OK folks in Lake Charles, this is where it all starts!!! General discussions happen here. If you need to, start another thread for a particular event or topic.
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OK folks in Lake Charles, this is where it all starts!!! General discussions happen here. If you need to, start another thread for a particular event or topic.
For those that were there today at Bae Bae's on the West Fork, all was good. Always enjoy new places, and the fried fish was good too(just wish I had known about that-I would have gone hungry instead of stuffed with Popeyes). Thanks for the invite.
Baton Rouge events
JMeng, do you want any of the Baton Rouge B.C. events with your boat club on this site??
Sure, post away. Leave the moonlight cruise off though. Thats one we try to keep the law from knowing about. :D
Well, I am registered Kurt I help keep up with the updates for the boat parties!
Prop Stop on the Tickfaw in Baton Rouge
The Prop Stop is now back open as of last weekend or so. People been waitin so long over yonder it was too crowded for some to even want to go in.....good times are back! For those in LC that have never been there, you need to go. Probably the best place you'll ever stop at(bar, burger joint, dance floor, bikini(and other) contests. Don't forget to ask for a Worm Bucket. Can only get to it by water.
Glad you registered Mike. PS: Enjoying your new "toys", haha.
anybody goin out in the boat this Saturday? or watching the LSU game at 600? That's a toughie?
No John, that's Mike H.(and Sara). They live here in Sulphur.
Mike H. Going out in the boat Saturday??
yea, we are about to load up and go give us a call.
good day today at Rabbit Island. I've never seen a tugboat do a 180 before(well, a "90" anyway), that was pretty neat. What a showoff. My brother Eric talks to these tug captains at Citgo when they come up to their docks. He's toured their boats before. Really cool drive systems.
Only a few of us new about the party at Derouen's on the West Fork(Good thing he came to the island with the food). That's why we need this site to get going!!!
Thanks for the BBQ Derouen.
Anybody from Lake Charles going over to Baton Rouge for the Royal Purple Poker Run?? Maybe just to cruise around and look at the hardware and scenery and have a little fun. If we go, I don't think we'll be in the run itself. Sometimes more fun to take it a little easier.
Boater's map for Baton Rouge area - Diversion Canal, Tickfaw River, Amite, Lake Maurepas
For those of you that go, or want to go to Lake Maurepas area(home of the Lake Bash), there is a website where you can order a map of the area. I bought one years ago and it's invaluable. It gives you info on every stop(restaurants & bars by land, restaurants & bars only can get to by water, boat ramps, etc) and even tells you what's available(gas, food, ramp, alcohol, etc. at every one). Incredible map. Get the folded version, not the laminated so you can fold it up. Website is RiverRatRob.com Get the "2007/09 Useful Boaters Map". It has GPS coordinates of most places. Well worth it.
hey kurt, i like the idea of having a place to plan our boating trips with friends. good job. were gonna take the boat to toledo bend this weekend & hang out at the sand bar. anybody interested, give me a call
Me, Angelle, and the Nauti Girl going to the Royal Purple run this weekend in Baton Rouge(unless that is, a better offer comes around to ride along in a faster boat!!) Should be fun.
Me and Angelle had the best time we've ever had over in Baton Rouge. Friday we pulled up and ate at the Fuel Dock on lake Maurepas next to Boudreaux’s 50 ft "Airborne" boat(the 24 Nauti Girl looked great next to the Airborne I'll tell ya..haha). Ran into a friend who had some people cancel out and offered us to ride in his 38 Donzi for the Royal Purple Poker Run on Saturday. It was one heck of a good time. tremendous amount of fine boats, great weather, good parties at the stops, especially Friends Restaurant(Lake Ponchartrain) bikini contest and the Prop Stops(Tickfaw River) wet tshirt contest(that became “no shirt” contest), great seafood, fantastic scenery--samples attached. If anyone wants more pictures I've got a lot of em. Let me know.(some I couldn't include). Don’t want to rub it in though, haha. I've never attached pics before so we'll see if this works.
Finally some pix . Nice.
now you know why Baton Rouge's Tickfaw River/Lake Maurepas/Lake Pontchartrain/Diversion is so much fun.
hey capt kurt, looks like i missed a good trip. email me some of the good pictures.
Wife said I made a mistake..... I put the same girls pic up twice. I said.... "no mistake, different outfit"!!!!!
We're going out Saturday pullin the kids tubing. Hadn't brought them in a long time-gotta pay dues once in a while. Mostly East & West forks but will run by Rabbit island and check out who's there. Anybody goin out this blisterin weekend??
Royal Purple Poker Run
Love that LSU swimsuit at the Prop Stop.
The "double bottom bikini" .... is that a tatoo or not?
Who's hittin the water besides the Nauti Girl this weekend?
Runnin the river with me and Angelle's daughters and a few of their friends pullin two tubes. Stop by Gerad G's for a visit - it's his birthday Saturday.
Hey man, thanks for the email..look forward to checking out the site...I am about to pull the AO out and get out there today...Kendall will be with me, we will look for you.
great looking of both boats and "LADIES"..
thanks. Yeah, it was tough job, but somebody had to do it. I missed half the scenery just taking the darn pictures for everybody.
By the way in case you don't know, you can CLICK ON THE PICTURE TO ENLARGE IT.
I think more people may be going up river since Rabbit Island beach is getting dirtier from the dredging from what i heard. We didn't go there today though. Maybe there's someone we could call about doing a better job of keeping the dredging pipes from leaking. Probably would not do any good though.
Had a good day on the water Saturday anyway. Stopped at the east fork sandbar near 171 launch, and at Derouen's on the west fork. Had several boats there. Good food at both places.
Kevin R.
Your email you sent was no good. Copied and pasted it so no mistakes. Send it again.
I'll also send you all the "good" pictures of the Royal Purple Poker run that I couldn't put on the site.
Kurt
Troy - We'll either be here on the water for the fireworks or there for the sandbar with yall, one of the two. Well let you know. Who alls going with your group? Yor kid going to or is this a no kids day.
About when do you normally leave here. You make a boat run sunday or just head home.
Who else is getting the boat wet either here or out of town this weekend? Weather looks decent. nice 3 day weekend.
me,kevin r,scott d & marty are bringing our boats. we are not bringing kids this time. i dont know about sunday.
hey everybody, what's going on for the weekend? me and angelle going out either Fri or Sat. more than likely Sat. I know a few are going to Florida or Sam Rayburn. who's left going out here in good old LC?
I will be on the river this weekend out past 171 bridge on saturday
The Nauti Girl is headin out Sat. noonish. We'll check out the east fork and the lake, then go up the west fork to Derouen's place for his party. Back to the lake later. Should be a good day! See yall tommorrow.
Kirk C., well holler at ya when we're up that way.
This is the sand bar in the lake on Lake Maurepas. There's a band playing on barges, and some of the crowd gets out of their boats and walk around and gather near the center where the band is. You can walk out another 100yds or so until it gradually gets deeper. Sandy bottom. A few small spots have clam shells so where sandals. If you look close at the picture on the left, you can see the swim deck on my boat. She comes in handy when you need a cup holder, haha!
I know many of you from Lake Charles won't know Crazy Charlie, but a few will. He owned Blood River Landing near, or in, Springfield. Blood River comes off of the Tickfaw River not too far from the Prop Stop. He also was the winner on the reality show on TV called Giligan's Island maybe 3 or 4 years ago. They said he never complained, just got it done, whatever it took. I don't know how old he was, but I know he must have had the "old school" attitude as I like to refer to it. Maybe in his late 50's or early 60's. But I think he kept very busy and did a lot of things in his area, especially having to do with water. From what I know I think he started the Tickfaw 200 Poker Run, now getting to be one of the biggest around the country, and many other events raising money for his town. I believe he attempted or made some kind of record crossing the gulf of mexico in an offshore type boat. He loved the water I think even more than most of us do.
He was in a motorcycle accident on Hwy 22 near Springfield Tuesday, July 7th. I heard a car turned or pulled out front of him and he didn't live for very long. Sorry to hear this for a fellow boater. Me and Angelle met him once at Sunbun's on Lake Maurepas. So I don't know him, I know of him, and that he was well known in his area. I just wanted to let those of you know that knew of him. Probably those that go to the Tickfaw area.
we will be out on the lake and river sat. troy will be out also. not sure whw else but we heard several boats will be there.
Hey Kirk. Me and Angelle were going sunday. Doesn't look to good for saturday. Just bumped it up to 60% chance. Hopefully be a little better sunday.
Thanks for watchin my back the other day(night) on the east fork, with the low gas tank. Ran pretty low by the time we got to the launch. At least I know my gauge works pretty good now. Ran about 30 minutes past the E mark. Good to know.