I have some queations about boating these rivers.
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anybody fish the etowah, coosa, oostanaula near rome?
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Fished the coosa west of hammond launching from brushy
My boat is a 16 foot big jon with a 60 horsepower johnson. My concern is whether or not my boat is too big for those rivers.
It's basically a big aluminum jon boat. As the draft of about 3 inches. Of course my motor sits considerably lower
It's basically a big aluminum jon boat. As the draft of about 3 inches. Of course my motor sits considerably lower
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Size wise you should be okay but there are lots of logs, stumps and rocks.
So what you are saying is I should run slow and invest and spare propellers.
Have you run the oostanaula?
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you aint gotta worry about the coosa west! ive seen everything from 12' jon boats to 21' triton and rangers shooting up it towards weiss goin about 60-70. If you launch from brusy just stay in channel markers till you hit the river.
Next time we go out were goin to tread up cedar a ways and possibly take the coosa towards hammond
Next time we go out were goin to tread up cedar a ways and possibly take the coosa towards hammond
The oostanaula can get shallow, but the first few miles you should be fine. Best is to go slow and watch your depth finder. There is a shallow shoal about 4-or miles up the river. I have never been far past it. I have had no problems below.
I put in at 140 today and ran about 2 miles north. Seems to be around 4 feet most time. A few times I noticed it get to 10 and a time or two I had a little pucker factor when the depth finder read 1.... are you talking about 4 miles north of the coosa or 4 miles north of 140?
