Nebraska Riders

Kyle, You dont call you dont right... Whats up with that ??? How are things with you, I see your coming home for little while ??

yes, for sure. hit me up when you're in town and i will pencil you in! haha just kiddin buddy.

Come on guys we are getting kinda low on the list. We are getting so close to open the season, right now im planning on getting out on the lake the last weekend in april..........CANT WAIT!!!!!!!!!!!!

4 days and counting.......Lord I hope the wetsuit still fits after this long of a winter!

where you going? wheres the best place to get a good deal on a wetsuit?

I got mine on dogfunk.com
It's a quicksliver 4/3 and is extremely warm
I'm not sure where we're going yet, but it will most likely be beaver. If you're free, I'll run it by Jeff to see if there's an empth seat!

skeeler, you ready to dump that boat in and shred?

Hey dude what's up? Ya I should be. I got that Fly High Ballast System coming. So hopefully it is here in time. I sent you a text, but you may have been in deep slumber. I do get up early. Did I leave my sacs with you? Just tracking them down so we are ready to roll.

its good to hear people planning.......im so ready....and hit my up darin.

me up lol

Jesse, I sent you a PM. I just talked to Jeff and I know we're riding this weekend for sure, but the details are still a little foggy. I'll know more friday

done

Was fishing at branched oak tonight, not a boat on the water and completely glass. From what I hear Beaver is at 45 degrees.......

i was at a lake last night up by bennington. nothing big or anything but looked GREAT and felt cold....lol

Darin,
How was the catch, anything biting down there at branched oak?

Jake the Snake,
I just found out that there is a bunch of TROUSER TROUT biting out at Zorinski Lake. Not sure what kinda bait you will need but, Im sure you can pull out your rod and cast your line into the MENS bathroom and you should get a couple of bites !! lol

I am in Lincoln, and would love to hook up with some new people to ride with. I hit up branched oak and blue stem mainly, or pawnee if it doesn't have toxic algea growing.

Luke,

i will ride anytime until school gets out down here, not a whole lot of time, but im itchin to get out haha

Where are you going to school and when do you get out Mark? It is so cold right now, it sucks. But ya I have been itching to go too, I just started working out to get into at least a little bit of shape before the summer starts.

im at unl so we only have about a month left, but i live in omaha during the summer, so its still is hardly a drive at all.

Anybody that wants ride out at the Beaver anytime, just let me know. X-Star is always open. Just send me a message.

Hey Eric,
That's a pretty good one, especially coming from a guy with no rod to cast at all! Must have taken you 3 hours and Jon to come up with that one!!!

You guys are little harsh on each other. Funny, but harsh.

For you guys here in Lincoln, I am getting antsy to get on the water now that it's starting to warm up. You are more then welcome to come out with me anytime once I get the boat out...wont be long now.

Boardcrazy,
it's a love hate relationship, eric loves me, but i hate him , kidding of course!

too funny

for you guys going out this weekend, let me know what the water temp is. It has to be cold...

We'll be on branched oak in a couple hours, I'll let you guys know how it went when I get back

As for the fishing, the Walleye are really going right now after dark on the dam

Keeler - I'm pretty sure I'll be at beaver tomorrow, I may have to test out your new wake machine. I'll be out with Jeff

Ya I would really like to know how the water temp is. It certainly was massive windy today.

Super windy today, but we were able to find some nice water. It was around 48.5 and of course varried, but that's what it was where we were riding. I've got some pics, I'll post them up sometime soon.

Jesse - Sorry I didn't call until late last night.

I am selling my boat so I can get a new one so I thought I would throw it up over here too. Let me know if you have any questions or want more pics.

http://www.wakeworld.com/MB/Discus/messages/8/563947.html?1207449197

What new boat are you wanting?

Hey darin sorry i didnt call you back.....i never got a notification that you called or even left a message.....i checked it after i saw ur message on here......sorry man.......hope you had a good time and we can still get out togather sometime soon.

Luke, I am looking at another X-Star from Cope in Washington. Cope is getting rid of their MC boats at costs right now because they are parting ways.

To be honest with you, I was thinking about getting the X-35 next year but the deals they have right now are too good to pass up. They don't have X-35s so I am going with an X-Star.

I just need to sell my boat first and then I am off on a road trip. I actually might just go out and buy The X-Star first and just sit on my boat until it sells.

I have 2 people that are really interested in it, they just need to sell their boats first. One of them is in Oregon and it would work out nice if he bought my boat. I could then just drop mine off to him and then pick up the new one.

Who nows??? Maybe I will get the X-Star this year and trade for the 35 next...

That sounds pretty sweet, I wish I could afford an x-star. Maybe someday, we will see .

alright....so are we seriously spose to get snow?

Kenny, Left you a message on here and cell phone !

OK, here goes.
Although the wind beat us to death, Pete still managed to kill it. I got rocked a couple times, and got back in the boat. I'll be feeling those for the next week. Anyway, here's some shots from this weekend and my feeble attempt at a couple sequence shots.

What kind of boat is that behind darin?

It's Jeff's Centurion, the Picture of Pete next to the wake is at 80' and 25MPH. We were sporting around 2K in water, plus 9 in the boat. It was gigantic

That is massive indeed, looks sweet.

Eric, I got onto my email from the Hospital and realized that when I replied it went to the wrong address. I went ahead and forwarded it to your email address listed on here. Sorry for the confussion...

(Message edited by boardcrazy on April 07, 2008)

alright guys....thread is getting kinda low.....whats everyones expectations for this summer?

BS1's, Grab my Tanny (and get it dialed), Switch R2R, regular roll, Raley, Scarecrow, and various spins
It's a long list, but you've got nothing w/o goals

(Message edited by dirwoody on April 09, 2008)

darin i still wanna get out with you i think it would be a good expierence for me......

i'm looking to hit an invert this year

I just want to ride!!! I miss being on the water and will spend as much time at the lake as possible this year. I am in the twilight of my career so I need to get out as much as physically possible.

Jesse, I talked to jeff today, it's looking like we'll be hitting it hard next week once the weather breaks, I'll give you a call once I know more.
Where are you out of?

sounds good. im looking forward to it. im in omaha.....

Darrin, how did you do that sequence shot? do you need a special camera or did you do some cutting and pasting?

I just got a Canon 40D which will take 6.5 shots/second. Then I just downsized and played in photoshop. It's not that tough, and pretty fun to do. If you want some done, take me out, I'll take some and edit them for ya!

Kenny, Left you a voicemail today. Give
me a shout Friday if you get a chance

Darin, it's a date! Hopefully my wife doesn't get too upset...

Once I get the boat out I will let you know.

Eric, I don't think I had any voice mails, but I am not the most technological person around. I will call you tomorrow. Thanks again for being patient with me and helping me out with all my questions, you are the man...

I am guessing that no one is going out over the next couple of days, but what about later during the week? They are talking 70s towards the end. If it doesn't get too windy, it shouldn't be to bad. I am thinking about getting out to Pawnee or Branched Oak if the wind holds off.

Ya, the weather just relapsed into winter. I am trying to finish stuff up with classes before graduation, so I doubt I will make it out this next week.

Well, the bright side to the crappy weather is that it gave me enough time to finish up my Fly High System. More pics here; http://www.lockituponline.com/08-x-star-fly-high/index.htm
But I agree, it is getting old.
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Yeah, nothing from me this weekend, Planning on hitting it at beaver next week on monday, tuesday, and thursday (gotta work late wed).
Maybe I can convince someone to work for me and make a week of it....

Shawn, how long did the install take on that? I am thinking about doing the same thing to mine. Was it difficult to do?

Eric, can I get the fly high upgrade from you and just have it shipped to me? I think I am going to just do some upgrades to my boat this year and then try and get into something different next year. I think everyone is trying to sell their boats and it is making it difficult to get rid of mine. I have had some say that they are interested in mine, but they need to get rid of theirs first.

If you can do that I will just do the install myself. Let me know about the wetsounds deal also. I want to upgrade my tower speakers and would love to get some through you if you end up selling them.

boardcrazy,
Overall, I think I have about 10 hours or so into it. Of course, I took my time and did a few special things that most people mat not of done. Like notched out the front STBD side wiring panel for the hoses to go through, the gromments in the back, and heatshrinked all the hose clamps so they wouldn't rub of the sacs. But I think a good day or two would be enough.
It was not overally difficult, but you do have to have some boat layout knowledge and planning to do the project. As well as the tools.
I am sure Eric would be able to do that, just give him a call and you guys could work something out.
Ya, just do a few things to yours now, and then you can buy mine next year.

Boardcrazy, Give me a shout on Monday and I will get that ordered for you ??

Shawn, thanks for the info. If you had a X-35 I might think about it. I am thinking about going with something with a little more room as the family grows.

Eric, I will call you on Monday.

hey darrin, let me know how beaver was tonight....

The north side had some butter, but we decided to work on Pete's boat all night so we didn't even go out. Oh well

Did anyone make it out yesterday?

Some people had to be out riding this weekend with the nice weather. How were the temps? I just got my new board and can't wait to get out and ride.

I didn't make it out this weekend but made it out for a little bit tonight....it was
A M A Z I N G, the whole lake was glass and we had it to our selves for the little time we were out there.
Jesse - Sorry i didn't call, I was rushed tonight, let me know when you're free for an evening and I'll set something up
Boardcrazy, have you gotten the boat out yet?

Darin, I decided against the new boat when I wasn't getting any interested people in my old one. I still have it on Boat Trader, but I am going to let the add expire. I am going to get mine out soon and add some accessories to it. I am getting excited with the few warm days popping up here and there...I need to re-shingle my house soon so I don't have that hanging over my head.

What lake did you go to?

We were on Beaver lake, where Keeler lives and Alberts used to, and it was awesome. If you need help shingling, I've done it a time or two and may be of some assistance if I sont' have anything going on. Otherwise, let me know when you get out and we'll kill it!

Darin, are you in Lincoln or Omaha? My plan is to get the boat out next week, but I don't think I will make it out. Just need to get it ready for the summer.

If you are around when I shingle you could help supervise. My plan is to have my nephews and some of their friends do the labor. It's our rental house, really small, so it shouldn't take too long.

Otherwise, I will let you know when we get ready to head out to the lake...

I'm in Lincoln. If you need any help with getting the boat out and cleaned up, let me know, as long as I'm not riding, I should have time to help magic eraser the inside and give her a good wax job

Hey everyone,

University of Wisconsin student living in Omaha this summer. If anyone could hook me up with some pulls, that'd be great! How far of a drive is the closest rideable lake/river?

Would love to get out this summer. I've been out wakeboarding for 2 years, but I've never consistently been able to get out on the water (been out a total of 10 times or so, over those 2 years), so I'm still a beginner through and through. Would love to meet some other boarders in the area!

Jon, I ride quite a bit at Beaver, it's just south of Plattsmouth, not too far from ya. When are you coming down, or are you already here?

Should get in to town May 16th and ready to ride soon there after. I just have to survive finals. Should be open weekdays and weekends. I don't have a job lined up yet, but that'll hopefully change.

If I do grab some pulls with you, I'll warn you: I'm no good at wakeboarding yet, but I make concussions and wiping out look pretty good!

Really looking forward to getting on the water again! The weather up here in Wisconsin goes from 75 degrees one day and then snow the next. Not cool mother nature, not cool.

I should have my boat out by then, you would be welcome to ride with us when we go out...I think about anyone on this site would offer up a pull.

I was out at fremont lakes on sunday and yesterday. Wednesday was alot better then sunday, like 20 degrees warmer outside and the water seemed to be a little warmer also.....just glad to be back out on the water again!

alright nebraska riders who all is going to be lucky enough to get out on a lake in this 80 degree weather today and tomorrow?

Be at the lake in 2 hours, but whose counting!

damnit shawn

i wish i could be out right now! i hate you....ok mb i dont but i am jealous!

Counting down the minutes until 5 and I'm headed out to the lake. Screw it, I'm leaving work early.

ok now i hate you a little more......still just kidding.....make sure to tell us how it was!