20' Angler
I can run 2 1/2' but can't start in 2 1/2'.
Just don't run over me till I get my bearings.
Nice boat. If you see a white haired gentleman with a beard on a golf cart there. Billy Ross AKA Bluespinner stop and talk to him. He has a place there and is a heck of a nice guy. He knows Ecofina very well. Ecofina is my preferred place to fish 20 some odd years now.
Nice. Post up some reports. I hope to get down there during that time period myself. Good luck.
I've put a 22' Panga in the Ecky fairly often since 2005 and still like to have a tide at least 1' to 1.5' positive, and that's in the spring and summer. In the winter tides tend to often be lower than forecasted so might want to plan accordingly.
Last but not least, I prefer running when the river is fairly stained versus when it clears during droughts so that I CAN'T see what I'm running over. Water may be darkly stained, but actually keeps my drawers from being stained too bad versus when I can see the tons of rocks I'm running over.
Notnksnemor, you probably already know about it but one BIG limestone rock to watch out for is pretty much dead center in the river just after passing the houses in the no-wake zone stretch leaving the river / just before entering the no-wake zone section with the houses when returning.
Notnksnemor, you probably already know about it but one BIG limestone rock to watch out for is pretty much dead center in the river just after passing the houses in the no-wake zone stretch leaving the river / just before entering the no-wake zone section with the houses when returning.
If you're operating a depth chart you'll note that it suddenly gets shallow as you approach that spot... and MANY props and lower units have been lost to it over the years. When leaving the river I usually scoot to the starboard / right to dodge it and then just wait until my depth chart shows the channel deepening a bit before trying to get on plane. Coming back in I hug that same edge before turning in at the last second to the no-wake zone with the houses though it'll be on the port / left side returning.
No shortage of other rocks to worry about when run too shallow, but that one I always do my best to scoot around just to be on the safe side.
