock ballast and or wedge and the wake is fine...

(tommmyd) · (tommmyd) **Join Date: Jan 2009** 06-08-2009, 2:08 AM

I learned almost everything I can do behind a 89 prostar 190 with a pretty damn small wake. Bigger wakes just make it WAY more fun. Still very impressive man!

(saceone) · (saceone) **Join Date: Jan 2009** 06-08-2009, 5:37 AM

great video, I enjoyed watching it.

(jarrod) · (jarrod) **Join Date: May 2003** 06-08-2009, 8:11 AM

great riding! Props to anyone that can do it on a small wake.

(fly135) · (fly135) **Join Date: Jun 2004** 06-08-2009, 8:22 AM

Awesome riding behind that outboard (or any boat for that matter), but doublely for an outboard. Surprised that they allow a wake in that location. Nobody gives you grief for that?

(bmartin) · (bmartin) **Join Date: Jan 2007** 06-08-2009, 8:33 AM

^^^^^Didn't look like you were making too much wake to me.

Glides, ralley, whirley were killer!

(ntkamper) · (ntkamper) **Join Date: Sep 2007** 06-08-2009, 1:24 PM

thanks a lot guys. the location is fort lauderdale florida and as long as your boat is under 21' you can wakeboard or ski without grief!

(hms9805) · (hms9805) **Join Date: Feb 2009** 06-08-2009, 4:57 PM

Now I have no excuses....Sick riding bro!

(bwags500) · (bwags500) **Join Date: Aug 2008** 06-08-2009, 7:23 PM

yo thanks man

(stxr_racer) · (stxr_racer) **Join Date: Jun 2006** 06-08-2009, 11:11 PM

Wicked!

(ntkamper) · (ntkamper) **Join Date: Sep 2007** 06-10-2009, 8:44 AM

im thinking about getting some ballast for the boat but i doubt it will help that much. anyone ever put weight in an outboard?

(curtbernstein)

great riding! great editing! you need to find someone who knows how to shoot. i know how that goes man!

(jtnz) · (jtnz) **Join Date: Sep 2007** 06-10-2009, 4:27 PM

I've seen plenty of outboard boats with weight in them, should work about the same as any boat more weight, bigger wake...

We never put any ballast in our old boat because once you got 6 people plus all the gear on board there wasn't room for anything else.

(savage) · (savage) **Join Date: Mar 2008** 06-10-2009, 5:22 PM

That was some sick riding!

(captain_vilfo) · (captain_vilfo) **Join Date: Apr 2007** 06-10-2009, 6:51 PM

hell yeah I ride all the time behind a small wake! the boat in my profile pic is the one we ride behind all the time.

(westsidarider)

that wake isnt that small. it just looks smaller than normal cuz its salt water. I guarantee its super hard.

(lfxstar) · (lfxstar) **Join Date: Jul 2001** 06-11-2009, 4:54 AM

Back in the day we used to ride behind my buddies fishing boat. I think it was around 25' but we would just fill the live wells and shred. The wake always had a white wash lip on it and was small but it was poppy. I could do all of my tricks on it. It just took a little more energy and a lot harder edge. Really good for technique actually because you really have to learn how to wait for your pop.

(kevin_m) · (kevin_m) **Join Date: Aug 2008** 06-11-2009, 4:59 PM

i live on a private lake that only allows boats that are 20' 6'' long or shorter on it...along with no wake enhancements...i own a 1986 malibu skier...and so does the local pro, he can throw raleys all day, tons of mobes like moby dicks, tootsie rolls, he can spin 5's i think he even hit a seven once. And to top it all off it was behind an unwieghted 1986 malibu skier,

(jacob23) · (jacob23) **Join Date: Jun 2009** 06-12-2009, 10:11 AM

pretty sweet vid

(lakelife) · (lakelife) **Join Date: Feb 2003** 06-15-2009, 1:30 PM

Not sure if anyone has ever seen this one before... old school footage of a 21 y/o Scott Byerly riding behind an outboard fish n ski.

http://www.wakeboardreport.com/archives/2008/02/exclusive_footage_of_a_young_s.html

Scroll down to see the vid.