Keith
We had a long boat ride to return to the boat ramp. The tide was low and I was having to pay close attention where I was. It had been an exceptional day of fishing with the tide filling more than 2 feet. As the tide fell, the trout and redfish had gone on a feeding binge. We caught more than 40 trout and 15 redfish between the two of us. Sometimes you get lucky and hit it right. When the tide falls, fish tend to turn on. But the lower the water gets, the more dangerous it is to navigate. We were traveling at a speed of more than 55 mph. The depth was less than 14″ inches but it was deep enough for my V hull Skeeter. We had only about 30 miles to go to reach the ramp when I hit something and the motor was instantly in trouble and stopped running. Smack dab in the middle of nowhere with no other boats around I began to worry. We had several hours until dark and I didn
