Thread: Henderson Pelba Gage

....course, you can always launch at Magee's.....

You're right Bruce. They seem to keep their landing clear all the time. Good post about launching and loading in the mess though.

Originally Posted by prefers shiners

depends on how tightly they are packed in.....if it is loose, like it was Tuesday, you can do this.....back the boat in far enough that you can climb in it....crank the motor and trim it up high......throttle up and turn the motor left & right and that will clear a temporary hole big enuf to get it off the trailer......coming back in from fishing do this....trim your motor up high and go in circles and that will clear you a hole to get to the bank....after you have backed your trailer up, the hole will probably have filled in....again, while you have the nose of the boat against the bank, trim up high and sweep left & right.....works pretty good....there is no way to keep it from getting on your trailer....

course, you can always launch at Magee's.....

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Originally Posted by fishervet

Is there a proper way to launch in lillies. Or should it be avoided altogether?

Some times you can back up until you can start your motor and wheel wash a good hole. Probably won't work if your boat is so light it floats to soon. It has to be tight against the trailer so you can turn the motor back and forth to push them back. Sometimes it's a real fight if the wind is against you and blowing them back as fast as you push them back.

Originally Posted by mermentau

Some times you can back up until you can start your motor and wheel wash a good hole. Probably won't work if your boat is so light it floats to soon. It has to be tight against the trailer so you can turn the motor back and forth to push them back. Sometimes it's a real fight if the wind is against you and blowing them back as fast as you push them back.

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I fished Henderson today, I went North and south past the pontoon bridge and it was muddy in both directions. There was a current at the bridge.

That sums it up, muddy top to bottom!! Did manage to find beautiful water in the Pitts as Rick said but not a single bite!! And if my new fish finder is right water temp range between 58/63!!!

To load the boat back on the trailer, I usually just back minimal trailer into the water,
(just enough that very little of the end of the boards are in the water and the wheels and axle are not in the water to have lilies pile up on them)
I then load the boat as far as it will go on the trailer, then I winch it the rest of the way onto the trailer.
What this does is not allow the lilies to be mashed/drug between the boat and boards.

Do you think introducing weevils will help? :rolleyes:

Good post PatB, very helpful. Thanks.