New to Area looking for Boat Ramp Advice
Posted: March 22nd, 2023, 9:54 am
Hello all,
I'm new to the area and looking for some boat launch advice. I'm searching for a boat to use inshore but right now all I have is my Grady White 272 which while she isn't a huge boat I do need a decent ramp to launch from and she squats when getting on plane so needs a bit of water. I loaded all the public numbers from this website on my Garmin and was thinking of trying Lanark to go out and drown a shrimp or something.
First question, would Lanark be my best bet in the Wakulla, Franklin county area to launch?
If I launch at Lanark, I see a couple of markers for the entrance to the ramp but I don't see anything indicating if I should go East (left) or West (right) to get around the bank just south of the boat ramp?
I've also taken look at Rock Landing and St Marks both look doable but I just don't want to get stuck either on the ramp or not have enough water to get to the channel. Reading this forum some folks mentions Shields Marina but from their website it doesn't look like they have a public boat launch anymore?
Any insights would be appreciated.
I'm new to the area and looking for some boat launch advice. I'm searching for a boat to use inshore but right now all I have is my Grady White 272 which while she isn't a huge boat I do need a decent ramp to launch from and she squats when getting on plane so needs a bit of water. I loaded all the public numbers from this website on my Garmin and was thinking of trying Lanark to go out and drown a shrimp or something.
First question, would Lanark be my best bet in the Wakulla, Franklin county area to launch?
If I launch at Lanark, I see a couple of markers for the entrance to the ramp but I don't see anything indicating if I should go East (left) or West (right) to get around the bank just south of the boat ramp?
I've also taken look at Rock Landing and St Marks both look doable but I just don't want to get stuck either on the ramp or not have enough water to get to the channel. Reading this forum some folks mentions Shields Marina but from their website it doesn't look like they have a public boat launch anymore?
Any insights would be appreciated.