6-9-11 morning on Big Lake

[Slidellkid]

That's the biggest damn crab I have ever seen!

I don't have much experience on Big Lake; can you get behind the weirs in a bay boat?

[Gerald]

Originally Posted by Slidellkid

That's the biggest damn crab I have ever seen!

I don't have much experience on Big Lake; can you get behind the weirs in a bay boat?

Call this number......337 598-2219 to get information from the Sabine folks.

If memory is correct....... I think I have seen it posted that the bay is ten (10) feet wide.... 120 inches.

It is big enough for most bay boats.... but it is tight. The local fiberglass business loves the weir..... gives them lots of business.

Story.....

About 6 weeks ago I was catching some redfish on the marsh side and the water was really coming in hard [12"+ drop] and that much current is not easy to navigate going back out.

This one time that I had forgot my camera.....or I would have had a great video.

Two guys in a ~20 foot bay boat tried to get out..... tried????? When He approached he was off to the left side some and when ~ 3 boat lengths from the weir he turned to get "straight" but he over corrected and got the boat sideways some. Luckily he was going slow [too slow] and he cut power and stopped before hitting the structure.

With his lack of boating skills..... he did not want to try to try to straighten up his boat to make another try, so he drove back out into the marsh area. We [me and another boat] gave him some advice......keep the boat straight and give it more gas when you get to the opening.

After a couple minutes...... 2# try. This time he kept the boat in the middle a little better.....but he still over corrected when steering. When he kind-of had the boat straight in front of the opening....he gave it more gas. He still did not have "control" of the boat and it started going croaked as the nose of the boat got into the opening. The other person in the boat was no help to keep the boat from hitting the concrete. The boat hit the left side [where are most trolling motors mounted?] and nearly took off the top of the trolling motor.

The boat floated sideways away from the weir and again he drove back away from the weir. He made a 3 rd attempt but stopped short when he knew he could not make it through.

A boat "Just" on the other side of the weir had been watching..... and one of the guys jumped out onto the bank and walked around the weir to drive it through for him. Again the boat "driver" and I use that term "loosely" almost put his boat on the rocks along the bank when the other fellow got into the boat.

This time.... the experienced driver had no problems going through the weir.