A bunch of questions about motors in rivers...
I just bought a 6 horse Nissan for my drift boat... I mainly did it so I can start getting serious about striper fishing... but I figure I'm going to be using it on the Sac for trout... and on the American for everything and anything... and because I've never been in a drift boat with a motor I had a few questions...
What some rules for river edacity? Obviously don't get close to other boats or fisherman... But is it looked down upon to motor behind someone and fish a run you had luck in the first time around... and then later in the day pass them... then if they came close enough to see s you fishing in front of them, would that be considered rude? And if anyone doesn't understand what I'm trying to say, just let me know some general unwritten rules. lol
Will I be able to motor up pretty fast moving water... and if so is it dangerous at all to go up rapids (if I stay away from the rocks) If you would like... examples of specific runs on the American or Sac to do... and not to do would be helpfull... I know most the main runs pretty well along with their names.
Is it hard or technical motoring up rapids or will it be easy once I get the feel of my motor.
In trout water how spooked do trout get from motors... if I want to refish a run... would I have to motor back up way far away from the run... or do I just stay in the same eddy I would have used to row (which is right next to the run). Or would that just be a matter of edicacy?
And last one... What kind of mileage do these things get? I know its a three gallon tank... so how far will that get me? Or about how long can I run it for.
Sorry for all the novice questions... I'm stoked about my motor... I just wanna catch some more fish... be safe about it... know my limitations... and most of all not be that one guy who pisses everyone off! Any responses at all would be greatly appreciated!
Ryan Williams
Nor Cal Fly Fishing Guide
https://flyfishcnv.com/
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