Fishing Trip Check
List
Items Not To Forget
In this article, I am going to run down a
fishing trip check list of things that I nor you want
to forget that could turn a great day of fishing
into a nightmare.
- Change of cloths in case for some
reason the cloths you have on get wet
by either falling in or
rain.
- Rain suit, don't
always go by the weatherman he has been wrong more
than right.
- Plenty of drinks
such as water,gator aid, no beer that does not mix with
boating or fishing. Most
accidents on the lake are caused by some had to much of the
wrong stuff to drink. There will
be time when your done boating and fishing to celebrate
and have a few. Most of all do
not allow yourself to dehydrate out on the lake a lot of
folks forget to drink something
while they are out in the hot sun all day. With me I do
not have that problem I usually
carry my thermost full of coffee that will last until
about 9am then I switch to
either water or Gator Aid.
- Snacks are good
after awhile your body needs to be refueled from pulling
all those big fish in. I am
probally the worst one to stop fishing long enough to
eat something. Why have they not
invented something to feed me as I fish? Find
a nice shade tree look up in it
before you proceed under the tree for those
wiggley sticks (snakes) pull
into the bank and take a break and eat a
sandwich,chips,cookies. It will also
help cool you down you do not want to get over
heated.
- Launching your Boat,
do not unhook everything before back down the
ramp. I have seen guy off load
their boat right on the concrete, leave all the ties
on and proceed down the ramp.
About two feet from the water this is where
you can disconnect all ties and
straps. The most important thing to stop and
recall if the plug is in the
boat laugh as you may, but I will tell you right now if
your a first time boat owner you
will one day forget the plug in the boat. I
promise you will forget, and
that has happened to me once. You better have a very
good bilge pump or a large can
to bail out the water if your to far from the ramp
when you think did I put the
plug in. If your close to the ramp go ahead and put
the boat back on the trailor it will
not take that long and the fish will wait for
you.
- Flash light, a lot
of the times you are unloading and loading your boat in
the dark and need some light to
see what your doing. I also like
to use the buddy system and have
your buddy go behind you and make sure that things are
done.
- Boat Registration in the boat or on your
person.
- Batteries all charged up to the
max.
- Gas tank full, don't
count on the marina being open at all hours of the
morning when your on the way out
and you can be sure when returning if after dark
the marina is
closed.
- Flotation devices all on
board.
- All the fishing
things that you plan on using that day, here again laugh if
you want but I have seen a guy
make it all the way down the lake. When he
stops it hits him that he left
his fishing rods in the back of the car or
truck.
- If your on the way
out before daylight or returning after sundown it is a
Law you must run your running
light at the front of the boat that is the green and
red light and the white light in
the back 30 minutes before sunset and anytime
after that. Once the sun comes
up good you can turn the lights off and remove them
if you want.
- Everyone will have
other things they do not want to forget but I wanted
to touch on a few. Hopefully,
you were able to add some of these tips to your own list.
Most of all be safe so you can return for another great
day on the
lake.
- My special...do not forget to leave a few
fish for me.
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Keep the Hooks Wet!
Steve
McGoldrick
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