I hit a submerged log here on lanier yesterday .It put a 2ft gash on the aft of the boat on the pad area.Motor is fine .The boat dosent take any water .But it is a pretty good gash ,through the gel coat.,Our lake  has come up from very low to full pool .Its carried everything from the shore to the water .LOts of trash floating around the lake now .

Either way if your on lake lanier be careful of the trash in the water you cant see.

Now that you got that out of the way, go enjoy the boat and don't worry about a few more scratches.  If you really fish they are going to happen.

Didn't take long for you to christen it

First scratch?  That sounds more like a near-disaster.  I was going to respond that you will get a lot of scratches on the bottom of your boat but a two foot gash is serious business.  But then, maybe your definition of a gash is different than mine.  I'm glad your boat still floats and you are well.   

 

 

Its like every new sled i get i seem to scratch it up on the bottom .Im a shallow water finess guy any how .Now i wont worry about the newness .Its all done with .lol  Ive been fishing this boat hard since day 1 .Every day out on the water .Ill have my friend just fix it .He is good with boat fixing and gel coat stuff.Thats what he does .he seen it and said its no stress damage at all.just fish it till i get it fixed.

ouch...

how fast you were going when you hit that log?

you save your receipt? lmao

This is exactly why I buy boats with no metal flake in the bottom gel coat. My last repair like that cost me $50. Granted, it wasn't a two foot gash but not having to match that flake is a lot cheaper!

It looks to me like that log had something metal stuck in it to make such a sharp gash.

That is painful just to look at. I feel your pain bro.