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When launching solo, make sure your boat is fully prepared and your parking brake is engaged when stepping out of your tow vehicle. (David A. Brown photo)
By David A. Brown, OutdoorChannel.com
OK, we've all taken great delight at watching the boat ramp mishaps, missteps and mess-ups that range from amusing to downright bizarre. A lot of the hair-raising calamity boils to preparation, rather the lack thereof.
The show becomes particularly interesting when folks try to launch all by their lonesome, however, anglers in small to midsize vessels will do just fine if they master a simple, yet effective method for dropping in solo style.
For this lesson, I turned to veteran Tampa Bay guide, Capt. Richard Seward, who regularly launches his 24-foot Carolina skiff by himself at busy ramps where...