I am dumb dumb dumb but lucky

[What a mess]

My boat has been off the water for a couple of months.I had a jack plate installed.
I was adjusting the jackplate and saw they left a part off the motor & went to pick it up.
When I got to the ramp no crank. I use the trolling motor battery and get it going.
A few hits & misses in shallow 1 puppy drum. Off to Trout land no crank another jump.
We get some Trout in 3 - 5' on cork & grubs he was killing me with a hook & no jig head.
I got some of the corks that Barry talked about from Midcoast Products. They are cool.
I make a change and I am closing in fast on his heels. I also am slamming the big cats.
At the end of a set of bars there was a big enough swirl it scared us both.
Tried not to move to much as I saw I was low on gas. Got slower to crank so I decided to go @ 2:00.
We had six nice Trout & a good Flounder in the box. Got back to GA. Went to the mechanic.
I got to the mechanics and tried to jump it off again and it was to low to start it good timing to leave.
Turns out the oil tank was pretty much empty two. Hmmmmmmmm. Dead battery low on gas & oil.
Truth be told I could have really put us in harms way with my slack behavior on the prep work
& or blown the motor. I think I saw the light and will do better I hope it is for ever and not just a while.
Also I bent the skeg on the way in as the water was dropping like crazy and it was getting pretty low.
I plan to go again this week it is about to really get good. The jack plate is cool. I like the way the boat felt.

WAM OUT

[Harmsway]

Wamit, WAM! When you gotta go, you gotta go. Glad it worked out.

[Jumptrout51]

You sound like a typical GOOBER that the rest of us have to put up with on the water.

[What a mess]

I was fishing your holes the entire time.

[FUTCHCAIRO]

HEY WAM , SOMETIMES IT JUST POURS FOR A WHILE AND THEN THINGS GET BETTER, GLAD YA GOT BACK SAFELY, BE SURE TO CHECK IT OUT GOOD BEFORE YA HEAD BACK DOWN TO THE COAST.
PA THE OLD MAN OF THE SEA SEMPER FI

[What a mess]

Three out of four were absolutely my fault. Oil battery, and gas no excuses. God blessed in spite of myself never say never but I am pretty certain I won't mess up those three again. The bump on the way in was because I couldn't trim up much without blowing out the prop. with the jackplate going down an inch I should be ok there too. Of course the water was so low in the creek when I put it on the trailer it took on a bunch of nasty creek water. it's just a learning experiance. It did run like a top though. I think I am gonna really like the jackplate.

[Jumptrout51]

I was fishing your holes the entire time.

That is the reason you caught fish.

[DixieReb]

WAM, it can happen to any of us. I felt pretty dumb a few months back when I made it all the way to the ramp only to discover my depthfinder still on and had a dead battery. Glad yall made it back OK.