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Tips for driving boat though stump field to get to a spot #10866090 05/23/15 05:15 PM
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Would like some advice on easing through stumps in bass boat to get to fishing spots. I'm afraid of getting stuck Just idle and roll off em or what. Trim up? Just a little nervous

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Re: Tips for driving boat though stump field to get to a spot [Re: sleeper] #10866114 05/23/15 05:28 PM
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idle and roll over them, hit reverse if you get high centered.

Re: Tips for driving boat though stump field to get to a spot [Re: sleeper] #10866165 05/23/15 05:53 PM
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No big deal going through stumpy areas. Avoid the obvious ones and just roll of the others. Just like any other aspects of fishing, seat time makes all the difference in the world. You can trim up if you want, but you don't have to.

Re: Tips for driving boat though stump field to get to a spot [Re: sleeper] #10866189 05/23/15 06:05 PM
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Take it slow and dont freak out if you hapoen to high center on one. Looks worse than what they are.

Re: Tips for driving boat though stump field to get to a spot [Re: sleeper] #10866468 05/23/15 08:26 PM
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If it's a mine field, bump in and out of gear to prevent high idle speeds. This will help prevent getting high-centered or doing any damage.

Re: Tips for driving boat though stump field to get to a spot [Re: sleeper] #10866485 05/23/15 08:33 PM
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Go to Palestine for one day you will get over it


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Re: Tips for driving boat though stump field to get to a spot [Re: Bugzout10] #10866504 05/23/15 08:47 PM
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Originally Posted By: Bugzout10
Go to Palestine for one day you will get over it

Flat creek


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Re: Tips for driving boat though stump field to get to a spot [Re: sleeper] #10866549 05/23/15 09:05 PM
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Put it on pad that way you will draft really shallow less to bump make sure you have paid up insurance

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Just kidding

Re: Tips for driving boat though stump field to get to a spot [Re: DKennimer] #10866667 05/23/15 09:53 PM
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Originally Posted By: DKennimer
If it's a mine field, bump in and out of gear to prevent high idle speeds. This will help prevent getting high-centered or doing any damage.


best advice, don't let your speed build up ..
go slow ,go slow.


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Re: Tips for driving boat though stump field to get to a spot [Re: sleeper] #10866702 05/23/15 10:17 PM
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I trim it up a ways to allow the skeg to glance over some of them. I don't like it when I have it trimmed down and a stump dead stops the boat.


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Re: Tips for driving boat though stump field to get to a spot [Re: sleeper] #10866742 05/23/15 10:36 PM
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Trim up a bit and idle through. You can always tell the guys that don't trim up because they have big chunks missing out of their cavitation plate. The only thing that causes that is when the hull rolls off a stump and the boat comes down and the stump catches the cavitation plate.

Don't trim up so much that your prop starts losing bite. Just enough that the cav plate is above the bottom of the hull at an angle that won't take a direct hit if you come off one just right.



Re: Tips for driving boat though stump field to get to a spot [Re: fishinlance] #10867097 05/24/15 01:20 AM
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Originally Posted By: fishinlance
Put it on pad that way you will draft really shallow less to bump make sure you have paid up insurance


This. Make sure your kill switch works

Re: Tips for driving boat though stump field to get to a spot [Re: sleeper] #10867704 05/24/15 05:15 AM
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I've gone over many stumps, mostly Palestine, it's nothing to worry about, just go slow, keep you eyes on the water in front of you, avoid the obvious, you can even raise your motor and use the trolling motor if you want. Just make wide turns. If you get centered, make sure your calm so you don't freak out and make it worse. Reverse and turn away from there. If your motor gets hit and dies, just start er back up and continue on. Wear a life vest. That's all I can think of, good luck


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Re: Tips for driving boat though stump field to get to a spot [Re: sleeper] #10867727 05/24/15 05:37 AM
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If you have to back up make certain the path back is clear. Backing into a stump and hitting your prop would be a bummer.

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