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| Was emailing some fishing friends this morning about fall necessities for the boat truck...thought with the outing coming up it would be a good topic....
For the truck, cat litter, salt, sand, and a shovel are good to have...
Anyone spray their trolling motor parts with WD40 to keep from freezing/locking up in the freezing rain/cold?
what other items or tips do you have to make the fall fishing go smoother??
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Location: Waukesha & Land O Lakes, WI | 30-50' of rope to hang off the back of the boat. If you fall in with the water temps being in the 40's....you're done in 5 minutes. A safety rope either hanging off the back or ready to throw (tied to a cushion) may save your life or that of your partner. |
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| good idea on the rope.
first and foremost: bring and wear lifejackets, and have easy access to your throwable pfd.
if you fall in a lake wearing all that cold weather clothing, it can be extremely hard to try to swim even very short distances before it drags you down. boats decks can get slippery this time of year, easier to fall in the lake than we think.
cold water + heavy clothing = big trouble.
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| if you have a big motor with tilt and trim on the side....use that to lift yourself up instead of trying to climb in.
i think worrall posted that last winter, and it really stuck in my head as a good tip. |
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Location: Bemidji | The docks at the landings up here in northern MN are pulled and many of the accesses are very shallow due to the lack of rain this summer. I use a push-pull that extends to 12 feet to push the boat to deeper water. I also carry a set of waders in the truck just in case I need to put them on when loading and unloading. |
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Location: Contrarian Island | good call Kevin..gotta remember my hip boots!
another tip is to keep your digital camera in your inside bibs pocket..cold temps can cause some cameras to think the battery is dead...keep the camera warm for the pic of that fall pork belly....
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Location: Madtown, WI | Man...I would have never have thought about using the trim tilt to lift myself in the boat...that is a great idea...
*Also, if you have a bunk trailer, you may want to spray it down so your boat doesn't stick to the trailer and you spend an hour rocking it in the water and jumping on the trailer till they finally separate...RIGHT BRAD (yeah yeah, it was mine boat!)!!! I have heard of silocone and even WD40...not sure what is best for this application.
*I also started carring some starter fluid in my smaller boat that has a 25 hp on it. Other boats you can spray into the carbs easily.
*Goggles or OR doctor type sheild. For us tiller men, my goggles have saved my eyes a lot of times from freezing as you run across the lake. I keep threating to by a full face shield like the OR doctors use but haven't found one yet.
Cory
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fishhedz i love mine.
like the idea about spraying the bunks C.P.
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| When steelheading in sub-freezing temperatures, we used to spray our noodle-rod guides with WD-40 to slow the build-up of ice(nothing STOPS it, in my experience). So I'd guess that would be good on the bunk carpeting too. |
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Location: Home of the 2016 World Series Champion Cubs | A complete set of dry clothes for after you fall in the lake on thet 36 degree day, stored in your best waterproof bag/box. though dont leave it in your truck, keep it in your boat!!!! It wont do you any good if you have to motor 5, 10, 20 miles to get them. Get out of the wet clothes ASAP!!!! Trust me Ive fished a partner out of 40 degeree water in late October and wasnt prepared. A lesson learned the hard way. Luckily another friend was able to bring him in much quicker than I could have with his 115 hp o/b vs my 40 hp. His plunge was a result of an "endzone" celebration on the foredeck of my boat after netting his personal best though. I wont say who it was but his initials are "J" like in........Jerry and "K" like in ............................Kurpiel. Im not necessarily saying it was Jerry Kurpiel but those are his initials anyway. No ill effects from the swim thankfully and lots of laughs afterwards. BUT always try to fish safe!!!!!!!
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Location: Lake Forest, Illinois | http://www.mustangsurvival.com/products/product.php?id=288 |
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| Layers of wool with a Gortex shell. Chopper mittens with small hand warmers in them are a wonderful place to put your paws after unhooking and releasing a fish. Keep your wet Lindy gloves with another handwarmer in a partially-open Ziplock because it is impossible to put on frozen Lindy gloves.
Ditto on the life jacket, wear it all the time, and especially when alone. I found that a life jacket designed for kayak dudes does not hinder figure-8's like a typical life jacket. It's so small that in rain or snow I wear it under the gortex shell, otherwise, once wet, it's like wearing a fitted ice cube.
The following rope idea and spraying bunks are great tips.
Wouldn't the lens of a warm camera quickly fog up when suddenly exposed to the cold? Like sunglasses do?
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| my camera is put in my inside bibs pocket..I had no troubles last weekend when I brought it out for pics in 35 degree weather...
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Location: Minneapolis, MN | Last weekend we took many waves over the bow while trolling. I quickly was reminded by mother nature that I shouldn't have left some of my favorite trolling baits in my front boxes when I trield to open them and they were frozen!
My big block Opti has low water pickups and I found that if I raise it and lower it a couple times it drains a little more water each time. |
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Location: Norway | I often use a flotation suit, with layers underneath. (Those lifejackets are a pain in the ... when casting) Here we also are alowed to use spud/spike tires on our cars. But I still need the salt/sand in my truck, just to be sure. If i fall into to the water(anyone forbid), ill for sure try out the trimbutton on engine tip, think ill practice that when summer arrives again 
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| I keep a spare change of clothes in my truck, including warm socks, boots, gloves, hat, etc. Makes more sense to keep it in the boat now that I think about it...
One thing nobody mentioned is keeping lock de-icer in the boat in case your door locks on your truck freeze up.
Another thing I've seen recently is a big rubber hammer in the boat for when your livewell freezes shut. |
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| Another thing I do to keep the livewell from freezing up is to put Pam cooking spray around the lid. This little bit of oil helps keep the lid from freezing shut and it is also enviormentally friendly.
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