I haven’t put over on the saltwater side of Bushy Park in a while and was wondering about access to the ramp. Our boat only draws about a foot and we used to be able to get out or in about 2 hours on either side of low tide. Has that gone to 3 hours now? How much water is in there at about 2 hours on either side of high tide?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks & Good Fishing to All
Last time I was there it was low tide and all mud. So that is the last time I have been.
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To the right of the right ramp is a set of pilings.
If the water is around the pilings, possible Go.
If you see mud around the pilings, No go.
My rule for 20ft CC Drafts 15"ish plus outboard.
Jump on plane at the dock going out, stay on plane as close as you can coming in.
Be safe as you can.
I am always scared of getting stranded at that place. I always fish the incoming tide cause if I can get in I know I can get back out.
I use the ramp nearly every weekend and here is how I try to do it:
My general rule is be out of the inlet 2 hours before low and can’t get back until 2 hours after low. This is with “normal” tides. I’ll bump it up to 2.5 hours if it’s an extreme low tide. This typically gives me 3ft of water, sometimes 2.5ft. Biggest issue is leaving the landing and having enough water to get on plane.
I pushed it to 1 hour before low getting back to the dock on Sunday and saw 1.8ft on the way in and under a foot of water at the dock. Shallower than I prefer but entering the inlet on plane and trimmed up I had no issues. This is with my Sea Pro sv2100.
Dude with a 22ft deeper v Pioneer entered the inlet just before I did on Sunday. He was hauling a$$ and didn’t have an issue either. Though he did appear to have some issues getting boat onto trailer. Got onto the trailer but didn’t appear to be comfortable giving it throttle in the 1ft of muddy water. Fastened winch and trailered to the freshwater side to get the boat fully onto the trailer.
Dave
2005 Sea Pro sv2100
2002 Yamaha 150 2-Stroke
2000 Sea Pro 170CC
Yamaha 90 2-smoke
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