Thread: What's in your Boat

Not needed yet.....but I keep a thermacell in my boat at all times. Another is a tool box and some extra boat motor plugs.

Hmm fishing poles and tackle. Basket in summer to get the fish in cooler water. Extra batteries for a handheld Weather/GPS unit. Warm clothes in case your stranded late in the evening and nobody answers the cell phone. Fillet knife. Some of those water tablets to purify water.

Pretty much covers all thats needed in those emergencies. I was goin to mention rain gear but thats been covered. I also carry an extra change of clothes and towel in case you fall in and if you have room to store them in the boat. I do carry and extra altenator just in case. Bob/Broken String

Got it all!

Now my boat is sinking, my toilet paper is wet, my helmets are floating away, my bulbs won't work and my band aids won't stick.

On the bright side, my disaster has left an debris circle viewable from 30,000 feet!

I hope whoever picks me up hasn't read this thread or there won't be room for me!!!

LOL. Great thread guys!!

Titleman

spare starter rope also i rig the trolling motor with a spare trot line string in case the pull rope brake just tie it to the on trip lever run it out and wrap it around the bottom of the head good for trolling motors where you can't git to the trip pin or take the motor off the mount

Legally required fire extinguisher, CGapprovedPFD for each passenger, plus throwable CG approved PFD.
air horn(mini-size), extra rod and reel,
extra fishing line, Leatherman tool.
Bleach bottle with neck end cut out around an oval 6" circle opposite the handle. Serves as emergency bailer and personal relief recepticle.
Oars. Ductape. Tiewraps. Batteries for everything.
Fishfinder.
Crappie nibbles and a variety of jigheads and jigbodys in the 100's...
Personal Carry Handgun with Permit and extra ammo.
Cell Phone and FMR, GMRS radios. GPS unit.
Nightcrawlers. Sunscreen. TP and towels.
Digital camera.
Aqua-Vu underwater video camera.
Couple hundred feet of anchor rope, anchor(s)
I'd carry a scanner to alert me of possible Game Warden intrusions, but I like surprises, and it keeps me honest...
To be really honest, we have WAY more stuff than we really need to go catch all the fish we want. After all the legal requirements and the no brainers, we could probably pack way less tackle and do without the motor and fishfinder, but what the hey... It's part of the fun.

I try to keep it simple. Take my Cell phone and jumper cables and thats about it for breakdowns because it is usually something that I could not have prepared for that breaks down. Just my luck I guess. Keep tackle to a minnimal. Know what I need and that is what I carry. Only clutter is all the rods for spider rigging. CF

some extra amber....