Thread: Warn folks every fall Nimrod hazardous at winter pool

Prolly a lake I would only launch in during the summer months...

Originally Posted by BuckeyeCrappie

Prolly a lake I would only launch in during the summer months...

I been fishing here for over 50 years but folks that don't know the lake need to take it slow

Why does a boat sink if it runs aground? I guess I missed something. They must have hit something that penetrated the hull? Still, with an aluminum boat, there should be enough floatation in the seats to keep it from going to the bottom.

Originally Posted by arkcrappie

Why does a boat sink if it runs aground? I guess I missed something. They must have hit something that penetrated the hull? Still, with an aluminum boat, there should be enough floatation in the seats to keep it from going to the bottom.

Unless waves wash over it . Have seen them against the bank and swamped . I was wondering about it not floating as most have built in floatation ?

This is a really good thread as I'm a newbie and got caught in the shallow water on the west end of the lake trying to get to the river channel. Good thing my boat has a shallow draft as I had to raise my TM and troll out and into the river channel.

But once reaching the river itself and the channel between the green/red bouyes in the lake, Good to go, right??

That wave running along behind sure puts a lot of water in the boat when it catches up with you in a hurry

Originally Posted by Dagwood_55

So if you launch at Carter Cove, how is the safest way to the river channel??


Edit: I see after looking at a map that I need to put in at the lower ramp, not upper ramp by the camping area. The lower ramp pretty much puts you out very near the river channel.

Straight across to square in tree on south bank but better not veer left or right at river or you will run aground . Next way is stay about 100 yards off east bank and around point to river in front of Anderson Branch . Do not try going across in Carter Creek because shallow humps and stumps all over before you to get to the river .

navionics has nimrod mapped and their cards can work with pretty much all the brands of units.