My boat loaded down draws about 7 inches of water, but I can run in no water if the mud is soft. He is going to need atleast 6 inches below the boat for the motor, A friend of mine uses a carolina skiff with a 90 tahatsu( don't know how to spell that) his alarm is always going off because the intakes keep getting clogged. Were I run my boat I would be scared to run a fiberglass boat the oyster shells have really messed up the bottom of my alluminum boat.
He has a jack plate that allows him to go shallower I believe but not in soft mud of course. Those skiffs with Tohatsus are good for stump jumping but like you said it's need the devil for optimal shallow performance. Oyster beds are a killer for sure, but I've seen them shred aluminum as well. Let me know when a night trip is in order and I'll defenitely come down.
Will do, I am just waiting for the water temp to get back up. The reds tend to find deep holes when the water is cold, when the water is warm the hang out in the shallows where I can shoot them.
Will do, I am just waiting for the water temp to get back up. The reds tend to find deep holes when the water is cold, when the water is warm the hang out in the shallows where I can shoot them.
There's a large hole in little lake that hold them when cold and at anytime there are at least 6 boats sitting there. Pull up into the circle and start reeling them in, those marsh exits with tide moving out are great as well.
There's a large hole in little lake that hold them when cold and at anytime there are at least 6 boats sitting there. Pull up into the circle and start reeling them in, those marsh exits with tide moving out are great as well.
Yeah the fishing in the area is one of the best in the US. My brother used to run charter boats, when I go fishing with him we usually limit out on specks and reds. I can never do as good with a fishing pole unless I go with him, that is why I took up bowfishing.
Yeah the fishing in the area is one of the best in the US. My brother used to run charter boats, when I go fishing with him we usually limit out on specks and reds. I can never do as good with a fishing pole unless I go with him, that is why I took up bowfishing.
Bowfishing behind dams is pretty fun as well, the gar are monsters. Lake Lanier in Georgia is great for this.
We see alot of freshwater alligator gar while fishing for reds, I guess the are adjusting to the salt water intruding. I sure is alot of fun to let a 70 lb gar drag my boat around. We usually have to shoot it with two bows and then shoot it with my pistol to get it in the boat. You don't want a live alligator gar thrashing around in the boat.
My cousin lives on Lake Lanier and he took me on my first bowfishing adventure, all we were shooting were gar but it was a blast. He has one mounted that is close to the size of this one, I think he said it weighed almost 200lbs. It drug him around for an hour before he could shoot it.
A pic for the peeps that haven't seen a monster alligator gar.
The ones we get in the saltwater behind my house aren't that big, I think they go back to freshwater when they get real big. A friend of mine from out of town saw a jug line moving around and said he wanted to catch it, so I let him. When he pulled it up it had about a 80lb gar on it and he freaked out. I couldn't get off the floor of the boat cause I was laughing so freaking hard. I also tried to explain a flounder to a guy I took fishing he was from way up north, and he thought I was messing with him. BTW we shoot a few flounder also.
Yea they are a bit smaller down here for sure but those teeth know no mercy regardless of size. Flounder is very tough to explain to someone that's never seen one and a gar can fit in the pretty easily as well. There are 4 types of Gar; Florida, Longnose, Spotted and Alligator, the Alligator is the largest and I think the world record is around 280lbs. I fell in a boat laughing before as well when I saw someone try to net a small alligator gar, ruined a very nice large dipnet as those teet shredded it to pieces.
Yeah I am going to have to take some fish out the freezer tonight after all this. I bought a brand new cast net, and on the second throw caught 2 gar about 2 foot long completely ruined my net. Man that is a nice flounder. Don't see many that size.
Ahhh, time for some Cajun modifications. Remember the old curb feelers for cars, time for flounder feelers on the front of the boat. Explaining why you boat looks like a catfish would be priceless.
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