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<blockquote data-quote="Up Y'oars" data-source="post: 85512" data-attributes="member: 764">There are MANY stories for those that fish the river.&nbsp; I learned the hard way after two incidents the first three years living here and testing the Big Mo.&nbsp;&nbsp; For this reason I only fish the river a few times during the spawn up until the lakes are open.First bad event was a rolling log just under the boat, and it popped up and hit the skeg of my kicker motor.&nbsp; I was running upstream about 28mph right smack dab in the middle of the channel next to the mouth of the Heart River.&nbsp; The impact snapped both of the clamps and the motor went flying straight up in the air, only to be pulled back down by the rubber fuel hose.&nbsp; The kicker landed inside the boat right behind my driver's seat.&nbsp; Had it hit me I'm sure I'd be dead.&nbsp;&nbsp; To replace the clamps it was $100 per clamp and I did the work myself.Second bad event was getting rained on while I was coming back upstream from the U-Mary area.&nbsp; Trying to read the graph and keep my eyes open for other boats made it difficult with the raindrops pelting my face.&nbsp; I had my GPS expanded into the final reading to make sure I was as close to the way I went downstream as possible.&nbsp; I knew there was a really flat area where I would have to traverse sideways in the area between U-Mary and Ft. Lincoln.&nbsp; I got off a bit and came up on a shallow sandbar.&nbsp; I finally worked (rocking front and back) my way off and started the big motor to back up, only to hit a sandbar behind me with the prop/engine.&nbsp;&nbsp; The sandbar behind me put so much pressure on the motor that it bent the trim rods so the hydraulics made it difficult to raise/lower the engine.&nbsp; That repair/replacement cost me $580</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Up Y'oars, post: 85512, member: 764"] There are MANY stories for those that fish the river. I learned the hard way after two incidents the first three years living here and testing the Big Mo. For this reason I only fish the river a few times during the spawn up until the lakes are open. First bad event was a rolling log just under the boat, and it popped up and hit the skeg of my kicker motor. I was running upstream about 28mph right smack dab in the middle of the channel next to the mouth of the Heart River. The impact snapped both of the clamps and the motor went flying straight up in the air, only to be pulled back down by the rubber fuel hose. The kicker landed inside the boat right behind my driver's seat. Had it hit me I'm sure I'd be dead. To replace the clamps it was $100 per clamp and I did the work myself. Second bad event was getting rained on while I was coming back upstream from the U-Mary area. Trying to read the graph and keep my eyes open for other boats made it difficult with the raindrops pelting my face. I had my GPS expanded into the final reading to make sure I was as close to the way I went downstream as possible. I knew there was a really flat area where I would have to traverse sideways in the area between U-Mary and Ft. Lincoln. I got off a bit and came up on a shallow sandbar. I finally worked (rocking front and back) my way off and started the big motor to back up, only to hit a sandbar behind me with the prop/engine. The sandbar behind me put so much pressure on the motor that it bent the trim rods so the hydraulics made it difficult to raise/lower the engine. That repair/replacement cost me $580 [/QUOTE]

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