quote:Seems like I remember that some landowners have a "Kings Grant" that has been handed down through the generations that gives special land, and maybe water, rights. I don't know if this is the case, or maybe DNR got tired of searching for lost fishermen up in there, or what.
DNR asked that I pass on that the rice field gates were installed in place on Hobonny Plantation is is indeed a King’s Grant waterway…not a public waterway. King’s Grant differs from other properties in that mean high tide does not mark the property boundary, but rather it extends to the map/platt boundary of the King’s Grant.
I can assure you, however, DNR never tires of searching for dumbo head boaters and fishermen!
I betcha Hobonny Plantation’s lawyers are behind this. Everyone has a GPS now that lays down tracks, allowing deep exploration back into intricate waterways - where rescue is difficult if someone gets stranded. I imagine the plantation is exposed to lawsuits if someone gets injured up in there - resulting in the gates to provide a legal de"fence".
Hobonny kings grant issue for repairing their broken dikes, in effort to restore their ponds, was fought many years ago, all the way to the SC supreme court. The case, fought, by the state, represented by “jackpot” McMaster, set the precedent for the restoration of breached dikes, not repaired in a timely fashion; landowners lost, fail. They have exercised their “kings” rights to block the sleuths, so, after spending tens of thousands $, (**() near close to a 100k, restoring and planting duck ponds, the local yokels can’t blast away at their investment, 20 feet away in “public” waters. Please people, it is Cuckhold’s creek, Cuckhold’s landing, Cuckhold, something no southern gentleman wants to be referred too, a man, who’s wife runs around and he still wags his tail around her.
I still have some friends that think it’s Kerkel’s Creek and other call it Kirkland’s Creek…
I think it's directly proportional to the "redneckitude" of the speaker...
Hey Bo! Now you got yourself a “skinny” boat, you need to do some river running! If you don’t wet a line it’s just a pretty river to ride along imo. Coming up from Charleston on 17 steel bridge is a good landing to go up or down stream.
Mullet and small shrimp are all over in the smaller creeks. Caught several under slot reds and one large over slot. They bit on the live shrimp. Only thing we caught on the frozen shrimp were small catfish.
If you want fresh water fish (pan/bass) don’t put in at “Public” landing as the “redneck” crowd swimming around the landing makes for hard boat loading/unloading. Wait till cooler weather for that landing.
If you want to stop a little closer to you, try the Asheepoo. Joe’s (the landing on the left) charges $10 but worth it. I believe you still have to have a membership to put in at Crosby’s.
We got checked by DNR yesterday, very pleasant and actually got a tip on a “hot” spot.
Just guessing, but maybe they are growing rice? Rice growing is making a big comeback in SC. They use floodgates to control the water levels in the fields. Again, just guessing.
Capt. Larry Teuton
Swamp Worshiper
Cracker/ spec, from what everyone is telling me, it is mostly repair work to get the old rice fields back in shape to drain and flood for duck hunting. Bird hunting has become a major craze for the big money large land owners. Deer hunting kind of taking a side line except for the locals and care takers.
Thanks Fred. I’m itching to go, but I have been “landlocked” this year by medical issues in my wife’s family and mine, work, etc. I will get out there soon. Shame on you for covering up the “scenery” in the river!
