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I see nothing wrong with a little bump and grind,,,ohh and I see nothing wrong with how he loaded his boat
The wash holes can be a problem, but I've always thought that a law against short concrete ramps would make a lot more sense.
actually they make better noodling holesOriginally Posted by mikepags
Thats a perfect example of how they create bass habitat
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Doesn't the ramps have concrete for several feet of concrete remaining after the boats on the trailer? The ones on my home lake do.
It also creates a pile of gravel, dirt, ect and chews the props of boats that draft much deeper than a bass boat. Like it or not it's a law up here. FYI, most of the ramps here in Michigan I have to alway wench up the last foot or so.
I live 4 miles from metro where the tourney was held. Metro has no signs saying no power loading. It is not a state ramp. All the state ramps are no power loading. The concrete doesn't extend very far into the water at most of our state ramps. So when it gets washed out you create a situation where somebody can back their trailer off the concrete when launching, now your trailer is stuck and if not careful you can rip an axle off. Down south you have crazy water level fluctuations being that you're on impoundments with dams, so the concrete extends much further into the water. When I load my puma at state ramps, I simply back the trailer in further than normal and get a little momentum going, then shift to neutral and glide it on. Then go to the front and winch it up. Takes an extra two minutes tops....most of fishing forums here in Michigan get all butthurt and call us all b*******s. So in hindsight, if you launch at our state ramps, it is no power loading.
Just asking,,,,but, couldn't you pour the ramps a little deeper to start with and this would not be a problem.
Maybe I don't get it!
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what if it doesn't get any deeper?
Only place I have ever seen this is in Michigan.
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Thats a perfect example of how they create bass habitatmy thoughts exactly!
So I can power load every time with my Etec?
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So I can power load every time with my Etec?
Here in Texas those holes at the end of the ramp will hold fish. Often times some good sized ones too. Love fishing boat ramps.
Guys I don't agree with it either and yes the simple solution would be to make the ramp 10' longer. Hindsight is always 20/20 right?!?
It's really not a big deal to winch the boat up a few inches to the rollers...If you get your trailer depth right you can drive right on...Like was pointed out it only takes a couple of minutes..
I have seen guys with longer trailerable boats around 30 feet fall off the end of the concrete and get their trailers stuck..it isn't pretty..
I would rather see the DNR spend money elsewhere in the state than extend the ramps...I don't see it being a big deal unless you and your truck driver have mobility problems..
Picture a natural lake with a maximum depth of 20 feet and a depth of maybe 4 feet up to a hundred yards offshore. It's not a simple task getting access to that last 10-20 feet of ramp to pour more concrete. You can't pull the plug on the dam (there is no dam), and you'd be waiting a very long time for the water to go down 4 feet on its own.
Not worth it
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