And it begins. I was at Ray Hubbard Sunday at Chandlers. As I was pulling the boat out a big ski boat was backing in. I pulled my boat around in front of the marina and there is a little down grade hill that slopes towards the water. As I'm wiping my boat down this same ski boat pulls next to me. As I'm wiping the boat down a guy maybe 20yrs old starts to unhook the boat from the truck. I'm thinking "I'm hoping he chalked the tires". I walk behind MY BOAT to look and nope, no chalk. I start to say "NO" and it was to late. That boat started to roll down hill and headed towards a roll of cars. I get on the front of the trailer with this guy and we're trying to stop it. A couple of other guys(bass fishermen) run over and get behind the boat and we stopped it about 2' from totaling these cars. As were holding the boat I yell at him to get the chalks out of the back of my pickup. He finds some rocks next to the boat and chalks his boat. Me and the other two guys just look at each other then we look at him and told him to always chalk your tires. I cleaned my boat went home and took pain killers for my back....

Goofball confession time on myself: I bought those clips that stabilize the steering rods while trailering and yep; launched my boat and forgot to take them off. I nearly backed into the marina slips behind me cause I couldn't turn. Hopefully, that lesson will be enough to add it to my mental pre-launch check list!

I have to admit I unhooked my boat in my driveway last year after a looong day on the water and forgot the chalks...... I guess I was just worn out from the heat that day, but it drug me and my little flip flops all the way down the driveway and into the neighbors yard (luckily they don't have a fence). I was using those flip flops as concrete water ski's. My neighbor was sitting his back porch bbq'ing. When he finally stopped laughing he helped me line it up so I could back the truck back down the driveway and pull it forward. LOL He still makes fun of me when I see him, hahaha. It happens.....

And it begins. I was at Ray Hubbard Sunday at Chandlers. As I was pulling the boat out a big ski boat was backing in. I pulled my boat around in front of the marina and there is a little down grade hill that slopes towards the water. As I'm wiping my boat down this same ski boat pulls next to me. As I'm wiping the boat down a guy maybe 20yrs old starts to unhook the boat from the truck. I'm thinking "I'm hoping he chalked the tires". I walk behind MY BOAT to look and nope, no chalk. I start to say "NO" and it was to late. That boat started to roll down hill and headed towards a roll of cars. I get on the front of the trailer with this guy and we're trying to stop it. A couple of other guys(bass fishermen) run over and get behind the boat and we stopped it about 2' from totaling these cars. As were holding the boat I yell at him to get the chalks out of the back of my pickup. He finds some rocks next to the boat and chalks his boat. Me and the other two guys just look at each other then we look at him and told him to always chalk your tires. I cleaned my boat went home and took pain killers for my back....

Been there done that. Don't it make you feel stupid when you do it? My wife doesn't like to back the truck and trailer in so driving the boat off and on the trailer is her job. Every time I see her get out of the drivers seat and bend over the motor I get a chuckle and boy do my ears burn.

Tom, You missed it after that cigarette boat finally got off the trailer and was backing up, I think forgot he was in reverse and dang near backed over one of the BLT anglers in a skeeter coming out. By the time he realized it or the guy blew his horn it was too close, the cigarette boat slammed it in forward with both out drives trimmed up and about swamped the guy in the skeeter. I think its that time of season already!!

I have had many encounters at the ramp for people being pissed off at me for not turning my lights off while backing a boat down or pulling one up from the water on a ramp.

For some reason...Ford thought it would be cute to install day time running lights on my vehicle that can not be disabled. Yes...you read that correct...they can not be disabled minus pulling a fuse or disconnecting them. I am sure one of the know it alls around here has bumped into me on the ramp and thought they was going to show me different and walked away scratching their head. Blame it on Ford!! I do!

Oh...and 1,000,000 apologies ahead of time to those that fish Media Fork or Media North East Teams. Also, for anybody that gets their panties in a bunch this coming Sunday at Dodge Megabass on Fork. I will be in a White F-150 pulling a Blue ZX225...just smile and wave and know that if I could...I would turn them off.

I guess I could turn the trucks ignition off and use neutral for backing...I just don't want to do my best impression of Cody and sink my truck!!