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Buseater Stakeout…
Buseater is the place where the biggest moves of the last couple years have been happening and the boys sent me in this update of their stakeout, and recon trips as they wait for the water level to move into the prime level. Lately the water has been just imbetween the levels for Big Bus and Mini Bus.


well, here we are 3 weeks into the 2005 buseater stakeout, and sadly, we are still being teased with water levels
we got one day in at 19.5, very close to big bus level, but it was basically still a big hole
ride totals for the day: Patrick – 5, Marlow – 3, LL soul boater, Hal Monkman – 9 8 full on beatings later we decided to call it quits, some earlier than others.

so, broken hearted, we decided to find a new wave to surf, and headed to montreal for the chambly big wave event
the water was high, and the wave was awesome
greening often, it is a tricky angled wave with a point that forms the sweet spot
here are some pics and vid from chambly


Chambly Video Link
the event went well, the visions killed it on the wave
marlow came 5th and pat won it.

we are back on the buseater stakeout now, will let you all know how it goes

later.
mar and pat

photo by Bryan Kirk

hello fellow paddlers from the LL freestyle crew marlow long and patrick camblin.
we’ve been stationed here in fayetteville west virgina for the last couple weeks and so far the levels have been super sweet.
the dries have been running most of that time at medium flows (30,000) but we’ve had a couple super high water days and one day with epic water levels…

photo by Bryan Kirk

the middle wave at the put-in is where all the magic happens, it’s a huge wave in the middle of the river that builds and crashes hard, while Occasonial drift wood
and huge logs keep zooming by. luckly we were equipped with the new LL Vison – super fast carves and pass’s across the wave along with huge hops. oh heck yes!

Photo by Tanya Shuman

some of the biggest tricks were thrown on the middle wave. Pato threw a bunch of bread and butter’s and some big ‘ol back
pan ams while marlow threw a few huge pan ams, a cracker jack or two, and some stylish clean blunts. a good porpoise was had by all.

Photo by Tanya Shuman

the freestyle crew also managed to get some time out on a couple creeks… patrick finally got to run his first creek ever… ridiculus, but ya…
he ran mill creek first, great fun run; then yesterday we were guided down his 2nd ever creek (manns @ 6inches), by jb and crew (thanks!). super fun, pretty intense for sustained periods of time, and long! that super bouldery stuff is fun but scary for sure…

Photo by Tanya Shuman

anyway, we’re having a great time here in wv paddling the new LL boats… hope you all have good water as well!
we are probably heading up to bussy in the next few weeks so stay tuned for that…

Pat and Mar