Hey guys and gals.... just thought I'd offer up a tip to help save or make a fishing trip good, vs. bad or not happening at all.

This was spawned by the tips thread on the ramp edition, and my trip cancelation due to my lost boat key.

Keep additional boat keys in your tow vehicle at all times!!

That is the KISS (Keep It Simple Stupid) rule in full throttle.

You may have read my post about my check list before leaving for the lake, and how it saved me a long drive for nothing last week when I discoverd my boat key was missing. Still haven't found it, but I suspect it was my father-in-law who kept saying he was going to chain the boat up so I could not go fishing. He knew I would cut the chain...LOL, so I believe he took the key... just joking really about him taking the key.

Anyway, I went today and had some additional keys made. Not much cost, just took the spare and had it copied. I now have what will be my main key, a spare I keep all the time in my tow vehicle, and an aditional spare I will keep on my tow vehicle key ring. I figure surely even I can find one of the three!!!

Anyone else with simple tips, share them. I wish someone had shared the above with me before I learned it the hard way. No sense getting up at 1 a.m. to go fishing for nothing.

Tight lines,

HDF