Water Is Getting Low And Dangerous

[fishinwrench]

The measure of a jet rig is "how shallow it'll run". And the measure of the operator is "how sketchy of a spot they can navigate clean".

There is always going to be guys out there finding out. And every time they get a different rig they gotta "find out" again.

[Blazerman]

Goggled Eye- With as low as it is right now I may not be getting the Blazer out again until we get some rain myself.

Wrench -I have not been running a jet as long as a lot of the guys on here but the one thing I’ve learned is you can run over some off the low shoals on plane and even if it is really low and you scrape, you keep going. You might hit but your momentum will keep you going until you can get to deeper water. You can do this if you know the river and know the deeper water is not far.

If you don’t get to deeper water and end up being slowed down, your screwed because the jet starts sucking rocks which goes through and also get stuck to the bottom of the boot. Nothing to do then but shut down and clean out and then push the boat until you can get back to deeper water again.

And , of course you don’t want to do this with big rocks and boulders which can dent the hull, or worse, put holes in it, and cause you to come to an instant stop like the guy in this story. Which can cause injuries.

Knowing the river will help with the navigation. But if you don’t know the river then it comes down to trying to read the water and hoping you guess right as to whether a shallow spot will end quick enough for you to get to deeper water or is too long which means you are gonna be stopped and cleaning out and pushing.

I have done all these things and my boat has the dents to prove it. Luckily I have not been hurt yet but the boulders and shoal rock ledges on the White river can make you think twice about running on plane.

Hog Wally, what about you? You gonna keep running the River Pro around? How long would you run in 1.5 -2.5 inches? Can you do that all day?

[Hog Wally]

All day. Absolutely no problems This morning put in at legal run time and ran several miles up then down several. If your not on this river every other day right now, just stay home. You are gonna tear up your stuff and possibly get hurt. Inboards are done til it rains I can't count how many smaller jets I've seen doing clean outs at riffles. I bought a river pro after 20 years of this problem Problem is solved for me. I haven't even cleaned a single pebble out of my grate. I ain't cocky. I just have a awesome boat that I can drive 18 mph through bad spots The rest of you all gotta go full throttle and hang on. Good luck! I'm safely going fishing again

[Hog Wally]

Blazer- I was wondering if you ever run down? A lot more water without as many hazards. The dredge is running heavy at 30 bridge also. They got a 15' hole started that is gonna keep going up river. Be a good future spot anyway.

[Blazerman]

HW. I did not run down very often. I have been to the 30 bridge a few times but it seems like there is always more boats and people downstream from me then up. i know Shady Beach usually puts groups in wth rafts and canoes that go down to the 30 bridge.I also still have the floaters mentality from all the years of floating in canoes. I know if I go up I can always get back.

[Hog Wally]

Ha! I with you on that. It's very difficult to go down.

[Hog Wally]

By the way- I did not catch a single fish this morning.

[Smalliebigs]

By the way- I did not catch a single fish this morning.

Bummer.....with the algae bloom and temps with the weird flow up there right now you have to be in deep moving water. It's hard to get your baits in that posistion with the right cadence very long at all but, if you can that's where the big ones are. They will satge in and out of those areas and feed.

Hog Wally I wouldn't be afraid in your rig.....anytime some rain would be nice

[Hog Wally]

Let's go. 76 degree water this morn should be biting

[Hog Wally]

I ran from 30 bridge to plum ford twice this weekend. Never sucked a rock one.