Another OOPS!!!

**RLCRAPPIE** · 01-30-2015, 11:24 PM

The last two out of three trips have been real adventures with some unusual events. No I didn't overflow the live well again. However, I did fish alone today and tried a new longer launch rope - guess what, it broke. Staring at your boat 300 yards from the ramp with no one in it - would definitely qualify as an unusual event. An hour later, a couple of folks did come to my rescue. Now on to a fish story - fished for an hour or so in 3 or 4 spots and only put one dink in the boat. Moved on to some swallow water and caught a good limit in the next hour. Had 4 or 5 fish between 13 and 15 inches. I love that thump in skinny water.

**hawgdog** · 01-30-2015, 11:58 PM

Very nice! I know the feeling on the rope issue...

**ski trip** · 01-31-2015, 02:16 AM

Good job, Richard. Also, had something very similar to that happen to me one time. Wind blew the boat out while I was gone to get the truck. Funny feeling coming back to the ramp and seeing your boat out there in the water. I had to strip down and wade and get mine as I was the last person on the lake! Thanks for the post and the pics.

**Crappie Greg** · 01-31-2015, 06:27 AM

Richard, check out the all new Z-Launch on youtube , may be just what you need for launching your boat by yourself, ive been hearing good things about them

**TowboatTroller** · 01-31-2015, 06:42 AM

I'm getting ulterra ASAP!! Hate unloading boat by myself

**l_tedford** · 01-31-2015, 07:11 AM

At least you caught a limit.

**BigRiverMarine** · 01-31-2015, 07:46 AM

Originally Posted by TowboatTroller

I'm getting ulterra ASAP!! Hate unloading boat by myself

They're on recall right now, but should be the ticket when they get em fixed.

**arkcrappie** · 01-31-2015, 08:30 AM

I did something like that once, but I just forgot to hook my rope to the trailer! I had to take a November swim in the Mississippi River. Glad all worked out for ya

**Adcarson79** · 01-31-2015, 09:09 AM

I was launching one time last spring, my dad pulled the trailer up to park and I was pulling the boat by the launch rope to the little dock. We had forgot to trim the motor up and the prop was stuck on the sandy bottom so I walked out on the dock to pull it away from the bank and when I pulled on the rope it broke and I fell in the water. Luckily the prop was still stuck in the sand.

**RCC** · 01-31-2015, 08:27 PM

Nice fish. The rope thing probably happens to everyone sooner or later. Never had to swim, but had to jump out and run into the water a time or two. Best thing is that you figured out a bite and caught a good mess of fish.

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