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#24 ·
speaking of the sticks dead slow.............

there are times we left at 9 pm to hit the local watering holes by boat. and we didnt get back back until well after 3 am

and we never broke idle speed!

actually I had my wife dancing on the back of this boat at we hours in the morning with the system kickin and the captain flowing! MAN I WISH I HAD A PIC TO RUB IT IN ON HER!
 

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#30 ·
One of the only places I will boat is the Mississippi River. Been a river rat from birth.

The River is so unique that it never gets boring, plently of other boaters, places to stop and the scenery is just the best. We hang with the gang near Alma and have boated with the guys down South as well.

Generally speaking the river North of LaCrosse WI up to the Twin Cities and Stillwater is some of the best around. Plenty of sand bars etc.
 
#32 ·
Where is Guttenburg and Lansing, IA? I grew up up the Miss. in the Quad Cities (Rock Island) and go back about twice a year. This summer me and EZ Camper #2 are gonna pull the Sea Doos up and take them out and hit some wakes!

EZ
 
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EZCampin said:
Where is Guttenburg and Lansing, IA? I grew up up the Miss. in the Quad Cities (Rock Island) and go back about twice a year. This summer me and EZ Camper #2 are gonna pull the Sea Doos up and take them out and hit some wakes!

EZ
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I do not know about Lansing, but I believe Guttenburg is between Dubuque and Clintion. Watch out for jumping wakes in the Quad Cities, the DNR is FINALLY cracking the whip on that...



edit: Guttenburg is about 45 minutes to an hour north of Dubuque by car. Lansing is almost up to the tri-sate area of Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Iowa
 
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sunsation98 said:
what kind of average depths do you see in the channels there?
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Reaaly depends on the pool. One that I spend time in is around 10-12 feet in the channel, the other is around 25 feet in the chanel.
 
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#36 ·
Guttenburg is at lock 10, which is actually between Dubuque and Prarie Du Chein/ Mcgregor Ia.
Neat little river town with a nice downtown area and public courtesy docks on the south side (downstream) of the lock. Good resturant with big veiws where you can watch the locking goins on while eating...
 
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hp500efi said:

The River is so unique that it never gets boring, plently of other boaters, places to stop and the scenery is just the best. We hang with the gang near Alma and have boated with the guys down South as well.

Generally speaking the river North of LaCrosse WI up to the Twin Cities and Stillwater is some of the best around. Plenty of sand bars etc.
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I agree....That is my favorite part of the Miss.
 

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Bought my first boat , 4 winns liberator from a guy in Redwing very pretty up there, went for a test drive on a cool oct. day, nice boating up there w/ lake pepin , Bought my sunny from Hawkeye in Dubuque ,hope to make it up there , or somewhere else on the miss, maybe hook up w/ shamless finnaly. :D
 
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