Around the two public ramps that you can still get out of, it is that shallow. Saginaw Bay on the tournament side is shallow unless it has a river flowing into it. The other places are dug out at the three marinas. No matter what, once you get into the bay, it is shallow with a lot of rocks from Caseville to Bay City (the tournament boundaries). I've been there for 14 years in a jonboat and I lost my props the first few years, but since then I've taken a boat with a jet prop and haven't had any problems (knock on wood). If you don't have an airboat, you have to have a jet. Go-devils don't work.