What about the yahoo that is running late and now is going to be an azz because there is a long line at the ramp. Your lack of prep is not suddenly my emergency.

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I underdstand loading and unloading can be hard but please don't block the ramp while you load all your stuff

It's great those guys helped ya out, that's what I would do. More important than fishing to me I guess. Gotta remember too though not every boat at the ramp has a trolling motor and some of those big MF'ers can be difficult . It's like when you see a guy in a brand new 2wd pickup not able to get his boat out, usually someone goes and jumps on his bumper to help get it out, ya know. Getting pissed off about doesn't help, just means your pissed off when you go fishing lol.

Stress and Anxiety doesn't cause this 99.9% of the time. Waiting to unhook and prepare your boat does. It doesn't take a lot of brains to get your stuff in the boat and unhook it before you get on the ramp. The problem is rude people. I don't get mad because a guy is a bad backer and will usually jump out and help.
There should be a fine for holding up a boat ramp to load your boat just like a fine for blocking traffic at a stop light while you text!

I always offer to help when I see someone loading or unloading by themselves and most times they accept the offer, some get mad like I am trying to hurry them but I am not doing that, I am just trying to help.

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Obviously the less experienced you are, the longer it will take. But there is no excuse for not getting your boat ready before you're on the ramp.

I think the time to load and unload should be no more than a few min, don't forget skeeter u almost had the boat fall off the trailer

fish by myself. Pretty fast to load and unload knowing I could hold the line up. every once in a while I wonder if I have ever loaded/unloaded. I just laugh at myself.

I think one thing several people are getting close to but still missing some of the points are the boaters experience. Y'all complain becuase the guy didn't have his boat unstrapped and loaded up. I remember the first time unloading a boat I didn't unstrap the thing from the trailer until I was almost at the water. It wasn't becuase I was being inconsiderate to other people. Honestly I thought the thing would slide off if I did to much moving or hit a bumb while it wasn't strapped down. It wasn't until I saw other people pulling their boats out of the water with nothing strapped on at all that I realized I could do it before I made it to the ramp. Also the guy moving stuff from his truck to the boat, yes I know that that may be pushing it, but everyone has their own personalities. You know maybe he forgot it or maybe he's not aware of the "unwriten rules everyone talks about" Maybe he thought that it wouldn't bother me so maybe everyone else want mind or he might of saw someone else do it this way so he thought that was the way to do it. Next time instead of waiting to get on the internet and ranting over someone who wont see the rant and know no better the next time, maybe you should of walked up to him and gave him a little advice or some pointers. If he listens than great you've made him possibly a better ramp person. If he gets mad just smile walk away and know you tried.

+3...seems like everybody goes straight to being ticked off bypassing any other thought-process.....some fine counsel from our Father is found at Colossians 3:13 regarding situations like these....

It happens to the best of us.

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We all started ingorant and inexperienced. The way I fixed it is different than the way many inconsiderant idiots don't even try.

i can have my boat launched and truck parked in less than 2 mins. ive seen it all at the ramps. muscle man jack knifing and getting out to pick up his jet flea trailer to straighten every 5 feet, from having to knock out a dumb arse drunk while his wife was screaming at him. sometimes go to the dooley ramp on sat nights to watch the show. the drunken julio battles are funny...