Did you check your equipment before bringing it to the river

Good afternoon, so I have been to pool 4 6 times this spring and I cannot believe how many people come to fish unprepared! Guys these batteries do not stay charged all winter without some help, you need to charge or maintain them before you come! I always maintain my batteries and start my motor on a set of muffs to ensure the motor will run! I have seen people back in and unload the boat and it will not start, why? Your battery is dead/ frozen, now getting it back on the trailer is a s.o.b. a little tip leave it on the trailer and start it. Prepare yourself for success not failure! I saw a man with a nice boat and commented on it and he said I just hope it starts, guess what it did not,bummer! There are lots of impatient people just waiting let’s be fair and do your pre trip to have a great start to your trip good luck fellas/ ladies

It’s truly amazing how many equipment owners don’t care to maintain that equipment in even the slightest capacity. But alas- that’s life. For the impatient folks, we know which launches are always busy. Life’s too short to be upset about the clown in front of you taking too long at the launch.

It never ceases to amaze me the level of unpreparedness people do. This is exactly why I wont fish on fishing opener anymore. People sit and wait in line to unload their boat for 20 minutes but dont have the presence of mind to remove the cover, load their gear or even add a damn battery? Where has common sense gone in this society?

Amen Scratcher! Tis that time of year for a little extra patience with all the fellas showing up to see if she will run. Wtf when I get the batteries back in spring time I start her up even dry for just a second or hook the hose up.

That loss of maintenance and being prepared has been growing in society for the last 30 years.
The average American CANT and Does not know how take care of anything any longer, but lets nix shop classes and home ec classes and replace them with computer science and critical race theory…

Change oil, brake jobs, wiper Blades, head lights, wheel bearings, mow their own lawn, cook dinner, paint house, work with simple hand tools,replace or maintain a car/boat battery, clean their own house, rotate tires, put on a spare, be prepared for unexpected situations…

Lets be honest, this list is endless. Its not getting any better.
EVERYONE needs to teach their children to be able to take care of themselves and rely on nobody.
Quit bailing out those who have failed to do the most simple of things.

Haha, ya I can imagine it looks similar at a busy access on opener. There’s always that one guy who hasn’t planned properly holding up the line.

I’m done getting angry about things that are out of my control. Patience and tolerance have been the hardest but most valuable things I’ve learned in my life.

It really doesn’t take much time to turn over your motor a couple times while at home to ensure the batteries are good enough for launching.

On the other hand, I’m not sure what’s going on at the back channel tonight. Wreckers and a lot of lights flashing.

from another post…tonight.

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Oh boy

I am seeing myself with more patients in my older years,not getting so hostile and mad as I use to, I try to be more relaxed but I still might have the urge to blow a gasket at the drop of a hat

CaptainMusky wrote:

It never ceases to amaze me the level of unpreparedness people do. This is exactly why I wont fish on fishing opener anymore. People sit and wait in line to unload their boat for 20 minutes but dont have the presence of mind to remove the cover, load their gear or even add a damn battery? Where has common sense gone in this society?

I used to say the same thing. But I love opener. I quit going to the most popular lakes at the wrong times. Opener is still a blast either way.
I dealt with 2 guys on p2 blocking the entire ramp why they loaded the boat with there gear and put on winter bibs. I just politely said there’s a 100 other places to do that and not block the ramps lol. I tried to sound nice, but I tend to come off as a ass more often then intended

The SCRATCHER wrote:

Oh boy

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would an icy ramp actually drag a truck all the way in?

Good question eyeguy you would think as it slid down the ramp would eventually let you get traction where the water starts? Not sure though, this has never happened to me thank god.lots of sand up in the barrel just need to apply!! But I don’t think it was icy,

eyeguy507 wrote:

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Oh boy

X2
would an icy ramp actually drag a truck all the way in?

Possible, but the ramp isn’t icy. Its wet from the rain. Normally once the tires hit the water line they stop the rig from going in further.

This was a truck in neutral or what I’ve been told the transmission park pin breaking.

Or Peppi the lake Pepin sea-monster grabbing a quick snack.

Sorry, I shouldn’t make fun of a bad situation. I know I wouldn’t appreciate it if it was me.

I dealt with 2 guys on p2 blocking the entire ramp why they loaded the boat with there gear and put on winter bibs. I just politely said there’s a 100 other places to do that and not block the ramps lol. I tried to sound nice, but I tend to come off as a ass more often then intended
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Sometimes the people have no idea what they are doing is completely messing stuff up….. other times they are just being inconsiderate…. I always try to be nice and helpful but I’m sure it cones off as being an ass too. Either way it usually gets the group moving.

Brian Klawitter wrote:

This was a truck in neutral or what I’ve been told the transmission park pin breaking.

Exactly why I ALWAYS put the load on the parking brake.

(A) back down the ramp in reverse
(B) apply the brakes
(C) set the parking brake
(D) shift the transmission into neutral
(E) ease up on the brakes and allow the parking brake to hold the truck
(F) shift the transmission into park

When I am ready to proceed back up the ramp;

(G) shift the transmission into drive
(H) accelerate the engine enough to feel it load, from the fact the parking
brake is still engaged
(I) slowly release the parking brake while smoothly accelerating forward up
the ramp

Using the above procedure, the “load” is never on the “parking pawl”.

dirtywater wrote:

I’m done getting angry about things that are out of my control. Patience and tolerance have been the hardest but most valuable things I’ve learned in my life.

dirtywater wrote:

I’m done getting angry about things that are out of my control. Patience and tolerance have been the hardest but most valuable things I’ve learned in my life.

Amen…

I know not what you speak of.

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Hate to admit this but it happened to me years ago. Came back in after dark colder then all get out backed the trailer in thought i would let the truck run to warm up, being a manual shift hit the park brake. Get out to load the boat trucked started to roll back grabbed the door handle locked. On the way out of the truck with all my coveralls and such on must of accidently hit the door locks, the rest is history.

I have a habit of opening the driver door window when I launch/pull out. On my last truck very soon after I picked it up, I shut the door and went to launch the boat and I hear the doors lock. WTF. The “auto-lock doors after X seconds” was turned on. Reached in and unlocked them.

Netguy wrote:

Reached in and unlocked them

Do that on my truck and you will trigger the alarm. Still better than a locked door.

Netguy wrote:

I have a habit of opening the driver door window when I launch/pull out

Honestly I don’t think I have ever launched a boat with my window closed, maybe if it was raining.

John Rasmussen wrote:

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I have a habit of opening the driver door window when I launch/pull out

Honestly I don’t think I have ever launched a boat with my window closed, maybe if it was raining.

Probably hanging your head out the door as well jk jk.
I never roll my window down when backing up

I usually roll it down when backing the boat in, for 2 reasons:

1) So I can hear if my partner or someone else is yelling something at me(I.e. “you just ran over my kid!”)

2) so that if, god forbid, something let loose or a door locked I could still get in.

Lol. Nope I open the hatch of my Escalade so I can really see what’s going on.

Thankfully my old man was a trucker and taught me how to use my mirrors! Rolling the window down is probably more so I can hear what’s going on.

LabDaddy1 wrote:

I usually roll it down when backing the boat in, for 2 reasons:

1) So I can hear if my partner or someone else is yelling something at me(I.e. “you just ran over my kid!”)

2) so that if, god forbid, something let loose or a door locked I could still get in.

My window is partially down 90% of the time I’m driving a vehicle. Living by the river the fog is crazy most mornings and I like to rely on my ears to hear at intersections. Backing in a boat I like it down as well just because there are often times people all over and hearing someone coming or yelling is a positive. It also gives you a viable option to get into the vehicle if something goes wrong on the ramp or doors are locked. I also am a country person and fresh air is hard to beat, regardless of weather.

I didn’t know it was even possible to lock your keys in a running vehicle anymore. My vehicle is 10+ years old and won’t do it? My other newer vehicle (Toyota) with the proximity fob will automatically unlock even if the fob is outside the car.