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    Default Safest boat launch on the Lower American River

    Which boat launch is the safest to leave my truck at on the American?

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    Contact Captain Andy Guibord at Kiene's Fly Shop for some real world info.

    Local guide Bruce Porter says you need a jet boat to get around on the lower American river in these low flows.
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    Quote Originally Posted by tcorfey View Post
    Which boat launch is the safest to leave my truck at on the American?
    Truth? I don't think I'd trust leaving my truck- too many zombies in the woods watching.

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    This has been going on since the 1970s.......


    I think it was in the 1980s that after work a bunch of us went to Rossmoor Bar access.

    Don Rotsma was on his way home from a trout trip and had his suburban full of gear.

    I think the crooks were using a body hammer with a huge screwdriver attach to punch out you lock.

    That evening as we go back to our cars from fishing about a dozen vehicles had been burglarized.


    It was happening all the time.....we thought of trying to go down there and catching them.
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    Sailor Bar and Upper Sunrise are the only places I feel safe to park my car.

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    Thanks for the feedback so far. I was thinking of drifting a pontoon boat based on the low flow conditions and the fact that I would not want to leave my truck with a empty trailer attached. Does that make it any safer?

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    Don't leave anything anybody would want in the truck and leave it unlocked.

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