Free At Last! - The Maiden Voyage

muskalungee 10/07/2007 - 14:44 Trip Reports Potomac Got a chance to accompany Smalljaw out on his new jet boat "Free At Last" on Friday afteroon:

More info and the rest of the story coming later.

-Mike

Daggone, that thing travels f

TightLine 10/11/2007 - 17:49 Daggone, that thing travels fast...looks like a blast! What a nice rig smalljaw.

-TL

smalljaw JRJ jet top speed

ogbudha 10/12/2007 - 08:59 Jeff I may have you by a few mph BUT youll find out that you really dont need it. Youll need the power when your hauling another guy and shooting skinny fast water...most of the time youll run 2/3 throttle or so. I run wide open due to the size of my boat and how much it drafts...2-3 " more than your rig. I just needed an all purpose rig..otherwise Id have a stick steer.

Once your motor breaks in youll be faster than me.........MAYBE :)

I noticed that

smalljaw 10/12/2007 - 09:29 at WOT with Muskalungee in the boat and MY real GPS I can get 30MPH out of her. With TOOBIGTOYAK in the boat I get the same top speed. Interesting because with me and TOOBIG that is really equivalent to 3 grown men in the boat.

Yeah but

smalljaw 10/11/2007 - 19:18 Ben's boat is faster boohoohoo :(

Thanks for the kind words TL

Jeff

sweet ride

LYALL8 10/07/2007 - 19:13 I have a James River Jet also looking forward to the fall rodeo I will have my father with me .
Good Fishing to all

Thanks LYALL8

smalljaw 10/09/2007 - 04:49 I am hoping to be there also. If we don't get rain I don't really know where all of us are supposed to fish though :)

Nice Ride!

REB9 10/09/2007 - 11:36 That sure is a pretty boat. Let us know when you have your first rock encounter! REb9

rodeo

ogbudha 10/09/2007 - 07:11 Yeah.its a valid concern. I have a few spots around the area we can get out in boats. I actually tried to launch my rig at Brunswick. It wouldnt even float! Ill have to run the old rig or launch at the campground. Fingers crossed that this cold snap the next few days kills the grass...and then that we get a trop. storm or something.

I'm trying to figure out...

NewtotheUP 10/09/2007 - 16:29 ... how you fellas get a jetboat out at B'wick. The ramp under the bridge was out of the water yesterday.

Easy enough in a 'yak though...

Brunswick?

ogbudha 10/09/2007 - 18:05 Its easy to get out at Brunswick...just get the lawnmower and cut yourself a path! :) We actually took our rigs to slightly deeper water, north a few miles. Wanted to break in the rigs in an area with minimal underwater hazards. It still had some ledges that were just a few inches under the surface. It was nice to feel the boat lift a little when you go over them at 35 plus mph! Brunswick will be very tough if we dont get rain...thats why I just added my sot yak to my fleet.