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boat hp restrictions on wmas?
Posted: Sun Nov 08, 2009 10:29 pm
by Greenhead329
I remember reading somewhere some wmas are restricted horsepower wise. Aren't they usually limited to 25hp? can't seem to find the info on this anymore, any help would be greatly appreciated!
Re: boat hp restrictions on wmas?
Posted: Sun Nov 08, 2009 10:39 pm
by Trip
All WMA's are restricted to 6hp or less for the 09-10 migratory bird season...
Re: boat hp restrictions on wmas?
Posted: Mon Nov 09, 2009 10:59 am
by Faithful Retrievers
I wish I would have had a dozen of these things this year. You can't find a used 6 hp anywhere guess I am going to have to get some new decals for my 9.9!
Re: boat hp restrictions on wmas?
Posted: Mon Nov 09, 2009 11:48 am
by Buckwabit
Or buy you one of those two Horsepower Trolling motors they came out with...
Re: boat hp restrictions on wmas?
Posted: Mon Nov 09, 2009 12:01 pm
by 4dawgma
Faithful Retrievers wrote:I wish I would have had a dozen of these things this year. You can't find a used 6 hp anywhere guess I am going to have to get some new decals for my 9.9!
Re: boat hp restrictions on wmas?
Posted: Mon Nov 09, 2009 12:21 pm
by Take 'em
i thought about the decal remodification too. doesn't seem to be to hard!
Re: boat hp restrictions on wmas?
Posted: Mon Nov 09, 2009 12:23 pm
by DUCK-HUNT
just sold my 9.9 and gots me a 5.5 wont win any races but at least I'll get there without paddling or getting out and pushing
Re: boat hp restrictions on wmas?
Posted: Mon Nov 09, 2009 2:21 pm
by LostBoy
Ok I usually paddle a skif so what size boats are yall pushing with a 6?
Re: boat hp restrictions on wmas?
Posted: Mon Nov 09, 2009 3:34 pm
by Faithful Retrievers
With the new regs I just put it on my 16' and set the 40 on the rack if I am hunting WMAs. Its a pain but what can you do. That 9.9 will move it pretty good if I am not into the wind. I wish we could still use regular size motors but I quess they were fed up with the racing and that old boy got ran over didnt help. He was from Georgia so technically he should not have been out there to begin with.
Re: boat hp restrictions on wmas?
Posted: Mon Nov 09, 2009 3:53 pm
by Trip
^^^^ You got that right. We still hunt four guys out of the boat so we took the 60 hp off the 18' duck boat and I found a 70' model 6hp that we threw on the back. The new rule changes suck but what can you do???? I feel bad for the boys that show up at the ramp with their 25s & 40s and the GW dosn't let em put in.
Re: boat hp restrictions on wmas?
Posted: Mon Nov 09, 2009 4:15 pm
by Faithful Retrievers
Anyone heard what the ticket might cost? I would think sometime during the week you might could get away with it. Its almost like watching paint dry running that 9.9 oh excuse me 6hp.
Re: boat hp restrictions on wmas?
Posted: Mon Nov 09, 2009 6:58 pm
by BR549
This must not be on all WMA's? I can't find that in any of the regs on the wma's I hunt
Re: boat hp restrictions on wmas?
Posted: Mon Nov 09, 2009 7:04 pm
by blgros1
AAAAWWWWW cem'on man you need to look harder, they in there in the fine print
BR549 wrote:This must not be on all WMA's? I can't find that in any of the regs on the wma's I hunt
Re: boat hp restrictions on wmas?
Posted: Mon Nov 09, 2009 8:59 pm
by msbigdawg1234
must be on the fed wma's cause aint no such thing for state wma's
Re: boat hp restrictions on wmas?
Posted: Mon Nov 09, 2009 10:28 pm
by teul2
msbigdawg1234 wrote:must be on the fed wma's cause aint no such thing for state wma's
Its there. May not have made the regs you got though.