I live in the MS Delta. Most of my boating will be in oxbow lakes that stay trashed up most of the time due to the fluctuating water levels of the Mississippi River. I will also be hunting in some timber. Most of the fishing will be in open water but on the oxbow lakes. I’m either going outboard with jack plate or surface drive. There is a possibility of vegetation but shallow, trashy water will be the norm

I have heard the surface drives are obnoxiously loud?