Holy cow, yeah no worries. Stay safe 🙏

That thing is a beast! Nice setup.

Charlie Draughter ya absolutely, some stuff you find out as you go. But here is my list.

If you ever do breakdown, my plan is to use my trolling motor to get me home. Otherwise you can flag someone down for a tow. Sometimes boat insurance companies offer towing. There is also tow USA.

NOCO boost charger - incase I drain my starting battery or need to charge my phone.

I have a Mercury 2 stroke so I always carry extra oil on board.

Extra prop for Lowrance Ghost and the tools to change the prop on the water.

Extra bilge plug

Sandpaper for battery terminals. Incase you get some corrosion with lead acid batteries and you run into trouble.

Small screwdriver kit

Extra ropes to be towed or tow another boat

A good med kit because my wife says I’m injury prone.

In my SUV I keep a tire iron to change the wheel on my Trailor if needed. Also a tire patch kit.

I’ll be out fishing too after work so I’ll have you on while I’m fishing.

Stay safe SUF for all that are affected

Could be a combo of all of it. Everything is connected. Could have full bellies, go digest, then eat again after a certain period of time.

Hey Charlie, I use to feel the same way. For boating tips just remember the larger vessel typically always has the right of way, when going into a channel know what side of the red and green markers you need to be on and don’t run over any people in the water. After you spend some time on the water the feeling of “getting in the way” goes away. For trolling motors I agree there are no good deep how to videos out there. I recently switched from a 2004 MinnKota power drive to a Lowrance Ghost. HUGE DIFFERENCE! Really just spending time on the water with it helped learn how to use it. I also found watching pros just using their trolling motors helped me understand. Not necessarily a “how to” trolling motor video but just watching them fish and watching them use their trolling motor. Hopefully this was helpful.

Yeah those mistakes haunt us. But in the end it will make you a better prepared fisherman for next time.

Always appreciate a fellow fisherman with a boat dog.

All the friggen time when I’m tying up a drop shot or Carolina rig.