Replace your trolling motor pull cord with a small engine starting cord that you can buy for snowmobiles/atvs/lawn mowers. Much cheaper and lasts longer then buying the replacement cords.

Learn how to winterize your boat yourself (easy to do and saves you $100 per year)


Fuel up your boat at the nearest town by the lake instead of your leaving location. The extra weight cost $ driving down the road. But be sure that you remember because Gas on the lake is expensive!

Maintain your batteries in the winter by charging them multiple times. This will save you from having to but new batteries at the beginning of the season. Also do not store batteries on Cement.


Keep jumper cables in your boat just in case your starting battery goes dead. You can jump off your trolling motor batteries....thus saving you time.

Introduce people to the outdoors. It will save us money down the road by having to defend/losing our rights against the crazies