Launching Solo

[fishingram24]

18' foot boat, 21' bow rope attached to the bow eye and tied to winch stand. Back the boat off the trailer, pull the truck up a few feet, untie bow rope from winch stand and tie to dock, park truck and you are done. Doing it this way for 40+years.

[Slicefixer]

18' foot boat, 21' bow rope attached to the bow eye and tied to winch stand. Back the boat off the trailer, pull the truck up a few feet, untie bow rope from winch stand and tie to dock, park truck and you are done. Doing it this way for 40+years.

Exactly how I do it with the only difference being my rope is the elastic type and it's a Lil longer. Works like a charm....

[FloridaFlyer]

18' foot boat, 21' bow rope attached to the bow eye and tied to winch stand. Back the boat off the trailer, pull the truck up a few feet, untie bow rope from winch stand and tie to dock, park truck and you are done. Doing it this way for 40+years.

SAME HERE.... It's just not that hard to do. Good grief. One thing I learned about this is to buy a rope that floats. I grabbed a rope that sinks once from the truck... got tangled in the trailer --- what a mess that was. That happened maybe 20 years ago. Since then I have had a dedicated floating rope for this job.

It is just so simple and easy. Works like a charm every time. I do this a lot.

[Rubrail]

After reading most of this I think the difference is having a dock next to the ramp, literally within a couple of feet which makes it easy to launch solo or having the dock 40-50 feet or more away from the ramp, like where I launch, with trees and other things between the two and blocking the use of the rope scenario.

[Rudeman]

I back the rig in, climb on the tongue, unhook the bow strap, fire it up and drive it off the trailer. After I dock the boat I hustle over to the truck and park it. Takes a little time but if you're not lolly-gagging around most folks are patient. Never had anyone complain, ever.

[Dixie-Raven]

Fish by myself most of the time. Tie rope to boat cleat. Tie rope to dock or trailer if no dock. Back it in. It’s not that hard.

This is what I have always done or hold line your hand with the door partially open until you back in far enough.

[AZcal2021]

I back the rig in, climb on the tongue, unhook the bow strap, fire it up and drive it off the trailer. After I dock the boat I hustle over to the truck and park it. Takes a little time but if you're not lolly-gagging around most folks are patient. Never had anyone complain, ever.

[smalljawer]

Trailer steps and Drotto latch makes everything so much easier, especially for an old man

[catdude28]

Trailer steps and Drotto latch makes everything so much easier, especially for an old man

Yes sir. After adding steps to my new tin rig, I can now launch just like all of my previous glass bass rigs. Back the trailer up, float the stern, climb onto the steps, push the boat off and climb in at the bow. Couldn’t do that until I added the steps.

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[Treker47]

Only valuable on lakes with a boat dock right along side of the ramp.

I struggle who the market is for this. I fish solo 90%. If I did not have a truck this would be harder. but I drop boat in , climb on tire into bed, step onto bumper and release the boat. Course the last step get into boat.

This is my method also except I drop the tailgate to sit on to release the boat and then step from tailgate to boat.