How does locking through work exactly? Is there a number you can call for a heads up or do you just have to roll the dice and show up? With barge traffic you would have to make sure you beat them there
How does locking through work exactly? Is there a number you can call for a heads up or do you just have to roll the dice and show up? With barge traffic you would have to make sure you beat them there
2014 Phoenix 920 pro xp / Merc 250 pro xs
Years ago at the Robert Bird locks on the small chamber, we used to pull a chain they had hanging down and they’d open the gate. Not sure how the it works now or at others.
2008 BULLET 21XD 2007 Merc 300xs
I gotcha. If you didn’t have any way of knowing how close a barge was it would be a real crap shoot in a tournment
2014 Phoenix 920 pro xp / Merc 250 pro xs
No pull chains at Winfield or Marmet. You have to call. Its not just a matter of outrunning the barge to the chamber. If they are close enough then they have priority. I have had to wait up to an hour to lock in a tournament before
2016 Triton 18 TRX
200 Mercury Pro XS
Is the numbers posted at the locks?
2014 Phoenix 920 pro xp / Merc 250 pro xs
No I usually just google it. I had them stored in my other phone but its at the bottom of the river now lol
2016 Triton 18 TRX
200 Mercury Pro XS
if you happen to have a VHF/FM marine radio the lock operators monitor CH-16. Its not worth buying one just for this use but some people own them for one reason or another. There are several hand held units around $ 125.00 - 150.00 range.
Phillip "Wade" Norris
2015 Ranger Z520C
250 Merc Optimax Pro XS (S# 2B113454)
25P Fury - 4 blade all holes open
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