dirttrackphenom

Thanks, but how far do you back the trailer into the water? It seems like there wouldn't be enough dry trailer to walk on.

I need some help on how to properly launch and retrieve my boat. This is my first trailered boat, a 16 foot aluminum Fisher. It has a 9.9 HP motor and front and rear trolling motors. My biggest problem is most of the lakes I fish limit me to a trolling motor. I have taken it out once, with a helper, and I like to never got it back on the trailer. The rear trolling motor just doesn't have the power to push the boat up on trailer. I have never run the outboard, nor have I operated a boat from the cockpit. I would like to get to the point where I could take this boat out on the lake by myself. I would also like to go out on the Ohio River. Thanks in advance for any help or tips.