DROVE TO TN. RIVER WHERE THE NATCHEZ TRACE CROSSES THE RIVER (STEAM PLANT ), BOUGHT LICENSE, GOT BAIT, WAS WILLING TO GET WET BUT THE SWELLS PUT THAT LITTLE WAR EAGLE BACK ON THE RAMP ! ACTUALLY BOAT SIZE DID NOT MATTER, EVEN THE PONTOON'S WERE LOADING .25-30 MPR. WINDS IN A 15 ' BOAT,NOT A GOOD SETTING .