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Join Date: Jan 2008
01-04-2010, 7:38 PM
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When does the season start for you if you dont ride year round? Depending on weather I try and get out at the end of march/early april if I can get some sunny days. This year is abnormally cold in dallas, tx though so waters may be colder longer
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Join Date: Feb 2005
01-04-2010, 8:08 PM
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How thick is the ice on your lake? Ha!
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01-04-2010, 8:08 PM
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Its like 3 degrees in chicago right now. i wont be able to ride until probably may but might get out before then. if i were u i would jump in a wetsuit and get at it now. and what is "abnormally cold" 50s and 60s ?
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Join Date: Jan 2008
01-04-2010, 8:15 PM
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20s
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Join Date: Oct 2007
01-04-2010, 8:27 PM
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Last weekend in March or first in April is always my goal here in Central IL.
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Join Date: Aug 2009
01-04-2010, 9:45 PM
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Lake Clinton is good for the first week of March in IL.
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Join Date: Jan 2008
01-04-2010, 10:04 PM
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how cold is the water normally brandon?
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Join Date: Apr 2007
01-05-2010, 8:16 AM
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This year it's going to start on Saturday. Should be amazingly cold! http://www.wakeworld.com/MB/Discus/messages/1/752740.html?1262543137
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Join Date: Apr 2007
01-05-2010, 8:20 AM
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Well, it's supposed to be -2* on thursday in Fayetteville, butI'm still hoping for late march!
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Join Date: Sep 2007
01-05-2010, 8:50 AM
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I am in the minneapolis area and water usually breaks open around the first or secon week of april. I am out within the first few days of ice out. Usually ride every week or 2 then until mid may when I hit it up a couple times a week from then on. Then I hit it harder after labor day because that is typically when a lot of people put their boats away around here and ice is back on around end of november. There is a lot of great 50-60* butter around that time and I am the only one on the lake.
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Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Minnesnowda
01-05-2010, 2:39 PM
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My season starts next week in SoCal, but in MN we really dont get going till Mid March at the earliest and even then its crazy cold.
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01-05-2010, 2:45 PM
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In North Carolina we ride without a wetsuit from March through November. Lots of people ride year round around Hyco or Belews Creek or even the eastern part of the state. I try to hit at least one run every month during the winter. Also, Florida isnt too far away so I get to ride down in Orlando some when its too cold here
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Join Date: Oct 2006
01-05-2010, 4:22 PM
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KDuff, I live in the DFW area and usually end season in mid to late January and begin the next season in early March. I rode new years day here out west and it wasn't too bad. Where do you normally ride?
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Join Date: Jan 2007
01-05-2010, 5:21 PM
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as soon as the ice clears in Minnesota(mostly clears)...usually late March
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Join Date: Aug 2009
01-05-2010, 6:39 PM
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KDuff, Clinton is a power plant lake, if you ride next to the discharge it's usually 80-85. Usually get my first and last sets of the year there. There's one similar in Texas, I believe it's Lake Fairfield.
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Join Date: Nov 2008
01-06-2010, 2:48 PM
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Last weekend in April for my part of Canada. But thats wearing a real thick wetsuit and taking some super quick sets. The real season starts about mid May.
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Join Date: Jul 2001
01-06-2010, 3:32 PM
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This cold front in Florida marked the start of my offseason. It will probably go into mid february then i will start riding again.
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Join Date: Jun 2007
01-07-2010, 10:21 AM
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Brandon C, how long of a run can you make next to the discharge part of the lake? I've only been to Clinton in the summer. It was down to -6 in central Illinois about a day ago. I'll be lucky to get out by early May without a wetsuit in the good ole' Illinois River.
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Join Date: Nov 2007
01-09-2010, 5:07 AM
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I'll go as soon as the ice is off the lakes and it's nice. Sometimes it's early March, other times it's May.
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Join Date: Nov 2001
01-09-2010, 4:35 PM
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May
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Join Date: Jan 2008
01-09-2010, 9:49 PM
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will, I normally ride lake worth with occasional visits to lewi...what about you? Brandon...thats awesome...i would love to ride fairfield if thats the lake!
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Join Date: Jan 2010
01-10-2010, 12:52 PM
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As soon as the water gets above 80*. Im a wuss about cold water.
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Join Date: May 2005
01-22-2010, 11:42 AM
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watched them cut a tree down, onto the ice, then pull up a truck and huge trailer and load it up. Right where we ride! Going to be a while yet.
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Join Date: Jan 2010
01-22-2010, 12:01 PM
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if Air + Water = 100 your good. I just worry about random night freezes in early season, so we start around easter and end on halloween.
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Join Date: Sep 2005
01-22-2010, 2:57 PM
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Still snowmobiling we jump ice chunks in Michigan around April 1st.
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Join Date: Feb 2009
01-22-2010, 10:38 PM
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March 1st usually, I bust out the spring suit and it's good to go in Texas
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