09-25-2010, 06:13 PM
[quote fishin4days].... if the water is too low and you are putting in at Grand View I'd think twice about running it w/ a prop. You probly could but be super careful theres quite a few spots that are real shallow. We used to fish out of a little 14' w/ an 18hp prop and I did slam the prop a few times down there.[/quote]
I would NEVER put a prop boat in at Grandview and run up to the bridge. If the water is really low I would advise not even using a jet. I hit the rocks in my jet boat there about 6 weeks ago and put a couple healthy dents in the bottom of my boat. The worst spot is just after where the river turns right after the first long straight stretch. Best way to avoid damage is to keep an eye out for a couple-3 fence posts leading down into the river on the inside corner. If you don't see any posts, you're definitely good to go; if you see the tops of 2 posts, you should be ok, but if you see 3 posts, lookout! There's a rock in the middle of the river about 1/4 mile up from there. If you see that rock, turn around. What you won't see is the tops of a bunch of other rocks just barely under the surface.
And one more thing, during the summer, wait until after they start letting more water out of the dam (usually about 7:30-8am) before you attempt to motor up through there.
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I would NEVER put a prop boat in at Grandview and run up to the bridge. If the water is really low I would advise not even using a jet. I hit the rocks in my jet boat there about 6 weeks ago and put a couple healthy dents in the bottom of my boat. The worst spot is just after where the river turns right after the first long straight stretch. Best way to avoid damage is to keep an eye out for a couple-3 fence posts leading down into the river on the inside corner. If you don't see any posts, you're definitely good to go; if you see the tops of 2 posts, you should be ok, but if you see 3 posts, lookout! There's a rock in the middle of the river about 1/4 mile up from there. If you see that rock, turn around. What you won't see is the tops of a bunch of other rocks just barely under the surface.
And one more thing, during the summer, wait until after they start letting more water out of the dam (usually about 7:30-8am) before you attempt to motor up through there.
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