West Cove
 

I want to go try to catch some reds in West Cove. I have a 21 foot bay boat without a jackplate. What is the best way to get to the southwest corner without churning up mud the whole way?

What D said!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Look up post Shallow Water Cobia and you can see me in action!!!!

Drive around and launch at the west cove landing... you will already be at the southwest corner. Or, enter at east entrance (next to ship channel) and run North of rabbit island... make sure you stay on plane. Do not run too close to the edges of the land. And like the others said watch out for low tide! Or a strong North wind blowing for a day or two!

go around and enter on the south entrance off the ship channel.......im fine in my boat just make sure the tides aren't too low and if they are be careful

Big Nasty,

Is that West Cove landing big enough for a bay boat? One of my buddies mentioned a landing near West Cove but he said it would not be a big enough launch for a bay boat.

West cove is plenty big enough to launch a bay boat. Watch out for the crab traps at the entrance to the cove.

I put a 24' skeeter in there.......plenty big enough, good landing too. Just watch the crab traps at the mouth, like an obsticle course!

I agree on the traps. Its like a friggin mine field.

I used to launch there too. It's like a freakin maze!

Those floats tend to blow up when hit by tunnel boats;) Might try out the new 50 in west cove on sat afternoon:grinpimp:

you got a 50 now? i thought you just got a 40?!

Plenty water there though. Lots of flounder too! Oops! Did I say that out loud?

WC landing is nice!
 

The landing is nice... a bay boat will definately fit. The landing is on the north side of the west cove cut. You come in... launch the boat... then park the trailer near where you came in.

Typographical error (bet your brother can't spell that one;)), basically the same motor as the 40 hp Merc. But it is really cool to see those floats explode when the prop hits them. Don't understand why the Feds allow them to block the entrance to the canal like they do.:rolleyes: