Quote Originally Posted by bookworm View Post
Thanks for the report. Haven't been down there since April because of the fluctuating water levels. Can't decide whether to put in with my canoe, which I can paddle upstream, or my small boat with the outboard. 2k is pretty skinny, I think, to be running with a gas engine. Last time I was at Helms with water this low, guys were having trouble sliding their boats off trailers without backing down the off the ramp halfway across the river.
Haven't been to helms with 2k,but I agree with the launchig part. I have the tilt trailer my boat is a 14' jon so launchings never been much an issue with me. Only certain areas will you have trouble running your motor depending on size of your boat. My motor has a shallow water tilt which lets me putt throgh. I also moved my batteries ( I run 2 parallel) up front to help keep boat level trough the shallows. Majority of the time you should be able to motor. Knowing the river helps. My depth finder was reading .6 Friday nite and I made it through turbulant water. Nervous, but made it.