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Please excuse my boat for being a bit dirty. It's the dead of winter and it is stored outside in the elements. It's hasn't been fishable in weeks on our local rivers. As soon as fishable conditons return I promise I will wash her down and make her presentable. I will useful tips
from the front of my boat to the rear.                  
 
 Instead of using a support to tilt the boat while it is resting - just pull it back far enough on the trailor to lift it up. Do this after you are unhitched from you rig. If you do this when your trailor attached to you rig and you go to unhitch it ... the trailor tongue will snap your head off...danger!
 
I put on the front anchor release for two reasons...to hold the boat steady and to use an anchor and rope that has a throw overboard float attached. I hardly use it to hold me steady as the rear anchor usually holds me well enough if my oars are out. But I do use it when I'm sturgeon fishing. I throw the anchor rope overboard when I have to fight a big fish. Pulling up 30 lb. anchors in water up to 50 feet is not fun!
 
I had Doug put in a level aluminum front floorboard. It is murder on the ankles if the front floor is tilted. The aluminum floor will last forever. I've had to replace wooden floorboards and this is no fun.
 
I mistakenly attached my first rod holders to the deck face next to the cup holders. The rod handles get in the way. After a few trials I found the best place is next to the front seat. The handles are out of the way and I can also grab the rod from the rowers seat. Important if your client is sleeping!  And you can also get in and out of the boat with the rod holders farther back.
 
I took a piece of 2 x 2 and drilled some holes to hold the butt end of my rods. I screwed them into the aluminum floorboard
 
I screwed plastic rod holders into my bench rail. One problem this presents is it limits mobility to this side of the boat. Some guides put the butt of the rod on the bench rail but there's a lot rod sticking out the rear of the boat.
 
The spare oar is a must on fast water. I carry one that is a bit smaller than my 9ft. If you use your boat a lot you will someday run into trouble if you don't have one. I can tell you a story but it would take too many words. Just believe me on this topic!
 
I use kitchen trays made of plastic to keep things organized on my rower's bench. Make sure you drill holes in each of the dividers so water drains. Notice I did not order storage under the front seats. I use the plastic storage bins. They are easier to get into than lifting the front seats up everytime you need something. And there is no extra weight.
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