North61 ,
Great story & pictures -I subscribed to your channel .
These big bore cartridges are really interesting , bought a H&R 444 a couples of years ago - love it .
How deep is the water generally speaking where you were ?
What motor is on your sons canoe boat ?
Really like the Ruger 450 you put together for your son too , that was a great video .
The water on the little series of lakes varies but is often quite shallow down to 6-8 inches in spots . Has a silt bottom which is unusual up here. We have a Suzuki 2.5 Horse on the small aluminum freighter. Water cooled so not ideal but it's a good motor. Quiet and lots of power in 30 pounds.