Exactly how I load and unload my boat. I have bunk glides on my carpeted bunks, so I DO NOT disconnect the winch strap until I am in the water also. You explained it all very well and clearly. This should give beginners an ideal on how to do it correctly. WELL DONE, SIR.👍👍
@TackleJunky812 ай бұрын
Appreciate the comment and thanks for watching! 👊💪
@retflo25832 ай бұрын
Okay, but where are the 5 drunks guys yelling to hurry up an clear the ramp....Nice job!
@TackleJunky812 ай бұрын
🤣🤣🤣
@fishingmaster992 ай бұрын
That juat happened to me on friday. Lol and the guy had kids with him
@chuckskiles8832 ай бұрын
I’ve got a 19’ boat with a 150 Merc. I’ve been solo launching & recovering for 10 years. I use a 25’ moving strap attached to my boat and the trailer strap. Launch my boat, then pull it back slowly with my truck. Very easy.
@TackleJunky812 ай бұрын
Right on! 👊
@jeremybolin58322 ай бұрын
I fish solo 99% of the time. Sounds just like the way I do mine.
@R-angler2 ай бұрын
Same!! Easy peasy, lemon squeezie!!
@c.shoefish2 ай бұрын
One key point, the process is pretty much the same for most boats, but every boat and trailer set up is different... practice is key. Never a bad idea to go in the off season and practice loading and unloading...that way when the ramps get busy, yah look like a pro. Cool video brother 🤜🤛
@TackleJunky812 ай бұрын
💯 brother! Appreciate you! 👊
@Army_Outdoors_88N2 ай бұрын
Great video brother. When I brought my first Tracker, your original video was what I watched 100 times before I launched my boat for the first time 👏👏👏👏
@TackleJunky812 ай бұрын
Right on brother! Appreciate the continued support! 👊💪
@Blitzkrieg.u81225 күн бұрын
Crestliner... well made boat
@TackleJunky8125 күн бұрын
👊💪
@Cornelius7982 ай бұрын
Those steps are the ticket. Awesome video, TJ. 👍👊
@TackleJunky812 ай бұрын
💯 brother! 👊
@beavisbrowne34972 ай бұрын
Wonderful video!!! I need to replace my bunks . I'm going to check those out. 🙏🙏 thank you TJ
@TackleJunky812 ай бұрын
Right on! Appreciate you watching brother! 👊💪
@robertrieckenberg2822 ай бұрын
Fantastic video i have been working with my son on launching and loading the boat and I always have him back in to get the bunks wet and then pull out until the top of the fenders are just out of the water to help guide the boat on the trailer My bunks are raised in the front so there is a bow in the bunks and it makes it real easy to load the boat. I enjoy all of your videos even though I do not always comment on them
@TackleJunky812 ай бұрын
Right on brother! Appreciate the continued support and thanks for watching! 👊💪
@rocko112camaroАй бұрын
Love your unboxing, rod setup vids. Would like to see more actual fishing and different lure setups. * When are you, Hank, and Debo doing another collaboration vid? 🤔
@TackleJunky81Ай бұрын
Right on brother! Hopefully, this winter we can all get together!
@lostviking540Ай бұрын
What brand and where did you find the side bunks??? They look much stronger than what I'm seeing online....
@TackleJunky81Ай бұрын
They came on the trailer.
@jamiebell43002 ай бұрын
I have the same boat/trailer combo and I struggled sometimes launching and loading by myself. One thing that helped me was adding a centering roller just below the bow roller, there's a cross bar with pre-drilled holes that matched up perfectly with the roller assembly I got from Amazon. I'll send you some pics of it installed. 😎 Thanks TJ for this video!
@TackleJunky812 ай бұрын
Right on brother! Appreciate you watching! 👊💪
@solobo58232 ай бұрын
Thanks for this. Great video! I hope it goes as smoothly for me! Have not boated for years!
@TackleJunky812 ай бұрын
Appreciate you watching! 👊💪
@WalterLowery-qe8cw2 ай бұрын
Best video I have seen on loading and unloading a boat!
@TackleJunky812 ай бұрын
Appreciate the comment and thanks for watching! 👊
@shaunm2208Ай бұрын
Thanks, new boat owner and needed these tips
@TackleJunky81Ай бұрын
Appreciate you watching! 👊
@MrSki-tyvm2 ай бұрын
I welded up my own set of sets using a old truck receiver hitch and piece of chain link fence pipe. Cost to me was about $15 for primer, paint and nonskid sheet.
@TackleJunky812 ай бұрын
Right on! 👊
@TheTinHorseMontyАй бұрын
Nice step by step process!
@TackleJunky81Ай бұрын
Thanks man! 👊💪
@kodibassInsideoutboards2 ай бұрын
Great vid , could I ask what camera you use ? Very good vid quality as well. thanks kb
@TackleJunky812 ай бұрын
Thank you! This video was shot with a GoPro 12.
@jerryg9572 ай бұрын
Bought those bunks based on your review, outstanding bunks.
@TackleJunky812 ай бұрын
Right on! 👊💪
@martinsiska2702 ай бұрын
TJ Thank you very much for the good video, it is a great help for beginners like me. Would it be possible for you to make a video on how to winterize a boat for the winter; Like any tips or tricks that you know of?
@TackleJunky812 ай бұрын
Thanks man! I don't have to winterize my boat with keeping it in my garage, but I'll see what I can come up with this winter.
@tommcdonald532 ай бұрын
Thanks so much for your video, Love your boat and your Ram truck!
@TackleJunky812 ай бұрын
Appreciate you! 👊💪
@tommcdonald532 ай бұрын
@@TackleJunky81 love Ram trucks!
@Swimbait_addiction2 ай бұрын
Cool tips. I mostly use my kayaks because of trying to load my bass boat is irritating. Regardless of how far I back the trailer in my trolling motor, I always hit the roller and the boat has to be lifted while I'm cranking it on. I've adjusted the sleeve that the roller mounts to up and down, and it doesn't help. I'll take a video the next I get it out.
@TackleJunky812 ай бұрын
Right on man! Appreciate you watching! 👊
@johnalldredge12852 ай бұрын
Very helpful and clear.
@TackleJunky812 ай бұрын
Appreciate you watching! 👊
@BassinWithBigMalone2 ай бұрын
Great instructional on a solo load/unload 💪
@TackleJunky812 ай бұрын
Thank you brother! 👊💪
@futureMDmom2 ай бұрын
Love the instructional videos. It was truly helpful!!
@TackleJunky812 ай бұрын
Appreciate you watching! 👊
@davidwilliams18052 ай бұрын
Great video TJ! Thanks for sharing some helpful information!
@TackleJunky812 ай бұрын
Thanks man! Appreciate you! 👊
@dlredneck51322 ай бұрын
great video! Do have any advice for unloading where there is no dock to tie to?
@TackleJunky812 ай бұрын
I put a KeelShield on my boat in case I'm at a ramp with no dock I can always pull up to the ramp or any shallow bank nearby.
@DaveWashburn2 ай бұрын
Hey TJ, appreciate your How-to’s for sure. You wanna do one on how to back up a trailer? Don’t know how many times I’ve been at the ramp & there’s ol’ Cletus & Clem taking 1/2 an hour to put a boat in. Fun to point & laugh, but these type people are cutting into my time on the water brother 😂
@TackleJunky812 ай бұрын
🤣 I hear ya man! Appreciate you watching! 👊
@willtrax712 ай бұрын
I don’t have a Boat but great Camera Work on the Video my friend top Tier….
@TackleJunky812 ай бұрын
Thank you brother! 👊💪
@KissmyBasss2 ай бұрын
Trailer depth is the key. I see people get too deep and struggle with a cross wind. I added bunk slides for shallow ramps too.
@TackleJunky812 ай бұрын
💯
@2713walker2 ай бұрын
Well done…very helpful video!
@TackleJunky812 ай бұрын
Appreciate you watching! 👊💪
@brianlee90742 ай бұрын
Thanks for the video sir. 👊
@TackleJunky812 ай бұрын
Appreciate you watching! 👊💪
@pmdkowen2 ай бұрын
Dry bunks vs wet bunks I learnd today , thanks
@TackleJunky812 ай бұрын
Appreciate you watching! 👊
@Jason-4162 ай бұрын
Like a pro 💪🏻
@TackleJunky812 ай бұрын
👊💪
@boatefx2 ай бұрын
Great video! 👏👏
@TackleJunky812 ай бұрын
👊💪
@steveg25092 ай бұрын
Very good video!
@TackleJunky812 ай бұрын
Thanks man! 👊
@poppy.fishing2 ай бұрын
I have an older ranger. You have to drive it all the way up to the roller. You can't wrench it up. It's too heavy. So like you said know your boat and trailer along with water level for the best loading and unloading.
@TackleJunky812 ай бұрын
💯 brother! 👊
@XnnorDaveB2 ай бұрын
Great vid TJ 👊💪
@TackleJunky812 ай бұрын
Thanks man! 👊💪
@bobstigler2 ай бұрын
■■■...Awesome info...fyi there are boat trailer water depth sensor/indicators out on the web...also you should do a Bill Dance style outtakes video...(I'm sure there were some hiccups making this video).
@TackleJunky812 ай бұрын
Oh cool...I didn't know that. 🤣 Appreciate you watching brother!
@mikeelder62982 ай бұрын
I have uprights at the rear of my trailer. They serve two purposes. 1) they give me a guide to trailer my boat. 2) they are locaters of my trailer when I'm backing down a ramp and my trailer drops out of sight.
@TackleJunky812 ай бұрын
👊💪
@R-angler2 ай бұрын
Any ideas for carpet conditioner to keep the bunk carpet soft? I find that, on my Ranger bunks, even wet they seem that they are rough feeling. Any ideas from anyone on here would be greatly appreciated.
@loudoggfishin9185Ай бұрын
Loved the video !!!! I have the Ranger 188p aluminum rig how do you like yours??? I have a youtube Channel as well iam in Maryland.
@TackleJunky81Ай бұрын
Right on brother! Love my Crestliner! 👊💪
@andyleonard73882 ай бұрын
How come you didn't put the Drotto Latch on this boat trailer like your last boat?
@TackleJunky812 ай бұрын
I didn't have it on my last boat.
@andyleonard73882 ай бұрын
My bad I thought I remember seeing it in a video
@KenNatte2 ай бұрын
Many launches do not allow power loading as it harms the launch area and can affect others in the launch.
@TackleJunky812 ай бұрын
In my other video linked in the description, I show how I load with a rope. Appreciate you watching! 👊
@madam4972 ай бұрын
As a new boater, I pick and choose where to go so I don't make other ppl angry waiting for me. hahah
@TackleJunky812 ай бұрын
It's not as hard as it looks.
@GYPSY4002 ай бұрын
One thing to note: if you have conventional bulbs in your taillights, unplug the lights from the truck.
@TackleJunky812 ай бұрын
👊💪
@waitaminute72572 ай бұрын
Never could figure why people always dunk the trailer lights. Most of those light assemblies are not water tight and I see water draining out of them often at boat landings.
@BumpNrun6916 күн бұрын
Obviously you've never owned a trailer nor looked at a trailer light assembly on a good trailer.😅
@waitaminute725716 күн бұрын
@@BumpNrun69 OK sport 👌
@BumpNrun6916 күн бұрын
Wish there were some ramps by me that would allow power loading. Every ramp within 50 miles = "No Power Loading" signs. $350 spent on a Drotto system, only useful for unloading. errrr
@TackleJunky8116 күн бұрын
I've heard that Drotto is nice though.
@cavedivecamp63772 ай бұрын
No way I can leave the trailer blocking the ramp while I drive the boat. And I hope I do not have to wait for an unattended vehicle when I launch or recover my vessel.
@slonefactor2 ай бұрын
I have the Droto auto boat latch for my ranger and that really helps.
@TackleJunky812 ай бұрын
Right on! 👊
@danieltucker58992 ай бұрын
💪💪💪
@TackleJunky812 ай бұрын
👊💪
@Gumby9052 ай бұрын
I float it on. Dunk it deep float boat on so doesnt drag on bunks. Dont want my rivets popping already. Also powerloading aint the greatest for boat ramps. Winch the rest couple inches. Pull out
@TackleJunky812 ай бұрын
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@beestoe9932 ай бұрын
looks like the hard way to me. I just attach a rope to the front of the boat and the trailer, back it in gently and let the boat go, then when the rope gets tight ease the truck up. Grab the rope and walk the boat to where you want it.
@daleskelton89632 ай бұрын
Some places your not allowed to do it that way
@TackleJunky812 ай бұрын
Yup, I have another video linked down below when power loading is not allowed.
@Bass232 ай бұрын
👍👊
@TackleJunky812 ай бұрын
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@MrJohnB-qs6dp2 ай бұрын
🤠👍
@TackleJunky812 ай бұрын
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@glennschramm72552 ай бұрын
power launching in the state of Michigan is illegal and can get you a ticket
@TackleJunky812 ай бұрын
Appreciate you watching! 👊
@jonahlawrence62042 ай бұрын
🫵🫵🙌🤛🤛🤜🤜🤜
@TackleJunky812 ай бұрын
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@Bridgeman-bg4jl2 ай бұрын
No safety chain? Check your owners manual regarding warming up your motor before you apply power. Power loading is a the cause of more damage to both boats and trailers than anything else you can do. Use a rope to pull the boat gently on to the bunks and crank it on to the front bunk stop. Never launch your boat without the safety chain hooked. I laugh at the bass bros competing to see who can get on their trailers faster. Nothing like slamming a 150k bass boat on a trailer and driving off with no safety chain hooked up. Also as bad as backing up and with an unsecured trailer and jamming the brakes and then hammering the throttle on an ice cold motor. Just a bunch of idiots.
@TackleJunky812 ай бұрын
Yes, I have a safety strap on as well. Appreciate you watching!
@jlightning21782 ай бұрын
😂😂😂 yep and you forgot sunscreen gloves a helmet and steel toe boots as well n hip waders just incase.😅