jamesp
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Post by jamesp on Dec 25, 2012 9:13:14 GMT -5
Fisherman float sealed beam lights when nite fiching.Never thought about using them on a flounder rig.Used to use Coleman's. When snorkling in narrow Florida creeks w/fast water i put a trolling battery in the kayak,75 feet of wire as a rope and airplane light at the end.Tie the kayak off and slide down the 'rope' as i work down 75 feet of creek.Got a belt with a clamp to secure the rope to free my hands.Like ropeing down a cliff except down a creek.The narrow creeks have trees blocking the sun light,and bigger rivers wash out under the trees making dark areas.Sounds like a lot of work,but it's cool and relaxing.Paddling is the hard part. I wonder how cold that lake is in August Juggleguy?Do people shallow water snorkel up there/ with a wet suit maybe?I want to go to the great lakes to rock hunt so bad.No bugs no snakes no gators no sharks no leaches.Clear water w/lake polished agates and peko stone-sounds like heaven.The water is probably to cold eh?
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Post by Jugglerguy on Dec 25, 2012 14:57:58 GMT -5
The water in Lake Michigan and Lake Superior isn't too cold in the summer, but the algae is on the rocks then. I want to get over to Lake Michigan as soon as the ice goes out. It's very cold then. Almost ice cold.
Lake Superior is always cold. People swim in Lake Superior, but I'm not one of those people. The nice thing about Lake Superior is that there doesn't seem to be any algae in it. The water is crystal clear and the rocks are clean.
You probably won't find Petoskey stones and agates in the same lake. Lake Michigan and Lake Superior have Petoskey stones, but the Lake Michigan stones are better. Lake Superior has agates, but they're really hard to find. We looked for rocks in Superior on several different days in locations known for agates last summer. My son found one really small agate, but that was all. There are lots of another cool rocks there though.
Rob
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Post by jamesp on Dec 25, 2012 19:04:32 GMT -5
I hear you Rob.If your gonna go,go where you will score.Thanks for the info.You certainly got the Petoskys whipped.You know how i like to build stuff.How about an agate submarine for Superior:> Is there shores where the wind pounds like points and wind facing shores that the waves roll the rocks and keep the algae off of them?Look on google earth for pebble shores.Or is it just a long straight shore.Creek or river entrances into the lake?Islands?Is Lake Superior algae free because the strong north winds pounds the south shore....
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jamesp
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Post by jamesp on Dec 25, 2012 19:40:37 GMT -5
I went to North Maitou Island on google earth and clicked on the shore line pictures.That place is very pretty,water color like Key West,probably a little more chilly.I see algae on some of the rocks.Looked at other shores that do not have algae,but they may not have desirable rocks.What a fine place to hang out.
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Post by Jugglerguy on Dec 25, 2012 23:55:00 GMT -5
I don't think the wind bothers the algae. The reason you can see the Petoskeys in the spring is that the water is really shallow where I was looking and the ice shoves them around. I'm not sure how the islands are. There are some islands near Alpena that I've been meaning to visit in my kayak. I just haven't gotten around to it yet. Maybe this summer I'll check them out.
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Post by jamesp on Dec 26, 2012 8:06:51 GMT -5
Algae and mosses are a problem in rivers.Shoals are usually algae free.Florida rivers are full of white sand on top of limestone bedrock.If a tree falls in a sandy river the current going under the tree scallops the bottom and exposes the bedrock where all the goodies have settled to. I did not think about ice crashing around with those sunami waves.No wonder the rocky shores on those lakes looke like a moon scape.What a paradise.
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