After a long summer and fall we have all witnessed plenty of amazing mishaps and misfits on the boat ramps. I saw one guy get pushed in, a boat get rammed and one unhappy camper who managed to dump his new boat on the ramp on an out-going tide. That was just this year. In addition to all of this I have seen many tempers flare in the mad rush to be the first to the fish. It's so easy to dump your boat and then let it float down river a little ways before you beach it.

If you can, have someone park your truck so you can wait with the boat away from the ramp.

Try not to leave someone attending the boat that is not capable of moving it or adapting to other boaters gross stupidity.

Taking out:

The trucks are in line not the boats. This has been the source of many disagreements. It seems pretty simple to me. I usually try to avoid the dock all together until my trailer is in the water.

Hook it up and go! Don't clean up or swap stories if others are waiting.

Don't stop at the top of the ramp. Move your rig far enough away to allow others to maneuver for the ramp.

I know this all sounds like common sense to a lot of us but it seems to me that all of us could benefit from some kind of a code of conduct or ramp etiquette. Please post your amazing boat ramp stories and your thoughts on my set of rules.