[jonterr]

Brilliant reply. Your factual and highly analytical response has definitely improved the tone of this thread.

Sorry I’m late
I agree with Smack!

 

[Edziu]

Goo

Thanks for the help everyone! If anyone is in the area i’d love to meet up and catch some reds.

Good luck. It is tough to find a compatible fishing partner with the same time allotment.

 

[jglidden]

+1 for the tunnel hull recommendations. Certainly great for shallow water running but most importantly great to get that foot up as high as possible. Everywhere I go, the motor is way up and sounding like a Harley.
Something you might have to comes to terms with in fishing the aforementioned areas (some more than others) is the inevitability of hitting a rock. If you fish enough, its going to happen. Hopefully you are idling slowly when it does..
I also recommend getting a nice/wide GPS with FMT. Not all the FMT tracks can be trusted so find safe passage, save the path and do not deviate from it. Just like any other area, most learning is accomplished when the motor is off anyways!

Goodluck on your search!

 

[Renegade]

Towee Scout.

 

[millerrep]

Had both, and moving too that region to be near the kids. Not sure what I’ll end up with. May stitch one together to learn the waters.