Re: Boat Ramp Rage....
At the start of this season I began reading posts on ramp idiots and slow-as-molasses launches I vowed I would never be one of those people to be laughed or sneered at. So this year I painstakingly studied launch techniques and went over the procedures with my wife. I wanted to be sure I wasn't inadvertently one of "them"
2 weeks ago at a busy, new to me river area I aimed to setup and launch as smooth as possible. I pulled up and joined the que, attached lines and transferred equip etc. When it was my turn to back down I did a straight shot into the water, unhooked the boat and pulled out while my wife moored it at the dock. I smoothly backed vehicle and trailer into a parking spot, feeling quite proud of myself when I looked at the gear selector console and saw it...
I never ran so fast. I jumped into algae-coated, neck-deep water and tried to put it into a hole that was all of a sudden a million times smaller, while the stern dropped further into the water.
Cell phone - KIA
Jeep Key Fob- KIA
Wallet - Soggy and smelly
Ego-MIA
I'm not sure if the applause from the witnesses were from my six-million-dollar-man dash, the fact that I saved my boat or the sarcastic kind, say for when a bartender drops a glass...
