Putty Posted March 12, 2015 Report Share Posted March 12, 2015 In for fishing as it lowers!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Aaron Parsons Posted March 12, 2015 Report Share Posted March 12, 2015 In for fishing as it lowers!!!! Me too! Pavo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurboRust Posted March 12, 2015 Report Share Posted March 12, 2015 Head to lake dillon it'll be getting overstocked from buckeyes drainage if so Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecc_33 Posted March 13, 2015 Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 Igel bid on the first attempt to fix the dam 2 years ago. We lost the bid. It wasn't a big job basically just a temp fix. Time will tell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImUrOBGYN Posted March 13, 2015 Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 Imagine that. An almost 200 yr old DIRT dam is failing and some people STILL want to deny it. Might as well start somewhere before the next bridge and dam fails. It's shocking how few inspectors we have for all of our bridges and dams. Then you have states like Alabama how has ZERO, yes ZERO, inspectors for their failing bridges and dams. I think it'd be cheaper to equip all homes in the flood area with large flotation devices. Wherever your house stops is where you now live and probably lake front property again. All problems solved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster Posted March 13, 2015 Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 I think it'd be cheaper to equip all homes in the flood area with large flotation devices. Wherever your house stops is where you now live and probably lake front property again. All problems solved. "I used to have a trailer but now it's a houseboat, thanks Obama" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Apex Posted March 13, 2015 Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 Head to lake dillon it'll be getting overstocked from buckeyes drainage if so Only problem there is Dillon is a LOT further out to drive to from Cbus, proximity is the main reason my dad and a lot of others fish Suckeye. Soon enough they may not have a choice though. My dad wants to fish Hoover a lot more but getting any distance on that lake is slow going on a trolling motor unless you already have a kicker, wish they would at least bring up the hp limit to 50 for the lake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geeesammy Posted March 17, 2015 Report Share Posted March 17, 2015 http://www.10tv.com/content/stories/2015/03/16/columbus-ohio-state-local-discuss-emergency-plan-if-buckeye-lake-dam-breaks.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stallion Motorsports1647545491 Posted March 17, 2015 Report Share Posted March 17, 2015 Time to start watching cl for cheap boats and jet skis. Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Putty Posted March 17, 2015 Report Share Posted March 17, 2015 Did they decide not to drain it but come up with an evac plan....signs/sirens and shit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spankis Posted March 17, 2015 Report Share Posted March 17, 2015 Did they decide not to drain it but come up with an evac plan....signs/sirens and shit? Not sure on sirens, but the evacuation route signs have been up for a year or more, well before the latest events. Right now it's being kept at low winter pool level I guess, which really limits boat traffic given it's already a shallow lake. No word on draining it, but really any repair/maintenance/replacement plan will require near complete draining. I saw on OGF some guys were suggesting draining the lake, dredging it to add depth, and selling the super rich pudding-y bottom mud as fertilizer to fund the repairs. The bottom is very high in peat in many areas, so it's very fertile or whatever. Issue I see is that adding much depth adds lots of pressure to contain, so not only would the dam need fixed or replaced but also likely expanded significantly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurboRust Posted March 17, 2015 Report Share Posted March 17, 2015 Only problem there is Dillon is a LOT further out to drive to from Cbus, proximity is the main reason my dad and a lot of others fish Suckeye. Soon enough they may not have a choice though. My dad wants to fish Hoover a lot more but getting any distance on that lake is slow going on a trolling motor unless you already have a kicker, wish they would at least bring up the hp limit to 50 for the lake. I was being sarcastic about dillion... buckeye is my main lake, hell I moved 8 miles away because that's the closest the wife would let me..lol ..this just really sucks.. from what i hear half of the lake will still be boatable while they repair the dam, it will be left at winter pool for years while they make a new dam wall 4 miles long. I dont think theyll have to drain it further. I've got a kicker just usually fish alum vs hoover so i can get around the lake at 45mph instead of 5mph in my 19ft boat. as far as fishing i've had 3 trips out there this week as the lake has unthawed and landed 37 keeper saugeye all on rogues and big joshy swimbaits. don't know what's going to happen with the crappie and gill spawn tho as most of their normal areas are mucked off right now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdk 4219 Posted March 17, 2015 Report Share Posted March 17, 2015 Not sure on sirens, but the evacuation route signs have been up for a year or more, well before the latest events. Right now it's being kept at low winter pool level I guess, which really limits boat traffic given it's already a shallow lake. No word on draining it, but really any repair/maintenance/replacement plan will require near complete draining. I saw on OGF some guys were suggesting draining the lake, dredging it to add depth, and selling the super rich pudding-y bottom mud as fertilizer to fund the repairs. The bottom is very high in peat in many areas, so it's very fertile or whatever. Issue I see is that adding much depth adds lots of pressure to contain, so not only would the dam need fixed or replaced but also likely expanded significantly. Not sure that you will find adding depth to,the lake will place any more actual pressure to the dam itself. It will definitely add weight to the bottom of the puddle, and more depth would create a different, probably larger wave, exerting more force. The pressure at a point below the surface of a liquid in a constant gravitational field depends only on the depth of that point and the pressure at the surface. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRocket1647545505 Posted March 18, 2015 Report Share Posted March 18, 2015 Not sure that you will find adding depth to,the lake will place any more actual pressure to the dam itself. It will definitely add weight to the bottom of the puddle, and more depth would create a different, probably larger wave, exerting more force. The pressure at a point below the surface of a liquid in a constant gravitational field depends only on the depth of that point and the pressure at the surface. P = hpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Apex Posted March 18, 2015 Report Share Posted March 18, 2015 I was being sarcastic about dillion... buckeye is my main lake, hell I moved 8 miles away because that's the closest the wife would let me..lol ..this just really sucks.. from what i hear half of the lake will still be boatable while they repair the dam, it will be left at winter pool for years while they make a new dam wall 4 miles long. I dont think theyll have to drain it further. I've got a kicker just usually fish alum vs hoover so i can get around the lake at 45mph instead of 5mph in my 19ft boat. as far as fishing i've had 3 trips out there this week as the lake has unthawed and landed 37 keeper saugeye all on rogues and big joshy swimbaits. don't know what's going to happen with the crappie and gill spawn tho as most of their normal areas are mucked off right now My dad would do Dillon and others more if they were closer. We still prefer Erie but a weekend up there can get expensive. He wants a kicker so he can go to Hoover but again $$$. Alum is nearly impossible to fish save for early am weekdays with all the morons on that lake most of the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurboRust Posted March 18, 2015 Report Share Posted March 18, 2015 Alum is nearly impossible to fish save for early am weekdays with all the morons on that lake most of the time. my boat is a bass style fish n ski that's 18'6" and it handles anything the jackasses at alum want to throw at it. What's far worse that any ski boat or cuddy cabin are the freaking sail boats that will try to run over your dick.. there's been a few times I've thrown a 1/4 oz jig head into their fucking boats.. I'm fixed in a position anchored (digitally with the terrova) and these fuckers under power will get 10 ft from your boat expecting that you'll move Fuck sail boats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Apex Posted March 18, 2015 Report Share Posted March 18, 2015 ^That's assuming you make it in the water without running into some idiot trying to land while sinking their car and they tie off with their bow bouncing off of your outboard(Had both at Alum)!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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