Almost lost my trolling motor today!

[BIGCBAG]

I had to do some serious redneck ingenuity to install my trolling motor on my boat. I had to screw the mounting puck to a mounting plate with self tapping screws. It has worked well for two years. Last trip, I noticed that one screw had been stripped and was not holding. I took it out last night and put some lok-tite on it and thought it would hold for today. Well I was wrong. I was just drifting and fishing a narrow channel(it was very windy) Well nature call's, so I get ready to take care of business, and I start drifting towards the bank, so I use the remote control around my neck to give her a little shot to get back to the middle of the channel. Now I had just unzipped my drawer's and was getting ready to do my business, and the trolling motor let's loose!!!! Quoting Ron White " It fell off!!!! It fell the F*#K OFF!!!!! Thank God the plug caught it before it went into the water!!!! Now....I have my D*#K in my hand and my trolling motor is falling into the water! I almost soiled my drawer's!!! I have heard of stories like this, but never thought it would happen to me! Thank God my truck is alway's loaded with work tool's! I went back to the ramp and goy out my screw gun and moved the puck about a half in. forward and continued my day! Could have been a bad day. but it turned out to be a great day.Lady luck was on my side!

 

[Travis Dean]

Wow that would of sucked if you lost it!! You need to bolt that bas boy Down or get the rubber lock things they worked well when I used it on my bass tracker

 

[fatrap]

Did you catch any fish with your free hand??



fatrap

 

[BIGCBAG]

Did you catch any fish with your free hand??



fatrap

Caught a crappie the size of a dinner plate! Very thin though. Filled the livewell......Big mistake, because when I put a fish in the livewell, I never seem to catch any more fish to put in with it! I released it at the end of the day along with a couple of nice perch. Just not enough to clean!