Shell reefs

[007]

They usually scratch my hull!!

[WestEndAngler]

Mine too... My 2' draft doesn't like 'em

[007]

Mine too... My 2' draft doesn't like 'em


My 30" shaft doesn't either!!!

[majek_maniac]

There is shell in west bay???? :) I love my Majek!

[FlatoutFishin]

There is shell in west bay???? :) I love my Majek!

I got a 18 shallowsport and I've even found it...it'll happen soon enough.

[majek_maniac]

Yeah, I still go around the shallower reefs to be safe, My biggest fear has always been being thrown from a boat, especially since I have really low sides on mine, so I try to play it safe and always, ALWAYS! wear my kill lanyard. Only had this boat since March, so I know it's only a matter of time. See you out there.

[WestEndAngler]

I was thrown from my gulf coast, we were turning and hit a wave buddy lost balance and grabbed throttle went wide open and we spun out... luckily I had the kill switch on...

Unclehandy was thrown from his shoalwater same type scenario, he hit my wake and he was gone... He now wears the kill switch, luckily his bro managed to stay on board and took it off plane, it was a run away boat for a few seconds...

[majek_maniac]

SCARY!! Not a whole lot scares me. Ive had some wild times in my short days, (Only 24) but being thrown from my boat really scares me. Been thrown before, but wasnt driving luckily. Kill switch lanyards are a very improtant piece of gear, I urge you all to wear them religously. Be safe all.

Sorry to hijack this thread on shell reefs. I hear the shell is still holding fish, 6-8 feet.

[WestEndAngler]

This was the first post on this forum board... its okay to get off topic... Nobody cares... (YET)

[FlatoutFishin]

I rolled a jon boat a mile out of the SLP one time...if it wasn't for a Mako and a Boston Whaler, I'd of had a long swim home...against the current. Spent about 1 hour dog paddling with a strawberry tout stuck in my foot. Goodtimes now, bad time then. Hopefully we all learn from our mistakes.

Now we're really off topic.:)

[WestEndAngler]

We sank a Jon in West Bay... If you want a 30Hp outboard I have the GPS Cord. :D

[FlatoutFishin]

I tied my stringer to my 9.9, went back and got it with help from the Mako. Sprayed out the cylnders with WD40 and it fired off no problem. It was under 12 ft of water for at least an hour. I was amazed.

[WestEndAngler]

This one could have made it but salvage began 24 hours after sinking due to 15-20mph north winds! which was the reason for it sinking...

[Tiny]

I sank a Jon one time, well not completely sank but the motor did go under.
Luckily we were in 4ft of water!! Pulled the boat to the levee, emptied it, took the motor off, flipped it over to get the water out. Then carried every thing to the top of the levee and had to hoof it 2 miles back to the dike to get the car and trailer..

Man fun times!!

[WestEndAngler]

Beach Bum wasn't so lucky... They were racing to get behind a Geo-Tube and somehow the motor cut out at speed and they lost power... Took a few waves and it sank in front of the Geo-Tube... I asked him later why didn't you just beach it? :D

[majek_maniac]

My buddy has a 12 foot Zodiac with a Yamaha 25 HP we would take out in the surf and ride the waves and jump them and everything. It was a whole lot of fun. We flipped it twice, the first time near shore in 3 feet, the second time was about a half mile out and water was too deep to right it so we swam it back and beached it on a deserted barrier island. We tried to get it started for about an hour, only tool was a leathermen multi-tool. Darkness was settling in and we thought we would be spending the night in the wilderness, but we finally got it going. We later learned how to right a Zodiac without the aid of the sea floor to push off of, man that would have helped a bunch then! But those Zodiacs are a ton of fun. I want to get one.

[kenny]

There have been good fish on the shell when the wind allows. Confederate has some fish but not like it will soon. We need a good gully washer up the Trinity River to push all those fish down. It didn't happen last year and West was mediocre.

[007]

There have been good fish on the shell when the wind allows. Confederate has some fish but not like it will soon. We need a good gully washer up the Trinity River to push all those fish down. It didn't happen last year and West was mediocre.

Kenny......that gully washer that you were talking about is happening right now along the I-45 corridor. May it wash the fish on down.

[WestEndAngler]

:D Its been awhile since Confederates was on fire...

[kenny]

I've caught some big azz winter trout off Confederates through the years. Man, we had a flood here on the West end today. The heavy rain and full moon high tides have water over some streets.

[majek_maniac]

Water was way up in Chocolate Bay.

[FlatoutFishin]

Up everywhere....but not after Saturday!

[majek_maniac]

Up everywhere....but not after Saturday!

That is the truth, it will be blown out of everywhere. I hope I can make it out of my hunting spot Sat mid morning. :D

[WestEndAngler]

dang! Water should start to get pushed out with this northern

[WestEndAngler]

we need the gt majek!!!

[007]

we need the gt majek!!!

NO!! We need to get Shoalwater!

[majek_maniac]

I think we need the GT!!!!

[WestEndAngler]

hahaha see :D