gotmuddy Posted November 26, 2012 Posted November 26, 2012 This morning I decided I had to go fishing so I hooked up the jet boat to the bug and headed to the narrows. I havent seen the river as low as it was this morning, but I was there so I was heading up river. The first shoal almost took me out. my first try I took the wrong line apparently, and I ran into the gravel. my bow turned around and started downstream and promptly hit a tree and dipping the left rear corner of the boat underwater! I scrambled up to the front and got off the tree and thankfully my bilge pump worked. I regrouped and made the shoal and did some fishing. Fishing was fair, would have been much better if I had remembered my box of jigs. Biggest fish was ~17". I only caught 5 before I let the rain chase me off. On the way down I had a even worse scare. doing about 15mph I hit a log underwater and my motor came off the transom and landed on the back deck! What a scare that was. Time for some remodeling on the transom extension. everything in this post is purely opinion and is said to annoy you.
junkman Posted November 27, 2012 Posted November 27, 2012 Sound like almost a disaster. remember almost tearing the back of a boat off when kicking a motor in gear at a fast idle. Never did that again.
gotmuddy Posted November 27, 2012 Author Posted November 27, 2012 it was almost a disaster, I got lucky everything in this post is purely opinion and is said to annoy you.
LittleRedFisherman Posted November 27, 2012 Posted November 27, 2012 Wow, sounds like a rough go, what a difference from last year, we ran way upstream with no problems. Least you caught some fish. Sounds like we need a lot of rain. There's no such thing, as a bad day fishing!
LittleRedFisherman Posted November 27, 2012 Posted November 27, 2012 Did you make it as far as Blue Spring? There's no such thing, as a bad day fishing!
gotmuddy Posted November 27, 2012 Author Posted November 27, 2012 yes. everything in this post is purely opinion and is said to annoy you.
jdmidwest Posted November 28, 2012 Posted November 28, 2012 Doesn't your jet have a kickoff release when you hit something. 11 pt is too low for jets. When you have to drag a yak over a shoal, it is too low for jets. I think the stream is flattening out more than it used to be over the years past. Most runs had a deep channel before, now it seem like they are just shallow all way across in alot of areas. "Life has become immeasurably better since I have been forced to stop taking it seriously." — Hunter S. Thompson
gotmuddy Posted November 28, 2012 Author Posted November 28, 2012 my kick-up apparently isnt working. I like to live on the edge, this time I went too close to the edge. The river is the same as it was last year, just with far less water. in 2.5hr I caught 5 fish: 1 baby largemouth, a 17" smallie, 15" smallie, and a couple smaller smallies. I wouldnt take a boat I cared much about up the river. Maybe its time to start on my jet tunnel project. everything in this post is purely opinion and is said to annoy you.
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