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	Finding Just the Right Place to Tie Up Our usual haunts are the Pit arm (aka arm pit) and Squaw Creek. The Pit is well known for its great bass fishing, and we have concluded likewise. We usually look for a secondary point inside a cove, one that isn't too shallow or too steep (i.e. about 15-20 feet deep at the end of the boat when it is tied down). Yes, I've managed to scrape a prop or two when the water was too shallow, and the fishing just isn't as good on the steeper points. By the way, how do I know what the depth is? I use a depth finder of course. But you don't really need one. Just look at the slope above water, and extrapolate the same slope underwater. If the surrounding area is flat, it's likely that the water is shallow too, so stay away and you'll save your prop. When we look for a place to tie up, we look for a place with good solid soil, not too loose or too rocky. Houseboats are usually tied perpendicular (90 degrees) to the shore, and stakes in solid soil will prevent the houseboat from pulling the stakes and floating free when a gust of wind hits. I've had houseboats do just that, and quick action was needed to prevent the propeller from hitting ground. If it happens to you, just stay calm and get the engine started as your friends pull up the stake lines. The stakes are usually still firmly attached, so you don't need to worry about losing them. We've tied up the boat in many beautiful places, some of the best being near the end of long and narrow coves. Some of these bend around so you don't even see the main lake. These are the perfect place to get some solitude. Sometimes if the cove wasn't wide enough to tie up perpendicular, we've tied up parallel to the shore as long as it was deep enough.
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