Never again on Lake George
ok so yesterday the family wanted to do a boat trip.. At first we were going to go to the Hawk but I decided lets just bite the bullet, pay the high price rip off and shake the boat down for the upcoming season and do Lake George..
Off we went , wife, daughter, grandson and bro-inlaw .. Paid the $47.50 to launch and park at Norwal marine in Bolton landing (right next to Vets). The lake was beautiful, somewhat busy and by around 2 pm became just like the rollers on Lake Ontario eventually giving way to genuine 3' whitecaps..
We trolled riggers on bottom for lakers in the areas around dome island with not even a sniff for a few hrs.. Noticed one of the down riggers was acting sluggish and making a funky noise on retrieval, (which we will need chief engineers help in addressing that issue) so bro-inlaw said lets pull up all that gear and go catch some fish by flat lining in shallower water around the islands.. Threw on some stick baits and started hammering the Smallies.. Many doubles and couldn't keep the lines in the water fast enough, the grandson had a blast.. So it started getting late and the lake was getting ugly . Around 6pm the wife had enough and we headed for the launch..
We get there and it was strangely deserted.. I walk up and see this locked chain across the launch with my truck sitting on the other side, WTF !!! , they locked us in and my truck out !!! We called the number on the ticket and no answer, we called other marinas and no answer ,, if it was just me I woulda just stayed o the boat and dealt with it this morning but the wife wanted OUT !!!
I see these dudes hanging out at the next marina (by vets) drinking beer and asked where I can get out.. He says well I can help but it will cost $100.00 to get you out down by hearthstone .. I'm like dude really ? Well I got $50.00 in my pocket and he says OK, I'll take the fifty and let you out but you gotta drive down the lake by hearthstone.. The Wife wanted OUT !!!
Off they go with the truck and down the lake I go into the whitecaps pounding the boat (good test for Lake O) with the wipers on..
Just as it was getting dark I find the private launch and we get the Daisy Mae back on the trailer and off that lake..
This morning the wife calls Norwal marina and tells them the story and they give her a hard time by saying they close at 5:30, well the permit they gave us says they close at 8:00pm.
After some choice words by her they agreed it was their mistake by not telling us 5:30 was their spring hrs (WTF it's summer now) and they refunded us the $47.50..
On the way home I remembered that I had a hacksaw on board and shoulda cut the friggin chain, at least bro-inlaw gave the security camera a good dose of the single finger peace sign !!
I swear I will NEVER, EVER put my boat in that lake again !!!!
Next weekend will be a new adventure as the boat hits the Little Salmon river marina for the season..
I have come to the conclusion that my boat will only fish and dock at 2 places from now on, Yannis on the Mighty Hudson and Mikes marina on the Great Lake Ontario, **** all the rest, we shall use another vessel if we chose other water bodies..
Happy Fathers Day to all
