The Maverick is a stick in the mud

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Austin (Yak-em) and I went down to Hopedale today. I decided it would be a nice change of pace to head down the spoil canal and fish some of the flats to the south that had plenty of north protected shore. I have never been down the spoil canal in my boat so I wasn't exactly sure what way to go in order to avoid shallow water. I knew the water was low as we headed south because there was plenty of bank showing in the canal. We got to the critical decision moment of the trip and I took the wrong way. We hugged the left side of the islands as we passed the well heads and we should have went right. If any of you have been down there you know what I am talking about. The sun was in our eyes this morning so by the time we realized we had screwed up it was too late. I made a hard turn to come back to deeper water but the boat was up in about 2 inches of water and the motor was screaming because it was completely out of the water. Needless to say we came to a screeching halt. After making a phone call and finding out that the tide was coming in hard we sat and waited till we could float out. I am thankful we had such a tide today and that we got off pretty much scott free overall. It is quite the sinking feeling knowing you messed up bad and that you might be at the mercy of the tide. I am just glad I am getting to snuggle with my wife tonight and not Austin.