mud motor!!!

Hey guys. Packing for our move to Louisiana as we speak! I have a 17' fiberglass bay built ,with 25hp Johnson. This setup has been awesome for me for years fishing and waterfowl hunting here in Maryland but I'm worried it ain't going to work in the small runs coves and swamps that I am guessing are right shallow. I don't really have funds for a entire new rig time being, yall Reakon I can get by?

That 25hp rig will work fine. You may need to invest in a pirogue and push pole or a kayak. Otherwise 25hp is a sportsman's dream boat down here in south LA.

Ya I have a two man canoe extra wide (cause I'm a Biggin) lol I use now for layout/sneak boat for duck hunt in in beaver ponds.

You set man. Mud motors are a convinience, not a necessity. I hunted with the same setup you got (except I gotta pirogue) for most of my life. The flat will get you there, and the canoe will get you into the ponds. All you gotta get now is your LA driver's license!