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Location: Chicago, Beverly | would never hit the lauch without them. your talking about the side guides, right? |
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Posts: 5874
| Not really needed on a bunk trailer. They came on my Eagle Bunk, but I only use them as a reference when driving it on. If they weren't standard, I would not have added them. |
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Location: Bagley,MN 56621 | not neccessary. I think that they are not needed with most trailers......boat alignment issues seem to be cured with not putting the trailer is as deep. |
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Location: menasha wi 54952 | I agree.......not needed. Took them off my Esox Mag rig. They got in the way jumping into the boat!!
MR |
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| Mandatory for my boat and style. Simple trailer and a 14 semi DV alum 15hm merc. Fish any water I can get into. Sometimes my boat is a drinking club with a fishing problem. Put in and take out at all hours of the day and night. Fish with the dog and he doesn't have thumbs and is of no help. River current, strong side winds, whatever, those 45$ BPS PVC pipes get me in and out right quick. Thigh waders lock in the foolproof system.
Haw, sometimes the winds wins no matter what, eh Cisco? |
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Location: MN | When I didn't have them, you had to had to have the trailer in at the right depth...But even that, the strong crosswinds did not help. This is with a roller trailer. I got the guide on's and not one problem at all. I zoom in and out of any ramp while you see others struggling for a long time. If I go to a bunk trailer, no need there. Friend has a bunk and those slide right on..... |
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| I think for the "average" fishing boat on an "average" style trailer they are very helpful. What I really like is that mine (The white pole type) help me in backing.
I can back twice as fast and be loaded about twice as fast as ever before. But like I siad, it all depends on your rig. If you have a Ranger they won't help at all.
If you have a 16' Lund and a Basic Shorelander trailer then you will like them very much. |
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Posts: 56
| The need for trailer guide-ons are dependant on type of trailer and personal preference. I have friends who love them, hate them, added them and couldn't wait to get home and take them off. My boat/trailer setup is a Tuffy Esox Mag on a K-Dee Launcher. Even in crosswinds, I've driven my boat onto my trailer and not found it necessary to add guide-ons. I like the pure look of a boat/trailer without seeing guide-ons. It's also nice having easy access on and off my boat with nothing in the way. Even with what I've said, it's a personal preference issue.
Steve |
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| I have an aluminum v with a roller trailer and I load solo a lot at windy landings. In the fall the wind is almost always at a 90deg angle to the boat at my favorite lake. They are great, period.
I used to have a low-profile big fiberglass rig w/ bunks and never really needed them. |
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| I also have an aluminum rig, but don't have guide ons. I have had the same rig for going on 9 years, fish rivers alot and have never felt the need for guides. I would say that 98% of the time, I drive my boat to with 18 inches of the stop, hop out, crank it up and pull it out of the water.
I would say that 90% of the problems that I see at landings are caused by backing in to deep. How deep is too deep??? With most roller trailers, completely submerging the 1st set of rollers (from the back) is too deep.
Tom B |
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