Boat Ramp Edicate
Every year, there is a post about boat ramp edicate or a funny story about it. I had to create this post out of simple frustration to vent to my fellow outdoorsmen. I took the wife and 2 kids on my bass boat this past Sunday. We were at Stewart's Creek boat ramp and it was absolutely packed. When i saw all of the people, i said to myself "I wonder who is going to be completely annoying today". It didn't take long. As i was putting in, there was a black SUV pulling a small orange fiberglass boat out. The guy could not get the boat on the trailer and his girlfriend was driving the car. Then, he had problems getting the boat hooked so he could pull the boat on the trailer. I counted 3 boat launches while this guy messed with his boat and blocked half the ramp (at least he was using only half the ramp).
Anyway, with that over, we had a very enjoyable day on the lake and when it was time to come in, I'll be darned if I didn't run into another "rookie" boat handler. This time, it was a large pontoon boat and this lady could not get the boat on the trailer to save her life. After 7 or 10 attempts, she got it on the trailer, but it wasn't straight. The big problem here was that he husband, who backed the trailer down, blocked the whole ramp and had it tied up for 20 minutes while they messed with thier boat. When he finally moved, I had my trailer backed in and by boat on the trailer and out within 3 minutes. Also, when they pulled out of the ramp, they pulled straight ahead and made it difficult for me to get into a good position to back my boat down the ramp.
My advice: People, if you don't know what you are doing, or how to handle your boats, please bring someone who does. Also, use your heads and be respectful of others when using the boat ramps. It makes it completely not fun when season sportsmen run into annoying people at the boat ramp.
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