Low Tide at the mouth :/

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Low Tide at the mouth :/

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Low tide of 0.5 at 0830 this Sunday morning and if the wife and I choose Ecky(which I like) over Keaton,will we have enough water at 1000 hrs at the tripod? High of 2.6 ft around 1430-1500 hrs. How bout it,for my tide readers?? I can drive further to Keaton and feel less confidant,although I've seen good reports and tossing that around.....or just keep the lil Wahoo on plane and chance it? :D Thanks,Todd Braswell
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flatsbroke wrote:Low tide of 0.5 at 0830 this Sunday morning and if the wife and I choose Ecky(which I like) over Keaton,will we have enough water at 1000 hrs at the tripod? High of 2.6 ft around 1430-1500 hrs. How bout it,for my tide readers?? I can drive further to Keaton and feel less confidant,although I've seen good reports and tossing that around.....or just keep the lil Wahoo on plane and chance it? :D Thanks,Todd Braswell


At 10 am, the tide will be at 1.6 ft. You should be fine. Anything over 1.5 is a go....

You need to head back in about 5 pm.....


Hint: Get the free program WXTide32. Set location at the mouth of Aucilla river.

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Thanks,Dubble!! You da man. This availible as a mobile app for iPhone?
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I've ran into this questionable equation many times about Econfina and I know a strong wind direction will/can play at major part with anything below 1.5 ft. I love Lanark and Keaton also where tide is not so much a factor but I'm pressed for time and Ecky ramp is a good bit closer to the doorstep in Coolidge. Thanks,again.
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flatsbroke wrote:I've ran into this questionable equation many times about Econfina and I know a strong wind direction will/can play at major part with anything below 1.5 ft. I love Lanark and Keaton also where tide is not so much a factor but I'm pressed for time and Ecky ramp is a good bit closer to the doorstep in Coolidge. Thanks,again.

Right now, there is also a large flow of fresh water in the river. This helps keep the levels a little above what the tides predict.

You got a south wind with 1 foot or less seas for Sunday. Have a good day! Catchum!!!

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Flatsbroke Becky, you can get out the river at .5 if you trim up and let it fly. Go w/ me one day and track my route. I thought you were at Venice w/ Barr this weekend?
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redbelly7 wrote:Flatsbroke Becky, you can get out the river at .5 if you trim up and let it fly. Go w/ me one day and track my route. I thought you were at Venice w/ Barr this weekend?

I have been at the mouth of the Econfina in a little john boat at a minus .8 foot tide. If you saw what I saw, you may think twice about that "letting it fly"... :-D


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redbelly7 wrote:Flatsbroke Becky, you can get out the river at .5 if you trim up and let it fly. Go w/ me one day and track my route. I thought you were at Venice w/ Barr this weekend?
Redbelly,I believe you have me confused but that's alright. I'm from Moultrie and now live in Thomas Co. And the wife and I do happen to be headed to La in 2 weeks. Fishing in Lafitte/Barataria w/ Theophile Bourgeois on May 8-9. One year anniversary trip and really looking forward to it. And Dubble.....I know better,I tense up every trip,stay in the middle and hope for the best. :D
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redbelly7 wrote:Flatsbroke Becky, you can get out the river at .5 if you trim up and let it fly. Go w/ me one day and track my route. I thought you were at Venice w/ Barr this weekend?
Depends. I have seen it too low at 1.4. The mouth is tricky. If you see a lot of the oyster bar to the left of the tripod, watch out.
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10-4,Seachaser. I always hug just left of the tripod,go beyond 200 yards then bear left/right.
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flatsbroke wrote:10-4,Seachaser. I always hug just left of the tripod,go beyond 200 yards then bear left/right.

You are correct. Just before you get to the tripod, bear left. You will see a PVC pipe sticking up. Go LEFT of it. Bear due south for at least a half mile if it is 1.5 or lower. To the left of due south, there a couple of nasty oyster bars inside of 1/2 mile. If you bear right after the tripod, be very careful! There are some isolated rocks out to about 1 mile that have quite a few busted foots to their name. I have personally seen two! I have seen those rocks out of water totally on a - .8 foot tide. There is also some very shallow sandy bottom to the right of the tripod.


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