08-17-2021, 02:15 AM
Vi and I got out to Lb this morning about 0730, wanted to fish before the weather changed.
There was a boat being launched just ahead of us. I was not watching him as he pulled out, but I did hear him say to his pardner that he must have dragged his trailer axle at the bottom of the ramp as he heard and felt the scrape. Boaters beware!
When we came back in I could not see a lot of change in water depth throughout the channel (1.6-2.0) but did use more caution at the ramp than usual, watching the trailer carefully as I backed in. We got loaded up with no problems. I have a 16' Lund. With the boat loaded on the trailer still in the water, there is approximately three feet of ramp from the trailer wheel to the end of the ramp where it makes a drop, Vi estimated the drop to be a couple feet. She was probing with the boat hook.
Our catching was slow and the quality not so good as well. The largest at 27" and smallest 22" we finished the day at 1430 having released 14. Still dragging WB. Had a few chubs but decided to save them for another outing. We headed out toward BI then east and and then back. Most cats came from 6' a few at 5'.
A slow leisure day, no noise, no crazy boaters and calm water with an occasional light breeze.
rj
There was a boat being launched just ahead of us. I was not watching him as he pulled out, but I did hear him say to his pardner that he must have dragged his trailer axle at the bottom of the ramp as he heard and felt the scrape. Boaters beware!
When we came back in I could not see a lot of change in water depth throughout the channel (1.6-2.0) but did use more caution at the ramp than usual, watching the trailer carefully as I backed in. We got loaded up with no problems. I have a 16' Lund. With the boat loaded on the trailer still in the water, there is approximately three feet of ramp from the trailer wheel to the end of the ramp where it makes a drop, Vi estimated the drop to be a couple feet. She was probing with the boat hook.
Our catching was slow and the quality not so good as well. The largest at 27" and smallest 22" we finished the day at 1430 having released 14. Still dragging WB. Had a few chubs but decided to save them for another outing. We headed out toward BI then east and and then back. Most cats came from 6' a few at 5'.
A slow leisure day, no noise, no crazy boaters and calm water with an occasional light breeze.
rj