Getting to Bullards Bar
Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2019 10:02 pm
Hey guys,
If you are planning a trip to Bullards, be sure to check road conditions and not just weather on the lake! I was up there today and going up the hill, about 1/2 mile after Lake Francis, my 2WD Chevy pulling and 18 ft Stratos came to a stop. The overnight rain and snow left a sheet of ice on the road. It was a real pickle. If I tried to go forward I just spun, if I tried to roll back the boat would go crooked. Too narrow to turn around. The road was so slick that if I put it in park and took my foot off the brake, the whole rig started sliding backwards. I ended up sitting there with my flashers on for quite a while hoping the road would warm up. Finally a friend came a long with a 4WD pulling a 19ft Tracker. We used a tow strap to connect my truck to his trailer, and even then ended up with six wheels spinning. We finally got rolling and proceeded at 10 mph to the top. Found a wide place and pulled off. I was nervous about the hill down so waited there for a while. Finally decided it was safe and made it down to the Emerald cove ramp. Of course a sand tuck passed us going the other way. Launching was no problem. Lake was nice, some debris, 48 degrees, only caught a few before the wind came up and we called it a day. Going home no problem.
Pat
If you are planning a trip to Bullards, be sure to check road conditions and not just weather on the lake! I was up there today and going up the hill, about 1/2 mile after Lake Francis, my 2WD Chevy pulling and 18 ft Stratos came to a stop. The overnight rain and snow left a sheet of ice on the road. It was a real pickle. If I tried to go forward I just spun, if I tried to roll back the boat would go crooked. Too narrow to turn around. The road was so slick that if I put it in park and took my foot off the brake, the whole rig started sliding backwards. I ended up sitting there with my flashers on for quite a while hoping the road would warm up. Finally a friend came a long with a 4WD pulling a 19ft Tracker. We used a tow strap to connect my truck to his trailer, and even then ended up with six wheels spinning. We finally got rolling and proceeded at 10 mph to the top. Found a wide place and pulled off. I was nervous about the hill down so waited there for a while. Finally decided it was safe and made it down to the Emerald cove ramp. Of course a sand tuck passed us going the other way. Launching was no problem. Lake was nice, some debris, 48 degrees, only caught a few before the wind came up and we called it a day. Going home no problem.
Pat