Boat over Dam- Solo- pic

[LampLighter]

Went scouting below the dam 2x this week. Good hunting below that dam. Try that at 4:30 am :eek: .

Will do some bowhunting next week back there. Saw a couple deer and a big black stinky hog.

Akins ( acorns) already falling. O'plenty too.



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[Altjaeger]

I know you described that in past but it makes an interesting picture. I think ion my kayaks I would portage around given the shallow drafts.:D

[ncboman]

oh the pic makes all the difference. :)

How many miles from there do you run?

[Alan R McDaniel Jr]

I had envisioned something more along the lines of an earthen dam with a smaller spillway and that the boat could slide over the earthen part. There's no sliding over that baby there unless you want you and all your gear at the bottom. Purty neat little rig though. So lots of people use it? Does this side look like the other side where you can pull the boat up on the bank below the dam?


Alan

[LampLighter]

I run about 1.5 to 2 miles further. No, the winch & boom side is not as grassy as the opposite side. This is a Federal NWR 10 minutes from my house. I just fool around some in October. My main hunting is at the camp in the Ark/LA/MS corner.
A handful of local red necks use it. During the Thanksgiving gunhunts, I hear alot of people are back there. Not me.

Last Sept. me and cousin J saw an unbelievable buck from the boat, below the dam. I mean one of those once-in-a-lifetime giant long tined, wide racks. He is still back there. J kept up with the gun season and knows no one got him. The December wave couldn't hunt . The NWR closes when the river gage reaches 15.5 feet. It was almost 19 feet last Dec. :eek:

If yall ever in the market for a small outboard, get a 9.9, not and 8 because no stainless steel props are available for 8 hp.
I can assure that my new GPS is not in that boat during this lift op.

[Bushman]

I run a 9.8 Merc on a 10' jon boat and it flat out flies. Interesting idea about the stainless prop. I don't hit much with mine, but it is $100. when I break a prop. That river hunting is a good way to get away from the crowd too. While that ten footer is great for one guy and gear, one of my more exciting bow hunting trips was with two guys and a 180# 8 pointer. 2" of free board means that you'd best not wiggle. Jon boats pull over grass pretty well with that flat bottom. Why wouldn't it be easier to slide it around that other side on the grass?

[dave-t.]

I loved my 9.9Johnson when I was using it all of the time. Only got 13mph with my 14' boat though.

How far from that dam to the next crossing/access point? How secluded is that stretch of river?

Looks like it would be worth the boating and camping effort to hunt it.

Good thing you posted the pic, I was having a hard time picturing that lift set up from a discription.

[LampLighter]

Because before the pretty grass are lots of chunky cement blocks ( bags of ready mix laid out without breaking the paper and allowed to harden :eek:).

Too steep also.

[ncboman]

How long does it take to hookup to the lift and make the move?

[Bill Gunn]

I run a 9.8 Merc on a 10' jon boat and it flat out flies. Interesting idea about the stainless prop. I don't hit much with mine, but it is $100. when I break a prop.

One problem with stainless.....
When you hit a rock with aluminum, the prop takes the damage, a stainless prop is very hard, and transfers the shock to the crankshaft, and pistons... Sometimes that's not so good :(

Stainless are great in sand and mud, and sometimes give better wide open throttle speed.

When I use to do a lot of carp shooting at night in the shallow, rocky water, every morning we would have to take off our props and pound them somewhat straight with a hammer on a big flat rock.
.....But we never damaged a motor.
I even hit a submerged road (about 6" under water) at night at 51 mph, left a few aluminum streaks on the road from the boat and motor, but no damage to speak of other than Sh!^^y shorts :D :D :D

[LampLighter]

How far from that dam to the next crossing/access point? How secluded is that stretch of river?



A few miles, in Mississippi. How secluded ? Ever see a movie called Southern Comfort ? I once saw two individuals back there on a house boat whom looked like the ZZ top guys. They had hoop nets stretched out drying. I do not believe they have ever seen a town. That was in the 80's.

How Long to get over the dam ? 5 or 10 minutes. You must have your boat rigged with a bridle before hand. Easy to see back at the landing or even back in town who is going back there. Look for the bridle. Today's so called wardens wouldn't even pick up on that.

[LampLighter]

http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm148/manygobbles/006.jpg


one of my stops

[ncboman]

http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm148/manygobbles/006.jpg


one of my stops

looks like white oaks in the background ... ;)

[LampLighter]

There are quite a few White oaks back there. Makes them big acorns. I even found a Cow Oak. Almost every tree makes some kind of acorns. Lots of Greenbriar too ( similax) . There is a White Oak ridge a little furthur however, there are two trees blocking the creek, and lots of nasty hang-ups that kicks the motor up. I just don't want to fight all that. If it was my primary and only place to hunt, I'd sneak a chain saw in.

[ncboman]

I've used a comealong to move trees out of the way where I go often. ;)