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Turns out I'm going to make it, is it too late to place a shirt order?
If not I need a small, medium and large. But bethy creek is booked. They said the closest hotels were in Huntsville.
Anyone know of any other places to rent cabins on the lake that is close to bethy creek?
I have you marked down for shirts.Quote:
Originally Posted by N2OGTO
In regards to lodging:
David said:
"There is a motel in Trinity about 7 or 8 miles away".
(I do not know the motel or condition).
I would check there as it is closer than Huntsville.
Cody
Cody, I'm in the process of turning it into a "vacation". Come down for a couple days at the river, then head to Conroe for a couple days while I work in Houston. Looking for a place at Conroe on the water so we can put the boat in there in the evening when I get off work. The next question she will have is " are you leaving opening weekend of dove season?" The answer is as always " YES!".
Thanks Cody
We will be arriving Thursday evening probably close to 10 p.m. If I know my crew we will be up at 7 on the water Friday morning. Can't wait.
David, Cody, Ron, anyone else that will be there for dinner Friday evening do you have any interest in going to the Mexican restaurant we went to last year for dinner? I'm trying to convince Ashley we don't have to pack food for dinner on Friday!
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Originally Posted by dusty2221
Dusty, I know myself, Becky, David and Heidi will all be up there Thursday evening. I am sure David will want to grab some dinner again somewhere. So don't worry about packing food for Friday.
Anybody else that will be there Friday evening is more than welcome to join.
Well, at the risk of rejection, we would be in for some dinner as well! :)
Perfect. Maybe this time we shouldn't walk in with 15 people 3 minutes before closing time!
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I am sure there will be more people wanting to get in on this come Friday evening. Sort of a 'follow the crowd' type thing.
Dusty, do you remember what time you guys came off the river Friday of last year?
I want to say about 7..then it just took the group a while.
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Yeah last years pre Jam thursday night dinner was kind of late but we got some boarding in before it started so it was worth it! HAHA. I know we will be down for some El Rancho Viejo Friday night! Some Fajitas and Mexican food is always welcome. We may want to head that direction around 7 tho!
We are planning on being up there Thursday night depending on the kids schedules. We are definitely down for some dinner with you guys again.
For official forum head count my wife & I will be there sometime on Friday.
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Well bethy creek was full, no cabins left. But I did get a link sent to me from rdlangston http://www.covemarinaandcampground.com/
This place has cabins left if anyone needs one and isn't too far from bethy creek. Thanks again rd!
David posted about a hotel in Trinity also. Here is the name of the other hotel in case anybody missed and needs it.
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Originally Posted by rdlangston13
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Awesome!
As we get a little closer, I will post up the maps again for those who aren't familiar with Bethy Creek. I will post maps of the lodging area, the cove/tie-up spot in front of Bethy Creek, as well as the cut from Bethy Creek over to the Trinity River aka Heaven.
You should draw the path to the cut on the map if you can.
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Way ahead of you Dusty.Quote:
Originally Posted by dusty2221
:):):):)
:beer::beer:
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Below are a few maps for those of you who have never been to Bethy Creek Resort before. These will show you the layout of the Resort as well as the path you take to make it to and through the cut.
Bethy Creek Resort:
http://i407.photobucket.com/albums/p...32/Parking.jpg
The "Green" areas are paved Boat & Trailing parking ONLY. Please keep these reserved for Trucks with trailers only.
"Yellow" areas are unpaved areas where you can park your trucks/trailers.
We are going to have A LOT of boats so please use good judgement on space.
"The Cut" is a man-made channel marked with guidepoles that leads into the Trinity River. This 'cut' is only a few feet deep so use these tips when passing through:
From Bethy Creek Resort:
Follow the guide below.
-Green, you are ok with normal cruising speed - not wide open though.
-Yellow, you should slow it down to just a little over idle.
-Red, IDLE speed. It does get shallow but you will be ok. Follow the guidepoles to stay in the channel.
http://i407.photobucket.com/albums/p.../PathToCut.jpg
Passing through the cut:
- Go slow. Idle speed only.
- Empty ballast before passing through (recommended)
- Stay in the buidepoles (From Bethy Creek Side)
The yellow 'hazard' area we normally stay away from (stumps, etc). You are ok to cruise slowly in the area but we normally just stay away.
Once you get into the Trinity River (Welcome to Heaven), you go North or South for many miles. Wide river. Deep (20-40ft) in most areas. No hidded sand bars that anyone has every come across. Glass all day.
I am probably missing a few pointers, so I hope David, Dusty, Brett, Matt or anybody else also familiar with the area, will chime in.
Cody
Great maps. Wish I'd had one last year - put in at Hwy 19 bridge & drove by the cut 3 times before finally seeing another boat emerge from the jungle. I'd also add - at Bethy, use the ramp on the left (when facing the water). It does have a hole ~10ft back, but the one on the right was real sketchy two weeks ago.
Thanks Mike, I meant to mention that about the ramp at Bethy.Quote:
Originally Posted by sybrmike
As Mike said, if you are facing the water, the ramp on your left is your best ramp.
For anybody wanting to put in at Highway 19 (maybe 2 miles away from Bethy Creek Resort), that is a public ramp. You may use this ramp if you choose. If you launch there you will be right on the Trinity River - yet away from Bethy Creek. You can get to Bethy Creek/Event by putting in the river and heading South - maybe 2 miles - there will be a 'cut' off to the right - this will take you into Bethy Creek Resort.
Watch out for the Alligator Gar..Pretty sure one tried to take Brians toe off last year LOL.
Alligator Gar are harmless, do not be a afraid. The pictures of the cut are pretty accurate but for good measure if you have never driven it I would recommend following someone experienced with the area. We will be arrive Friday at around 10 am so if you are new and want to wait then we will see yall then. Prettyer much all obstacles in the river are clearly visible and it is a river with a current so things do move, just keep that in mind. This late in the year we should not have that much floating debris but always just keep your eyes pealed.
There will be a lot of traffic through the cut and you can pass two wide in there so if another boat is coming at you do not try and turn around. Just take it slow and pass to the starboard side.
Make sure you wave to the fishermen as I am sure they will all be happy to see us...
If you weren't excited enough here are some pictures from last year's Jam!
http://i1258.photobucket.com/albums/...5d5e12f536.jpg
http://i1258.photobucket.com/albums/...07086d3d0b.jpg
http://i1258.photobucket.com/albums/...5a1a22ca7a.jpg
Anybody else counting down the days?!
Looks like we're going. Just need to find a place to crash.
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https://www.facebook.com/MoombaSupraJam
https://www.facebook.com/events/158543007629347/
im ready......
Did you find a place to stay yet?Quote:
Originally Posted by trmaggie98
How many are in your party?
2 adults and 3 kids 11yo girl, 9yo boy, 7yo girl. Just booked a room in Huntsville.
How is the ramp there? Can I put in and pull out with a Yukon or do I need to bring the 4x4?
Yukon should be fine. I've done the ramp at Bethy and the bridge with my XL Expedition with no issues.
4x4 is NOT NEEDED. I have a 2wd ram and I launch there all the time and never have any issues.
Why Huntsville? Did Cove Marina not anything available?
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And one more thing about the ramp. If you are looking at the water, use the ramp on the left.
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4x4 is NOT needed to launch at Bethy. I launch there with my 2wd ram all the time and never have any issues. Just be sure to use the ramp on the left when looking at the water from the shore.
Was there no cabins available at cove marina??
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Why sorry, didn't mean to repeat. TRmaggie98, did you get the PM I sent you?
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One small cabin and a trailer left. Cabin too small for the 5 of us and they wanted $125/night for the trailer. I used my holiday inn express points and got the two nights for free.
Well you can't beat that deal! Glad y'all are able to make it.
ATTENTION TO ALL WHO PLAN ON ATTENDING
In the next few days we will release a rough schedule for the event. What time raffle tickets will be available for purchase, what time food will be served ect ect. Participation is not mandatory but if you want a raffle ticket you must buy when and where they are being sold because the sellers want to have some fun on the water too. Also you must be present to win at the raffle. If your name gets called and you are not there we will re draw.
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Rd, I got it but had already booked the room in Huntsville.
Not a big problem. Just used some hotel points I have acquired. Plus I am used to being on the road. The next two weeks will be dfw to kerrvillle to DFW , DFW to Wyoming, back to DFW, DFW to the panhandle, then back DFW then to Houston back to DFW, down to river, back to DFW Sunday, fly back to Houston Sunday night, back to DFW Tuesday.
Somewhere in here I have to install the new sacks that come in Tuesday! Canst wait.