New trolling motor or Power Pole

[Carolina Rig]

On 1/7/2019 at 7:08 PM, Carolina Rig said:

So do you then walk through the water to get your boat after parking the truck, or am I missing something?

 

I'll probably be fishing solo quite a bit.  In the past, I'd just tie the bow line to the trailer, drop the boat, jump out of the truck, shimmy my way out on the trailer tongue, untie the rope, and then tie the boat off to the pier and go park the truck.

 

If this is a much easier way, I'd love to hear more about it.  I understand dropping the boat and then dropping the poles, I'm just coming up blank with how you then get to the boat without getting into the water.  From this picture, it looks like you've got quite a bit of water to figure out to get to the boat...

 

Or are you guys just keeping it really close to the pier, dropping the poles, and then being able to hop into the boat from the pier?  I'm hoping to be buying a boat within the next couple of weeks and had decided to forego the poles for the time being; but, if it makes it that much easier to load/unload while solo, I think they're worth considering, again.

[TOXIC]

When launching, the poles just keep you close to the dock.  You have to be close enough to step in from the dock.  It saves you from tying up.  Problem there is that my poles angle out from the boat so I have to make sure I am angled a little more nose in and tail out when I drop the poles.  If you drop the poles in the wide open, then you're gonna swim or wade to get to the boat.  A lot of guys dump the boat with a rope to the trailer, then pull the boat up on the ramp and drop the poles to hold it there.  

[Logan S]

1 hour ago, Carolina Rig said:

Or are you guys just keeping it really close to the pier, dropping the poles, and then being able to hop into the boat from the pier?

Yes, exactly.  Back it in so it's a step away from the dock.  Key is to do it slow so the boat drifts off slow.  Once it's clear of the trailer, drop the poles with your remote and go park.  Sometimes it's more of hop than a step if the boat drifts a bit .  

 

If you have a keel guard you can also just pull the boat up on the ramp itself (or beach nearby) and pole down.  

[Carolina Rig]

Interesting.