Those without local knowledge should gain it by what they see going on around them. Otherwise,stay home or keep your birds in a cage.
I have left that ramp going out on low water and passed no less than 18-20 boats sitting on the bottom many times. Had I slowed down I too would have been sitting on the bottom.
On the other hand, when you are trailing another boat of unknown occupants(not in your party) you should keep your distance. You don't know what their intentions are and they do not know yours.
