Talk about a perfect day and conditions (for ocklawaha) that was it. Congratulations!! that river and reservoir is so beautiful but just as equally sketchy. Can’t believe you went by yourself out there! What about a ride during the draw down? It’s on my bucket list. If I can catch the draw down dates! Usually winter months every 3 or 4 years from what I have heard.
I am pretty used to doing big rides or rides that have some risk solo... whether I did them on a motorcycle, a bike, or in the mountains hiking and climbing... I find it adds a bit of the unknown to the task at hand. now that being said, I always plan and prepare for these type of trips... Would a jet ski be the right vessel during a draw down? I know it would be epic...!!!! chances are we would lose our hulls! hahahahhahaha Thanks for watching and commenting! Bob
Do you think?, I guess only if Danny wants to complete the river.... it is closed this week i the channel due to floating lettuce again! I kept this video long so I can enjoy this ride when I am 90! Thanks for watching and commenting! Bob
Thank you it was a chill morning to finally complete the challenge! I was very happy all I had to do was steer through the channel markers on glass water. Thanks for watching and commenting! Bob
Yes it was a memory I’ll keep for a long time… one reason I kept so much ski footage in… when I am really old I’ll watch it and relive the ride. Thanks for watching and commenting. Bob
Thats a beautiful ride, I like riding early in the morning when the sun has just come up kinda like you did in the 4:25 minutes section just a relaxing calm ride on smooth water. Being out on the water by yourself is a good time to think about your worries in life and just let all the worries float away while in a peaceful place. 🤙
Yes I enjoy being out on the water as the sun rises... best time for making videos as well...not the best time to invite your friends to join you however.... :-) Thanks for watching! Bob
What a beautiful ride, such flat water and so quiet, and a beautiful area. Those stumps that just come out of the surface are dangerous, if you sail over them fast, even GatorGlide doesn't help. Bob, I would like to thank you for the tip about the Relive app. I have done two test rides and will soon provide the TH-cam video of the upcoming classic car ride with it for the club. Thanks again.
Hey Bob, next spring when I have my new FX Yamaha maybe I can meet up with you and do some riding. I live in georgia so if you live down in florida I would love to come down and ride with you. I use to live in PCB in the panhandle, and loved living down there. I use to ride from Shell island in PCB and ride from there to Crab island in destin florida.
@@BobBroeking Sounds good, I usually come down to florida the second week in May. Best time to come down because not as humid or hot as june and july. :)
Thanks for watching! Debbie (my producer) thought the ski segment was too long but I really wanted to capture as much as possible that morning so when I am sitting in my rocking chair 20 years from now I could relive this ride that morning. Thanks for watching and commenting! Bob
The day looked just perfect to finally make it through. Nice weather, glass / mirror like water, no boat traffic, no stump collisions. Hard to believe somebody would go through the planning and expense of building the lock just to abort it. We've had some large building projects go the same way up here where land was purchased and cleared for big buildings then just never finished. Thanks for sharing!
You got that right! At least two dams tat created reservoirs and 2-3 locks built but never used.... the history of he Cross Florida Barge Canal s detailed in this playlist.. Was going to connect the Atlantic Ocean and he Gulf of Mexico for shipping oil from Texas.... th-cam.com/play/PL8VYlIGPd2OS7G7prIAFZz8-8EBDzesng.html
Great. I am still open for those rides, just tell me date and time. Going to Brazil visit my parents, I will be back in September. The lock was never used? I would love to know more about the history behind it.
Enjoy your trip home! If you watch this series of videos in order you get some of the history of the "Cross Florida Barge Canal" a project abandoned in the late 1960's. It did leave us with a cross Florida Greenway for hiking and recreation however! th-cam.com/play/PL8VYlIGPd2OS7G7prIAFZz8-8EBDzesng.html
Nice ride! I find that morning rides are the best on our local lake. Thanks for sharing all the links as well. (I think the knife link died). This has been a great channel to follow and I look forward to the next one! 👍
Thanks for all of the great feedback; it does a heart good. I htought I had updated that link... here is the main one for knives: promateusa.com/product-category/knives/ Thanks for watching and commenting! Bob
Yes it a bass fisherman heaven… my neighbor is a professional fisherman and author and recently wrote an article about the fishing there. As long as the dam exists the reservoir is a fisherman’s paradise. Thanks for watching. Bob
Were you out there yesterday with 5-6 others on the side of dam? It's so aggravating for people on boats trying to fish with the back and forth without discard of others. Why not just go out to st.johns river when going 60pmh or high speed. Also, the manatees with babies out feeding. Rodman is known for world record fishing that you screw all of us with these stupid high speeding rides. Thanks for the beautiful peacefulness that we try having on our days off work!!
No I don’t ride on weekends or with groups of skis. I am a respectful skier of all users of our waterways as we should all be….👍👍😎. Glad you enjoyed the peacefulness of the video
@@mongi4435 Is this area by Jupiter? Jet Skiing to Peanut Island, Florida via WILD Atlantic Ocean on two Yamaha Waverunners - Beautiful! th-cam.com/video/E5bb5zEdz1s/w-d-xo.html Let me know what an idea would be… you never know! Thanks for watching. Bob
Talk about a perfect day and conditions (for ocklawaha) that was it. Congratulations!! that river and reservoir is so beautiful but just as equally sketchy. Can’t believe you went by yourself out there! What about a ride during the draw down? It’s on my bucket list. If I can catch the draw down dates! Usually winter months every 3 or 4 years from what I have heard.
I am pretty used to doing big rides or rides that have some risk solo... whether I did them on a motorcycle, a bike, or in the mountains hiking and climbing... I find it adds a bit of the unknown to the task at hand. now that being said, I always plan and prepare for these type of trips... Would a jet ski be the right vessel during a draw down? I know it would be epic...!!!! chances are we would lose our hulls! hahahahhahaha Thanks for watching and commenting! Bob
I'm glad you were finally able to conquer this section of the Waterway. 👍
It’s easy when it is open… just closed off the first three times I tried it with floating lettuce/vegetation! Thanks for watching and commenting! Bob
So beautiful out there! Great video.
Thank you very much Bob. Appreciate you taking the time to watch and comment! Bob
Wow. That was beautiful. Worth the wait. And I'll bet you'll be back!
Do you think?, I guess only if Danny wants to complete the river.... it is closed this week i the channel due to floating lettuce again! I kept this video long so I can enjoy this ride when I am 90! Thanks for watching and commenting! Bob
Beautiful ride! Peaceful and relaxing music to go along with the relaxing ride!
Thank you it was a chill morning to finally complete the challenge! I was very happy all I had to do was steer through the channel markers on glass water. Thanks for watching and commenting! Bob
Nice ride, Bob! Smooth as glass. 🙂
Yes it was a memory I’ll keep for a long time… one reason I kept so much ski footage in… when I am really old I’ll watch it and relive the ride. Thanks for watching and commenting. Bob
😎👍
Thanks you as always for the thumbs up and the sunglass face! Hahahahaha... Bob
Thats a beautiful ride, I like riding early in the morning when the sun has just come up kinda like you did in the 4:25 minutes section just a relaxing calm ride on smooth water. Being out on the water by yourself is a good time to think about your worries in life and just let all the worries float away while in a peaceful place. 🤙
Yes I enjoy being out on the water as the sun rises... best time for making videos as well...not the best time to invite your friends to join you however.... :-) Thanks for watching! Bob
Those stumps are crazy. But, I think you'll be back with Danny.
Maaaaaybeeeee..... depends on Danny... :-) thanks for watching and commenting! Bob
Nice music in the middle part.
I am glad you liked that key component of this masterpiece video! :-)
What a beautiful ride, such flat water and so quiet, and a beautiful area. Those stumps that just come out of the surface are dangerous, if you sail over them fast, even GatorGlide doesn't help. Bob, I would like to thank you for the tip about the Relive app. I have done two test rides and will soon provide the TH-cam video of the upcoming classic car ride with it for the club. Thanks again.
Hit those stumps at speed and you sink.... ! Glad the Relive app is helping you out; send me the link when the videos are done! Bob
Hey Bob, next spring when I have my new FX Yamaha maybe I can meet up with you and do some riding. I live in georgia so if you live down in florida I would love to come down and ride with you. I use to live in PCB in the panhandle, and loved living down there. I use to ride from Shell island in PCB and ride from there to Crab island in destin florida.
Congrats on getting back into skiing... Perhaps we can arrange a meet and ski! Raining hard here..... TS Debby headed your way....
@@BobBroeking
Sounds good, I usually come down to florida the second week in May. Best time to come down because not as humid or hot as june and july. :)
Great job.... Thanks for sharing
Thanks for watching! Debbie (my producer) thought the ski segment was too long but I really wanted to capture as much as possible that morning so when I am sitting in my rocking chair 20 years from now I could relive this ride that morning. Thanks for watching and commenting! Bob
The day looked just perfect to finally make it through. Nice weather, glass / mirror like water, no boat traffic, no stump collisions. Hard to believe somebody would go through the planning and expense of building the lock just to abort it. We've had some large building projects go the same way up here where land was purchased and cleared for big buildings then just never finished. Thanks for sharing!
You got that right! At least two dams tat created reservoirs and 2-3 locks built but never used.... the history of he Cross Florida Barge Canal s detailed in this playlist.. Was going to connect the Atlantic Ocean and he Gulf of Mexico for shipping oil from Texas.... th-cam.com/play/PL8VYlIGPd2OS7G7prIAFZz8-8EBDzesng.html
yeah i'm in ocala and i don't do this area. sooo sketchy.
Yeah now that I have done it a couple of times as I mention in the video I don’t have any plans to head back there…. 😂. Thanks for watching…. Bob
Great. I am still open for those rides, just tell me date and time. Going to Brazil visit my parents, I will be back in September.
The lock was never used? I would love to know more about the history behind it.
Enjoy your trip home! If you watch this series of videos in order you get some of the history of the "Cross Florida Barge Canal" a project abandoned in the late 1960's. It did leave us with a cross Florida Greenway for hiking and recreation however! th-cam.com/play/PL8VYlIGPd2OS7G7prIAFZz8-8EBDzesng.html
Beautiful river
Yes, thanks Probably the prettiest part of the river ...especially that morning! Thanks for watching and commenting! Bob
Nice ride! I find that morning rides are the best on our local lake. Thanks for sharing all the links as well. (I think the knife link died). This has been a great channel to follow and I look forward to the next one! 👍
Thanks for all of the great feedback; it does a heart good. I htought I had updated that link... here is the main one for knives: promateusa.com/product-category/knives/ Thanks for watching and commenting! Bob
I prefer Bass Fishing if I’m driving to Rodman.Better yet I Prefer Bass Catching!🤪
Yes it a bass fisherman heaven… my neighbor is a professional fisherman and author and recently wrote an article about the fishing there. As long as the dam exists the reservoir is a fisherman’s paradise. Thanks for watching. Bob
@@BobBroeking I have actually caught larger Bass in the River below the dam and Stripers during March in the spillway using soft shell crabs.👍👏
@@1OFGODSOWN I caught a floating log below the dam! (at slow speed) 🙂
Were you out there yesterday with 5-6 others on the side of dam? It's so aggravating for people on boats trying to fish with the back and forth without discard of others. Why not just go out to st.johns river when going 60pmh or high speed. Also, the manatees with babies out feeding. Rodman is known for world record fishing that you screw all of us with these stupid high speeding rides. Thanks for the beautiful peacefulness that we try having on our days off work!!
No I don’t ride on weekends or with groups of skis. I am a respectful skier of all users of our waterways as we should all be….👍👍😎. Glad you enjoyed the peacefulness of the video
Hi Bob, do you ever jetski in Jupiter Florida? I’m a resident and love to show you around the internet coastal here.
@@mongi4435 Is this area by Jupiter? Jet Skiing to Peanut Island, Florida via WILD Atlantic Ocean on two Yamaha Waverunners - Beautiful!
th-cam.com/video/E5bb5zEdz1s/w-d-xo.html Let me know what an idea would be… you never know! Thanks for watching. Bob