John, The deepest part of the Reach channel is 45 feet and only in certain area's, We are NOT talking about Ambrose. Avg. depth in the middle is 42-43 ft. A ship drawing 24-28 ft. of water leaves 15-19 ft of water under the prop, that's churning up everything in it's path....Pass through the wake and look at the fish finder, the quick water goes all the way to the bottom, so yes we don't make this stuff up to make excuses, it is reality and it's too give the customers a little heads up knowing what to expect when it does happen.
Years ago the fish were only on the edges, not this year, why the bait stays in the channel is beyond me, but it's there and that's were the fish are.......(until a ship passes bye.)
