I think he is asking about Lake Fork.

I don't have a boat anymore, but I remember making this same post a few years ago. Climbimg in the bed doesn't work if you have an SUV or a topper on the truck.

After having a knot on a rope come untied on Grapevine and watching my boat drift half way across the lake, I got one of these. It works flawlessly. Just remember to lock the winch strap back after releasing it to hook everything up.

And for the guys that talk about leaving your boat on the ramp while you park the truck, it's no different than leaving your truck at the ramp while you beach the boat

I launch all the time solo. I'm faster at launching and retrieving my boat solo than 90% of the boaters that have a friend to help. The key is to have a plan and don't waste any unnecessary time. I keep the front of the boat attached until it is in the water and quickly detach and launch after the trailer/boat is backed into the water. If it is warm, I'll get my feet wet. If it is cold, I'll step on my back tire and walk off the tailgate of my truck into the boat. I use to have a 4 runner and could step on the back tire and then the bumper without ever getting my feet wet.

With low water you can launch your boat and then pull it up onto the ramp next to your trailer, if the bank is rocky, and then pull your trailer out.

Although in the past I have used the rope method

I use a 50' rope attached to the nose loop of the boat when I launch solo. I tie the other end of the rope to the trailer, coil it up and lay it on the trailer under the winch. I back the boat in and dump it off the trailer, pull up a little and get out and detach the rope from the trailer and pull the boat up to beach it next to the ramp. I fish a Joe Pool and use the Loyd Park ramp. Once beached, I park my SUV and I'm out of the way.

In Lake Fork, Mustang Resort has and has a usable boat launch.
One of the best around.

I do the same except climbing into the bed of the truck. Mine has a hard cover on it so I just back it down with the cable attached like he said, then unlatch the boat and climb in using the front trailer steps and back the boat off. Simple as that.

I think we are talking about shallow, flat ramps where the back truck tires are in the water. Or at least that's my interpretation. In that case, other than getting wet or wearing muck boots the climbing on the trailer tongue doesn't work to well

Example - Crockett.

Yes, I do the bed trick. Step on the tire and then into the bed. I also power unload. My next truck will be 4WD, and will have a bed-step to assist. If I can't get the weight off my frame and really gets bad, I'll have to find another solution. Time to try and change again...

Yep Crockett is terrible by yourself.. The whole truck is in the water trying to load and unload

Y'all talking about Houston County?

Stop launching at the resort at county and won't have any issues. That ramp is straight trash

Lake Davy Crockett up in Honey Grove.

Welsh is a pretty hard ramp to recover from if you are by yourself. Launching, no problem but for recovering at least for my boat I have to get the boat up on the trailer at the right angle first then back to trailer a little more and goose it up on the trailer to touch the stop. Steep ramp.

My problem there is the Rear Wheel Drive... I was the last person out of the lake one day and had to put stones on my tongue-mounted toolbox to get the traction to pull the boat out of the lake.