RobA

Good post. My interest in trailer steps has been rekindled.

That is a really nice picture! Serene!

We lost 2 sheep to coyotes. In both cases it happened at night when our horses were in a distant pasture. And in both cases the coyotes ripped up the hind end of the sheep without killing them and then took off. We had to put them down. We've since gotten a mini donkey to deter the coyotes.

I have 2 93sv's. Bought them 3 years ago. 1 of the units was tough to remove from the cradle almost from the start. Don't know why but eventually one of the connection pins broke off. Garmin replaced the unit and that one connects/disconnects without problems. Garmin customer service is great to deal with.

I love throwing inline spinners. Mostly 1/4 and 3/8 ounce Rooster Tails but I do not like the treble hooks they come with. Any thoughts on a good replacement treble? Brand/style/size?

Jimi Hendrix's cover of "All Along the Watchtower" is better than Bob Dylan's. I believe Dylan thinks so too.

I went out yesterday and about 1/2 mile from the ramp I realized I forgot to put in the drain plug. Ouch! It all ended well but it turned out the auto bilge float switch isn't working. I know it worked when I first bought the boat 3 years ago (Ranger RT178). The switch is not plugged up and the wiring looks ok. More investigating to do.

I bought a Drotto last year. I works ok. I agree with the statement above that the boat has to be centered for its to work properly. I bought it because I didn't want to worry about the boat floating off the trailer a little as I climbed off to get on the bed of my truck (I fish alone a lot). I'm sure part of the problem was because I wasn't positioning the trailer at the correct depth.

I love that.

I have 2 Garmin 93sv units - 1 at the console and 1 at the bow. They are connected by an ethernet cable, no networking box needed.

That was me. I haven't had any problems since it happened.

I was adding fuel stabilizer my boat when the cardboard like disc on the lid of the bottle fell out and went in the fuel tank. Is this going to block the fuel line/filter? Or is there some sort of screen before the filter? Do I need to disconnect the fuel line and try to fish this thing out?

I've been a Yankee fan since I was a kid. Still am. Went to college in Baltimore and lived there for 10 years after that and loved going to Memorial Stadium and Camden Yards. So glad to the O's doing well.

I am considering a trip to the Chippewa Bay area some time during the last half of September. Good time to go?

20 years ago I was sitting in a float tube in a small lake in Idaho with no one else around. I looked up and saw a bear at the water's edge. We stared at each other for a minute or two and then he sauntered off. Problem was I had a 15 minute hike back to the ranch where we were staying. Obviously it turned out ok but I was a bit nervous to say the least.