Cajunhunter67 wrote:Bass Cat Boats wrote:Most damage from stumps is from rebar and propeller or skeg parts in those stumps.That is not normal and those are not from loading. Loading scratches run parallel as you load in that direction, these are every which direction and are not a controlled scratch from most seen. Those are rocks, and stumps when crossing who knows what areas.
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I fish a lot of stump areas. Slide off them all the time. Stumps tend to leave the bottom with scuffed marks. (old stumps).
They do not look like loading scratches, as the impact would be focused in a more specific area. That is a broad area of scratches and some are side to side.
The scratches I do have are from rocks, and the occasional rebar stuck near a pier underwater by an a$$ home owner.BTW, That can all be repaired and none of it shows exposed fiberglass.
OK – Stupid question from a brother back east who fishes natural lakes/rivers with no stumps. Why in Gods name is there rebar in stumps?! How does it get there and why? Can understand parts of a prop that hit the stump but rebar?

