And Then The Party Was Over

[Quillback]

4 minutes ago, snagged in outlet 3 said:

I forgot to mention this.   I saw two people fishing on a jet ski up in the trophy area when it was running full bore!!! 

On BBC there was a guy that posted on there with the alias "Jetskibrian".  He fished the salt I think out of Norfolk VA in his jetski.  Had it all set up for fishing.  

[Flysmallie]

22 minutes ago, Quillback said:

On BBC there was a guy that posted on there with the alias "Jetskibrian".  He fished the salt I think out of Norfolk VA in his jetski.  Had it all set up for fishing.  

 

There's a market for it.

[Flysmallie]

Used to be a guy that ran his jet ski up the James to fish. Probably a better option than a jet boat on a lot of these rivers. 

[snagged in outlet 3]

Where’s the trolling motor go?

[jdmidwest]

How does the horsepower rate on restricted streams?  On the Current River, jetski below Big Spring ramp only.  Off limits to all above.

Do they really draft less than a jet boat?  I always thought they draw more water on plane.

Saw a Mokai on FB Marketplace the other day, I have always thought about them.  But then there is the horse power restriction on some that I fish.

[Gavin]

There was a guy running a Mokai on the upper Current about 10 years ago. I guess he broke it, and stopped. He was hitting gravel in spots a jet boat, or loaded canoe would cruise right through. The Current and Jack's limits are on the Ozark Scenic Riverways website.

https://www.nps.gov/ozar/planyourvisit/horsepower.htm

The Eleven Point is limited to 25hp upstream from the 142 Bridge at the Narrows.

You can run anything you want to run on any other river in this State. I saw an airboat on the Meramec a couple years ago.

 

 

[Phil Lilley]

They were set up for fishing. They put in Monday when we were pulling a boat out. Not long after I saw them heading back to the ramp. If they pulled out, they didn’t last long. 

[snagged in outlet 3]

10 hours ago, Phil Lilley said:

They were set up for fishing. They put in Monday when we were pulling a boat out. Not long after I saw them heading back to the ramp. If they pulled out, they didn’t last long. 

They came up to the cable and tried fishing for about 2 minutes and left.