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The Boat Tote

Andy Whitcomb

4/3/2012

There is something to be said about not having a boat trailer. And for me, that something has been “Yea! No boat trailer!”

I do miss pulling up on a trailer at the end of a fishing trip, leaving everything ready and in place for next time. And the trailer checklist is not that long. Let’s just say that I have had issues with wire harnesses and taillights in the past.

Currently, I schlep a little jonboat in the back of a pickup, but it is all I want to lift by myself. Hauling watercraft is not limited to trucks however. With a universal canoe carrier, my old Lumina sedan used to carry a canoe on the roof. A buddy of mine always had a kayak on the roof of his Thunderbird in Austin, Texas. It was not only functional but also made quite an automotive fashion statement, cooler than any spoiler.

As long as I keep up with my back exercises, our boating this summer should continue to go off without a hitch.

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Andy Whitcomb

Andy is an outdoor writer (http://www.justkeepreeling.com/) and stressed-out Dad has contributed over 380 blogs to takemefishing.org since 2011. Born in Florida, but raised on banks of Oklahoma farm ponds, he now chases pike, smallmouth bass, and steelhead in Pennsylvania. After earning a B.S. in Zoology from OSU, he worked in fish hatcheries and as a fisheries research technician at OSU, Iowa State, and Michigan State.

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