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Continued                                                                        To summarize

from page 8...                                                                   our study, all the

Best Launch                                                                      launch ramps had

Ramps....                                                                        a 40' long dock, +/-

that hit the                                                                     1-2'. However, the

east coast that                                                                  important part to

November.              The Snooks DNR Ramp                                       me was how much
When these                on Harsens Island                                      dock is in the wa-
two fisher-               is VERY basic with                                     ter? We've got 32'
men left the                     no dock.                                        of rig to the rear

Fair Haven                                                                       tires of the truck

ramp in the                         mMAanicydh,nitgooat tnkhnoLosaewww.t.h.h.eo  when we launch                 Water depth is also obviously important
                                                                                                                and we found that although Fair Haven
morning, it was VERY windy from                                                  our 26' center console.        DNR has the longest dock in the water,
the North East. After a few hours                                                When the water is down,        it also was the shallowest depth. If I was
of terrible conditions, they came                                                the boat usually extends       to launch a really big boat?.... My top two
back to the launch and all the wa-                                               past the end of the dock, and  choice's would be Selfridge or the North
                                                                                                                Channel DNR in Algonac (see pg. 51 for
ter was gone! They had to pull                                                   if windy can cause the boat    all our DNR access points). Remember
                                                                                                                though, this is when the water is really
their boat in through the mud to                                                 to do a T-bone and me freak-   low.... early spring & late fall. Otherwise,
                                                                                                                all our launch ramps should be more than
get back to the ramp.                                                            ing out.                       adequate-except you may want to avoid the
                                                                                                                Snooks DNR ramp by Brown's Bar on Har-
"....Fair Haven DNR had the longest      The North Channel Access in                                            sen's Island if you have something big (see
   dock in the water but it also was     Algonac is one of my top two                                           photo above left)! Page 57 has the detailed
         the shallowest depth"           choices if you have a big boat                                         DNR info of our unscientific study which
                                                                                                                will help in your personal launches.
....don't go by the rocks there either!

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