Show Sports Afield By TED KESTING Heading south this winter Doubtless therell there'll be fishing water at your destination and that means trailing your boat if you are going by au ON TilE way take time to stop slop for boating breaks Al AI though many dont don't realize it i there Isn't a major highway through the South or Southwest South South- west that doesn't have some good waters for trailer boats within easy driving distance It wasn't always that way of course but now there are many new manmade bodies of water and more are being opened every year i Most of f these are in moun i tats or hill country High dams here form fonn deep lakes Such water doesn't offer underwater un un- obstructions for boats plying the surface These dams force water back into every in In coming stream Whit TilE high banks natural na tural to to hills mYriad waters well sheltered from wind sweep are formed Only in inthe inthe the farthest reaches general ly will wUl you find dead trees boulders and other Such sections however are comparatively easy for forthe forthe the touring boatman to avoid High banks and deep water often mean a alack lack of good natural na na- tural trailer launching spots according to Willard Crandall Boats Editor of Sports Afield Magazine But that problem is being alleviated too and good laUnching ramps are becoming becom ing ing noro common everywhere Th Thet southbound boat m man mansh a n sh lat tw yS s local in in- about about launching spots in hill country hand and never try to ferret out for himself him self self tIt t It IS to tell teU much about the wat waterways of any area without actually seeing them by inspecting the passing pas sing countryside as you drive along For instance many mant rocks especially in rather level leve lev el country mean mean that the nearby waters probably have more If H the soil is sandy along the hIghway then the local river or lake b bottoms homs are likely to be too WELL WOODED WELL WOODED country us indicates solid banks and bottoms but an exception should ho be made for swamp trees Water height should be checked in wooded areas high highwater highwater water can mean drifting logs or other floating debris |