Don't have a boat yet. Been fishing from a kayak for two years and planning the boat thing and I'm learning all I can before I get one. THANK you so much for putting stuff out there to help us noobs!
Thank you for showing people how to load their boat without having to power-load. You are saving us lots of money in terms of taxes and fees the rest of us would have to pay to repair the damage done by others.
Thanks again for taking the time to make this video. Great refresher. Just gave my Father's old 1972 bass boat a makeover and about to let it fish again.
Great video, I embarassed myself today with a bad loading, I was putting the trailer WAY too far into the water and not using my winch properly. Some guy had to help me it was embarssing. Wish I watched this first, great refresher on what that winch-thing is for.
I also liked that you didn't power load... It's just such a lazy practice that ruins ramps. I also liked that you took your time and double checked you work. Thumbs up!
I don't know if it really matters, but I either unplug my trailer lights or turn them off. I have a 19' North River and a EZ-loader trailer the NAME say's it all, pretty EASY. I just let the water come even with the wheel fenders, then drive it up, and the trailer makes the boat follow into place. I do trim up the main motor so the prop is just about 12" to 16" under the water and punch it a little until I feel it rest on the yoke. I nail it EVERY time, I can't take all of the credit. 98% belongs to the EXPENSIVE trailer. LOL... Tony Very NICE video. Tony, I watched your launch, I do a similar style. With one exception, my rope is about 24' and I have hooks on BOTH ends. So I hook one to the boat and the other to the winch hook ( Eliminates having to tie to winch post ) Saves one step, and when the boat floats away. I gently pull forward, unhook from trailer and walk to the dock, if there is one. Thanks Again. Tight Lines Sir.
thank you, thank you !!! YEAH i like that double hook idea :) i've never unhooked my lights because they are sealed so the water doesnt get to the bulbs. i load my boat on the trailer different ways. theres other of my videos that show those. share the video and maybe so it might help others :)))) keep catching !!!
Tony, I don't want to take all of the credit for the double hooks(I'm NOT that smart) I saw it at a boat ramp. LOL. I forgot to mention I have the Ulterra Minn Kota, You know the one that they advertise you can deploy into the water and then drive your truck away to park it, and when you come back to the dock use the remote control to bring it back to you. Well I'm chicken, and haven't had someone with me yet to try it. In case I screw it up. I don't want my boat floating away. I should do a TH-cam video this year trying it. Thanks again, and Tight Lines.
Paul Monaco yes you should do that video I would like to see it because I have only seen the commercial and sometimes that's not a real world situation. I bet his boat was floating down the lake on the First Take LOL
Great example. I self launch/recover 99.9% of the time. The biggest mistake people make (almost ALWAYS non-bass fishermen) when recovering their boat is they dip the trailer way too deep. Even in this video, I'd leave a full 12", maybe a tiny bit more, of bunk exposed so the boat can guide itself on and the bow won't miss the mark as it did in this video. Nothing wrong with powering up onto the trailer and nailing it every time. Most of the impoundments I fish have a different angle on the ramp so a lot of times it's necessary to be located right alongside the dock so you can get out of the boat when you're secured on the trailer. It sucks having to get your feet wet when going off the bow.
Make centering the boat on the trailer much easier even with poor judgment or a cross-current, install some automatic keel centering runners at the back of the trailer.
Very nicely done!! To many times I get so upset waiting on people to get in or out of the water that have NO idea about courtesy at the ramp....One time a guy loaded finally,and started pulling up so I thought ok now I can go,but he stopped just out of the water to put on tie downs take out drain plug all the stuff you do away from the ramp...Some have no clue!! Also nice rig too..
He was a duck hunter and was following a very strict winter routine that the summer pleasure boater doesn't understand. Forget to pull that plug in winter is a very big mistake. The boat is on a ramp with all the water in the back...pull the plug right then. Screw everybody else... they would too.
Picking up my first boat next week and while I am good at backing trailers, I've never launched a motorized boat. So, I am a little nervous, but this really helps. Thanks.
Of the 22 years of boating/launching I've done...I have seen boat owners forget to raise the outboard/outdrive and carved a nice gouge (with the skeg) on the launching ramp as they pull the boat out. Funny!
Geez, I miss the days of trailering in fresh water where you have minimal current and wind. Where I launch now, I'm trailering at about 10 mph just to stay ahead of the current and the gusts.
Nice job. I have a jet drive and with no rudder on the motor it is hard for me to drive the boat onto the trailer. I usually have to put on a pair of hip boats and get into the water and manually pull the boat onto the trailer and winch it up.
***** Brian, most boat ramps are built far enough into the water that power loading does no harm. If your ramp is so short that your trailer wheels drop off the end of the ramp you have an improperly built ramp or you are trying to load too large a boat on too short a ramp. By the way, my name is Dick so I was not insulted. :-)
everywhere I bring my john boat. they don't have spots to tie it down when losding. it's so difficult most of the time. and with no engine just a trolling motor. maybe I'm just to new to it I guess. nice video thx
I do the same I pretty much just focus on my bunks most ramps I leave about a foot of the bunks dry and just use my winch a little. There is nothing wrong with using your winch people be safe, not sorry. I know a guy that barely puts his trailer in the water and uses 3/4 of his winch strap to get the boat on he gets pretty wet lol. He has an expensive boat small flats boat and just chooses to do it that way. Your property, your way.
So people understand on a bigger boat you will require 2 people at all times. Open your vehicles trunk door to talk to the person as they run it aground into the boat trailer. One thing this video does not show is wave direction, if the current is pushing into the ramp remember you can do a jerk and cut motor action so the front of the boat does not hit the front of the trailer. Otherwise this video is perfect for beginners.
easy on still waters you want to try it on a tidal beach with the waves swinging the stern around you have to fit guide rails to keep the stern straight
Not sure where you live... But here in Texas .. No matter what lake.. You never.. Ever get the chance to take your time with no one else waiting.. We would have 8-12 boats lined up.in Dick and 3 in water wanting out....also in Texas around me.. No boat docks.. Or they are 30 yards sway in very bad shape
When I load the front of my boat goes below the front of the trailer roller by the winch. Usually requires me and my dad picking it up to put it on top of the roller.
Just got a Nitro 188 Sport, I have the similar trailer, any clue on how I remove the light bulbs on the side of the trailer? New to the whole thing and I'm gonna have to start loading the boat myself. Great video!
On my trailer I know the lights that are near the fenders are held in with a nut. The ones toward the back if I remember correctly I believe just push through.
We have a 6000lb boat. It seems like if my husband backs down all the way to the waterline like everyone else on the ramp the roller is too high. When I pull up just a little it’s all good but then when I attach the winch to get it up far enough to secure chain it doesn’t pull easily and sounds like the winch strap is just going to snap. My husband ends up powering on up so I can hook. What are we doing wrong?
I use to unload and load mine myself many years ago with a steep ramp like this but where I live now the ramp has a slow slope so my SUV is in water before my trailer is in good enough, so I have to step out into water. I got to figure something out.
Don't have a boat yet. Been fishing from a kayak for two years and planning the boat thing and I'm learning all I can before I get one. THANK you so much for putting stuff out there to help us noobs!
you are very welcome!!! im glad i could help
I am too. Have to start somewhere! :)
did you get a boat
Watched probably 8 videos this morning for this very reason. This by far was the most helpful. Sometimes all the talking don’t do as much as showing.
Very cool !! Good luck out there Kyle and thanks for watching :) stay tuned bcuz I have a even simpler boat launch video coming soon :)
also check out my other lunch and load video th-cam.com/video/rRdFncIAi7Q/w-d-xo.html
The proper way to use a winch- great 2 camera demonstration Tony- very helpful!
i'm a lil late but thank you :)
Thank you for showing people how to load their boat without having to power-load. You are saving us lots of money in terms of taxes and fees the rest of us would have to pay to repair the damage done by others.
Thanks Christine i'm very glad that you like the video :)
Thanks again for taking the time to make this video. Great refresher. Just gave my Father's old 1972 bass boat a makeover and about to let it fish again.
gene q hey I'm glad my video could help! Thanks so much for watching :-)
Nice job, and you didn't have to say a single word. Excellent!
Hehe thank you !!
7 years later I thought the same thing
Great video, I embarassed myself today with a bad loading, I was putting the trailer WAY too far into the water and not using my winch properly. Some guy had to help me it was embarssing. Wish I watched this first, great refresher on what that winch-thing is for.
thank you !! you'll get it. it just takes practice :)
I like it. slick and easy. I feel more confident now.
Thank you. Just practice and it will be easy for you as well.
Not a single word and I appreciate that...some videos don’t need it
less is more right? lol thanks so much :)))
I also liked that you didn't power load... It's just such a lazy practice that ruins ramps. I also liked that you took your time and double checked you work. Thumbs up!
thank you !!!!!!
Tony, this is great! I never thought about opening the back of my SUV while launching to get back in the vehicle. Nice job, thanks man.!
I don't know if it really matters, but I either unplug my trailer lights or turn them off. I have a 19' North River and a EZ-loader trailer the NAME say's it all, pretty EASY. I just let the water come even with the wheel fenders, then drive it up, and the trailer makes the boat follow into place. I do trim up the main motor so the prop is just about 12" to 16" under the water and punch it a little until I feel it rest on the yoke. I nail it EVERY time, I can't take all of the credit. 98% belongs to the EXPENSIVE trailer. LOL... Tony Very NICE video. Tony, I watched your launch, I do a similar style. With one exception, my rope is about 24' and I have hooks on BOTH ends. So I hook one to the boat and the other to the winch hook ( Eliminates having to tie to winch post ) Saves one step, and when the boat floats away. I gently pull forward, unhook from trailer and walk to the dock, if there is one. Thanks Again. Tight Lines Sir.
thank you, thank you !!! YEAH i like that double hook idea :) i've never unhooked my lights because they are sealed so the water doesnt get to the bulbs. i load my boat on the trailer different ways. theres other of my videos that show those. share the video and maybe so it might help others :)))) keep catching !!!
Tony, I don't want to take all of the credit for the double hooks(I'm NOT that smart) I saw it at a boat ramp. LOL. I forgot to mention I have the Ulterra Minn Kota, You know the one that they advertise you can deploy into the water and then drive your truck away to park it, and when you come back to the dock use the remote control to bring it back to you. Well I'm chicken, and haven't had someone with me yet to try it. In case I screw it up. I don't want my boat floating away. I should do a TH-cam video this year trying it. Thanks again, and Tight Lines.
Paul Monaco yes you should do that video I would like to see it because I have only seen the commercial and sometimes that's not a real world situation. I bet his boat was floating down the lake on the First Take LOL
LOL, Tony, if TRUTH be told you are CORRECT!!! I'll do my best buddy.
goodluck and let me know when the video is done!
Thank you sir. I recently gained access to a boat and these videos really helped a lot.
Thank you for watching!
Thanks for this video! It makes retrieving a boat easy!
Thanks for taking the time to make this video. I'm a noobie and wanted some info like this so i don't look like an idiot my first time out.
Your welcome and good luck !!
Dam Tony.If I had a Boat like that.You would never get me off of the lake.Very helpful video.Tight lines friend.
Lol thanks man !!
I picked up my first boat this season and your launching & loading tutorial videos helped a lot! Thanks!!
Thank you very much!
Great job! How appropriate you're a drag racing fan with a nitro boat. Love it bro!
David Fackleman thank you David! Yeah I've been a drag racing fan for a long time and I can't wait to get back to the US Nationals this year :-)
Great video and not a single word said. Two thumbs up!
hey thanks! I talked in my 1st boat loading video :)
And he didn't add a bunch of annoying music!
Great Video!!!
“A sticky hooks production” lol
Great video!
hehe. ty!
You make it look so easy sir. Thanks for sharing.
Saw both your videos Tony, good job on both. Thanks!
thanks so much !!
Great example. I self launch/recover 99.9% of the time. The biggest mistake people make (almost ALWAYS non-bass fishermen) when recovering their boat is they dip the trailer way too deep. Even in this video, I'd leave a full 12", maybe a tiny bit more, of bunk exposed so the boat can guide itself on and the bow won't miss the mark as it did in this video. Nothing wrong with powering up onto the trailer and nailing it every time. Most of the impoundments I fish have a different angle on the ramp so a lot of times it's necessary to be located right alongside the dock so you can get out of the boat when you're secured on the trailer. It sucks having to get your feet wet when going off the bow.
yeah i missed the mark a lil bit lol thanks for watching !!
Make centering the boat on the trailer much easier even with poor judgment or a cross-current, install some automatic keel centering runners at the back of the trailer.
Very nicely done!! To many times I get so upset waiting on people to get in or out of the water that have NO idea about courtesy at the ramp....One time a guy loaded finally,and started pulling up so I thought ok now I can go,but he stopped just out of the water to put on tie downs take out drain plug all the stuff you do away from the ramp...Some have no clue!!
Also nice rig too..
TY Ty Ty !!
He was a duck hunter and was following a very strict winter routine that the summer pleasure boater doesn't understand. Forget to pull that plug in winter is a very big mistake. The boat is on a ramp with all the water in the back...pull the plug right then.
Screw everybody else... they would too.
Thanks for this video and how to launch solo. Gave me the confidence to start doing it myself. Now if we can just find the fish.
Thank you. Most rookies forget about the motor and use 2 25ft ropes and 2 handlers and take 10 min. Open your eye people its not that hard.
hehe .... thank you !!
Man you make it look so easy. Thanks
Thank you!
nice boat. good job on taking care of it.
Thank you!
Thanks for sharing. Nice job and nice boat.
very good video, I have an identical Boat with a 125 h motor and you make it look easy. thank you..
Larry Cooper thank you Larry and thanks for watching :-)
NICE WORK MAN WELL DONE!
thank you Miguel !!
Very nice! You should check out the stay dry boat launcher, so easy a woman can do it!
You made that look so stinking easy. Nice.
It is easy when you've done it for a few years... it just takes a little practice... THANK YOU MM30 !!!
Thanks Tony, great video.. Hello from Toronto!
Ryan here's a big "THANK YOU" from Ohio !!!
Picking up my first boat next week and while I am good at backing trailers, I've never launched a motorized boat. So, I am a little nervous, but this really helps. Thanks.
You can do it practice makes perfect
easy peezy
Of the 22 years of boating/launching I've done...I have seen boat owners forget to raise the outboard/outdrive and carved a nice gouge (with the skeg) on the launching ramp as they pull the boat out. Funny!
some people have to learn the hard way.... I've even done it........ once lol
my brother from another mother, good vid
thanks brother!
Nice boat! Good job. I get annoyed by people to take 20 minutes at the ramp
Me too especially if the lake is crowded like on the weekends :(
fantastic. Agree with Hashim Yare. good job.
:)
Great vídeo man!!!! All I have to do, is just start saving money to buy my own!!!!
Well done video!
Thank you !!!
Thanks for sharing another helpful viedo
you are very welcome !!
You sure make it look easy Tony. Thanks'
That is only because I've done it a few hundred times :-)
Like a boss, exactly how it should be done
thank you :)
Geez, I miss the days of trailering in fresh water where you have minimal current and wind. Where I launch now, I'm trailering at about 10 mph just to stay ahead of the current and the gusts.
Arlie Proctor it’s like playing golf against the wind loading a boat through any current ... shiii sux lol
Nice video, thanks! And man, that lake had a lot of crap in it!
hehe yeah :)))
thank you tony and the folks who commented with tips
you're welcome :)
Nice job. I have a jet drive and with no rudder on the motor it is hard for me to drive the boat onto the trailer. I usually have to put on a pair of hip boats and get into the water and manually pull the boat onto the trailer and winch it up.
***** Brian, most boat ramps are built far enough into the water that power loading does no harm. If your ramp is so short that your trailer wheels drop off the end of the ramp you have an improperly built ramp or you are trying to load too large a boat on too short a ramp. By the way, my name is Dick so I was not insulted. :-)
Great Job , done very well .
Thank you!
Wen I was 3 I used to go out to the alabama river
everywhere I bring my john boat. they don't have spots to tie it down when losding. it's so difficult most of the time. and with no engine just a trolling motor. maybe I'm just to new to it I guess. nice video thx
Scott Made In America thanks buddy :-)
I usually leave about 4 to 6 inches of my trailer fenders sticking up out of the water. makes it easier for me but everyone has their own way.
I do the same I pretty much just focus on my bunks most ramps I leave about a foot of the bunks dry and just use my winch a little. There is nothing wrong with using your winch people be safe, not sorry. I know a guy that barely puts his trailer in the water and uses 3/4 of his winch strap to get the boat on he gets pretty wet lol. He has an expensive boat small flats boat and just chooses to do it that way. Your property, your way.
Wen I got 8 I started driving the boat by my self we sometimes give people that are there fish they used to like to sew me put the boat on the trailer
one more step, before securing motor, tilt it all the way down to drain all water out especially in cold weather, then lift it up and secure it
Great idea
good video editing, and pro work. thank you, sir.
Chad Safranski nooo... THANK YOU !!!
well done, thanks for the vid Tony
And thank you for watching 😀😎
Nice Job topwater tony
ty ty
Very nice! Now check out the staydryboatlauncher, so easy even a woman can do it!
It really is that simple, don't be intimidated.
Absolutely. Thank you for watching! :)
Very good and interesting. You look like you know what you are doing. Pretty good for a 20 year old.
Thank you!! I wish I was 20 again :(
Topwater Tony That is so long ago, for me, I can't remember what it was like.
I thought it was anice job. I do it the same way. He is polite and pulls away to finish securing the boat
thanks Bob !!!!
Good job Tony!
thank you!
Would love to see him do this on day when wind is blowing hard and choppy water bouncing the boat around.
been there before.... it can be tricky but it will go on the trailer to get her home :)
good job / nice looking rig and power poles
Thank you!
great job, very smooth n easy
Ty
Great video & beautifull boat. What type off boat is it??
Thank you! My boat is a 2004 Nitro NX882
So people understand on a bigger boat you will require 2 people at all times. Open your vehicles trunk door to talk to the person as they run it aground into the boat trailer. One thing this video does not show is wave direction, if the current is pushing into the ramp remember you can do a jerk and cut motor action so the front of the boat does not hit the front of the trailer. Otherwise this video is perfect for beginners.
thanks for watching !!!
Nice boat bro 👍
iHacker007 hey thank you!
thank you! Great video
Thank you!
Thanks for this Tony
You are very welcome, I hope it helps you :-)
Very cool man. Congragulations
thank you!
easy on still waters you want to try it on a tidal beach with the waves swinging the stern around you have to fit guide rails to keep the stern straight
I haven't had my boat in that kind of situation, sounds interesting
Love the t-shirt too : )) !
:))))
I hear Prince in the background!! LOL
hehe
Great job! Thanks.
Thank U!
Topwater Tony Where did you get the transom saver? I tried to build one out of wood and ... well we'll let that alone. :)
Not sure where you live... But here in Texas .. No matter what lake.. You never.. Ever get the chance to take your time with no one else waiting.. We would have 8-12 boats lined up.in Dick and 3 in water wanting out....also in Texas around me.. No boat docks.. Or they are 30 yards sway in very bad shape
well thats the key here. there was knowone waiting therefore i had the chance to record this video for those to see... TFW :)
always drop your motor and let the water drain out of the lower unit before you put on the motor toter
very true !!
Tony, if you would ask me to go fishing with you then you wouldn't have to unload and load by yourself -- LOL
Pat Gurr :)
Hard to fail with that much space. Try launching on any central Ontario lake. That takes skill.
I wouldn't mind giving it a shot if it wasn't so far away
You need some trailer steps. They are for us'n old men. Makes it safer than jumping out of the boat.
That is a good idea
hey John Bailey where can you get those? got a picture
whube
Try this link:
search.yahoo.com/yhs/search?p=boat+trailor+steps&ei=UTF-8&hspart=mozilla&hsimp=yhs-001
Good luck.
When I load the front of my boat goes below the front of the trailer roller by the winch. Usually requires me and my dad picking it up to put it on top of the roller.
You're putting your trailer to deep in the water. Try putting it in not as far and you should be right on it.
Great vids, a lot of info, thanks
Thank you :-)
exelent thumbs up
ty :)))
Another helpful video thanks bro.
Good job!
Thank you and thanks for watching Sir :-)
@@TopwaterTony I have a 20' Skiff and always looking to improve my launch and recovery...
its gets easy the more ya do it :)
Thanks for the video
uncle chaos you are very welcome :-)
who all saw moby at :49 I was waiting for someone to coming running out of the woods like harpoon it harpoon it
Nice job...learned a few wrinkles....thanx
E Sifonte
You are welcome :-)
Just got a Nitro 188 Sport, I have the similar trailer, any clue on how I remove the light bulbs on the side of the trailer? New to the whole thing and I'm gonna have to start loading the boat myself. Great video!
On my trailer I know the lights that are near the fenders are held in with a nut. The ones toward the back if I remember correctly I believe just push through.
Great work! thanks :)
thank you!
very nice.
Thank you sir. Well done.
Thank you!
good work sir
thank you!
Loved it!
TY !!
We have a 6000lb boat. It seems like if my husband backs down all the way to the waterline like everyone else on the ramp the roller is too high. When I pull up just a little it’s all good but then when I attach the winch to get it up far enough to secure chain it doesn’t pull easily and sounds like the winch strap is just going to snap. My husband ends up powering on up so I can hook. What are we doing wrong?
I'm not for sure I would have to see exactly what's going on but it sounds like you need to dip the trailer in the water a little deeper
My thinking is the bigger the boat the deeper the water has to be to load it easier
It also depends on the angle of the ramp
I use to unload and load mine myself many years ago with a steep ramp like this but where I live now the ramp has a slow slope so my SUV is in water before my trailer is in good enough, so I have to step out into water. I got to figure something out.
damn... i think you'll figure it out tho :)
I wear hip boots when the water is cold, flip flops in the summer. Just step out into the water.
Nice boat how big our your power poles and our attached to a jack plate or transom
They are 8 foot power poles and they are attached with brackets to the jack plate
I just received my fathers boat. I’ve never loaded it on the trailer before I’m kinda nervous. Any tips?
yes of course.... i've got 4 videos posted and they should help you... they have helped others :)
good video
thank youuuu!