theres no going back there in a bass boat during winter unless high water from rains....you would have to cross a mile of 1-3 ft water covering hundreds of stumps....some places the water is only 6 inches deep and the bottom is silted up 2-3 ft so if you have to hop out to push off a stump it can be like standing in quick sand and shoes or not your feet will be black on the bottom for weeks...dont know what causes that canoes, kayaks and small flatbottoms....it can be a struggle in a 12 ft flat bottom....