My kid and I fished between dam and confluence from 6-8pm last night. Water has really started to clean up. Brought in two nice 17-18″ walleyes trolling shorelines with original floating raps.
But the real reason for my post is to shout another big THANKS to the fellas who helped tow us back up to Hidden Falls. You guys saved our bacon and we were sorry to cut into your fishing time. We won’t hesitate to pay the favor forward. 
Tow? Are we gonna have to get a trunk monkey on supreme or what? 
Tow? Are we gonna have to get a trunk monkey on supreme or what?
I burned that place down last night, didn’t you watch the news?
I now keep a tow connection in my boat, like used on towable tubes so I can pull from the transom and not with a cleat.
5 tows in last two months.
Do you guys require the towed boat to supply their own line or not worry about that protocol and use your own rope?
I asked them what they’d like me to do, leave it up to them. So far I’ve towed 5 guys off of Pool 2, all with an anchor rope. Might have to consider getting a real tow strap.
S.R.
Last night they had me tied off with their rope before I could even offer mine.
I had the trolling motor packed as a precaution, and oars in oar-locks. I could’ve made it back up to Hidden Falls on my own eventually, but the guys saved me at least an hour and a lot of sweat.
For me, it is done my way and with my rope. Plenty can go wrong and I don’t want anybody hurt in the process.
It is the big boats in high current that make me nervous.
I had one guy that didn’t want to listen and he disconnected too soon and then lollygagged getting the trolling motor in, The fuse blew immediately and ended up ramming a docked boat requiring me to get into a dangerous position to retrieve them without causing more damage. (Dude it was blowing when I had to rescue you) After freeing then from harm they wanted to disconnect again before getting to the dock… Its like dude! I’ll get you there! Tried it your way once, now let’s finish it! Lol. They were grateful, I just don’t think they realize how hard they made it.
Had to swing a pontoon into Hastings access when water was really high and two boats were launching and they both felt it necessary to back off their trailers even though I was coming in towing a toon. That was interesting. Trying to sneak it to that without collisions. That was a buddy of mine and he just happened to get lucky I was close by. Right time right place. Punk left $40 in my windshield the next day!
Yea, I had a guy reach for his wallet once. Nope that’s not why I did it. I told him the way this works, he gets to tow the next guy in.
S.R.
THANKS to the fellas who helped tow us back up to Hidden Falls.
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Towed boats off pool 2, been towed off pool 2. Fish down there long enough you will get to return the favor.
We need to start a “towed a boat in story” thread. Have a few good ones!
-J.
It seems to me that the average age of boat engines on P2 is considerably older than I see on P3, P4, or the St. Croix. Hence, I think it’s more likely to find boats that need towing on P2 than other stretches of the rivers.
Not exactly a “towed a boat” story, but about 15 years ago I tried to launch my 16 ft. Alumacraft Lunker with my front wheel drive Dodge Intrepid in late winter at Lions Levee in St. Paul Park. I got the boat off the trailer and into the water just fine but couldn’t get the car back up the icy ramp. This was before first light and luckily for me, an older guy had driven down to the ramp and parked there just watch the sunrise. He gave me a ride home and wouldn’t take anything for helping me out. Then I had to wait until I saw that my neighbor was up and he was nice enough to tow the car and boat up the ramp. So I ended up owing a stranger and my neighbor a big thanks.
Earlier this year on P3 I had a guy wave me down on P3 south of Prescott. He told me he had a dead battery. He knew he had a weak battery so he brought a set of jumper cables with him.
My P2 story is running out of gas waaaay down there. That’s the night I found out my gas gauge no longer worked. I tied off to an island just above Spring Lake and got in touch with a friend that was at happy hour with work friends across town. He dropped everything, picked up his boat and brought me gas. I was there a while but made it back before dark. Pretty big deal for him and I was grateful. It would have been a giant tow.
Hope Supreme wears the bubble wrap before you come in….
Hope Supreme wears the bubble wrap before you come in….
I won’t darken that doorway with my PITA old motor.
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