Lake Tugaloo and Bear creek Reservoir

[elrodphil]

I've been fishing major lakes and I'd like to expand into electric only lakes. Can I use my bass tracker with a 50hp merc on these lakes if I do not use the outboard and only use the trolling motor? What about other electric only lake suggestions?

Also, I'm in the market for a 14ft flat bottom jon boat to transport in the back of my truck. If anyone know someone who has one for sale at a reasonable price, please let me know. Bass pro stopped making the riveted topper boats and now they are welded...I got a quote of 1797$ just for the boat...

Thank you

 

[Batjack]

Only electric only lake I know of is quite a haul for you.. Lake Acworth. You can use any boat in it as long as the big motor is tilted up and you use the trolling motor.

 

[elrodphil]

I live in Commerce, GA now...

 

[Batjack]

I live in Commerce, GA now...

Still a haul to north Cobb County.

 

[elrodphil]

What lakes are near Cobb?

 

[Batjack]

What lakes are near Cobb?

Lake Acworth. It's dam overflows into Allatoona beside hwy. #92 north of hwy. #41.

 

[Skeeter XRi]

You can’t launch a boat with a gas motor at Bear Creek (unless they’ve changed the rules in the last couple years).

You can launch a gas motored boat at Fort Yargo in Winder or Sandy Creek north of Athens and just run the trolling motor. They allow gas motors up to 10 hp I think. You might get away with running the big motor to put it on the trailer (or so I’ve heard…)

jim

 

[lampern]

Tugalo and Yonah allow outboards

I think 25 HP or less though ?

 

[littlejon]

Bear Creek you cannot have a gas motor mounted on your boat

 

[livinoutdoors]

There is an electric only lake at the bottom end of Lake Russell wma i believe. Not sure about the rules there.

 

[greg_n_clayton]

Tugalo is 25 hp.

 

[elrodphil]

In tugaloo and yonah can I just raise the big motor up and use the trolling motor?

 

[poor retina]

Yargo is a great suggestion. Cedar Creek reservoir in Hall County is also within shooting distance. Marben PFA would be yet another to consider, though it’s a little haul from Commerce. You’re out of luck on Bear Creek without that Jon. Check Craigslist. I’ve seen some fixer uppers very reasonably priced lately.

 

[greg_n_clayton]

In tugaloo and yonah can I just raise the big motor up and use the trolling motor?

Any size motor in Yonah. I guess you could get away with it in Tugalo.

 

[elrodphil]

Thank you! I called DNR and they transferred me to about 6 different people...One person said the HP restriction only applied to outboards "operated" on the lake...so I could raise the outboard and use the trolling motor only.

Bear Creek is a no go for any gas outboard...

Ya'll mentioned Cedar Creek...can I raise the outboard on that one? I plan on asking when I get a call back from a local game warden...

 

[elrodphil]

I heard back from warden...like ya'll said, no problems on Yonah. He said trolling motor only on Tugaloo...

 

[greg_n_clayton]

I heard back from warden...like ya'll said, no problems on Yonah. He said trolling motor only on Tugaloo...

25 hp on Tugalo