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Collegiate Bass Anglers Safety Checklist


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Responsible use of equipment and resources is the basic underpinning of Collegiate Bass Anglers Association’s philosophy of “Building Champions of Character on and off the Water.”  Part of being a champion is taking responsibility for your own safety and those around you. This is especially important as college anglers travel to fish in collegiate bass championships around the country.  We have prepared some safety checklists below to assist you. 

Prior to Towing:
  1. Check fuel level of boat (top off)
  2. Check boat oil level
  3. Check fuel level of tow vehicle (top off)
  4. Check tow vehicle fluid levels (top off as needed)
  5. Check tire tread
  6. Check tire pressure of trailer (cold psi)
  7. Check tire pressure of tow vehicle (cold psi)
  8. Check spare tires for trailer and tow vehicle as noted above
  9. Check for jumper cables
  10. Check hitch height (should be level)
  11. Check hitch for secured hitch pin
  12. Check lug nuts
  13. Check for jack (in good condition)
  14. Check for a lug wrench that fits your lug nuts
  15. Check boat engine is in the full up position and secured
  16. Check coupler is secured when in locked position (lock or bolt/nut)
  17. Check boat jack is raised and secured
  18. Check tow vehicle and boat trailer lights and brakes are hooked up
  19. Check tow vehicle and boat trailer lights are working properly
  20. Check safety chains (hook them up)
  21. Check brake cable (hook it up)
  22. Check boat position on trailer
  23. Check hull of boat.  Is it snug to the trailer with the winch secured?
  24. Check side and rear boat tie-downs
  25. Check for trailer chock
  26. Is all the equipment in the boat secured for transportation?
  27. Check that all US Coast Guard safety equipment is on board and stowed properly
  28. Check that safe boat inspection stickers are valid
 Parking Area – Ramp Site:
  1. Install drain plug
  2. Remove cover
  3. Remove tie downs
  4. Remove engine support
  5. Disconnect trailer/tow vehicle wiring
  6. Check boat engine system
  7. Check boat lights       
  8. Check bilge pump
  9. Check live well system
  10. Check kill switch
  11. Is dockline for launching secure (if needed)?
  12. Is there a life vest available for everyone in the boat?
 On the Ramp:
  1. Use a spotter to assist with backing
  2. Position boat in water to allow water to cool the engine
  3. Set emergency brake (this is important)
  4. Chalk one rear tire of the tow vehicle
  5. Lower engine into water
  6. Start engine (let  it idle to warm up)
  7. Unhook the bow eye hook
  8. Back boat off of the trailer
  9. Test trolling motor
 Boat Loading:
  1. Safely drop vehicle operater off at the dock
  2. Back trailer into the water, not too deep
  3. Boat should approach trailer slowly and under control
  4. Boat should rest snugly in center of trailer
  5. Power load or winch boat onto trailer
  6. Raise engine to up position
  7. Secure bow winch strap (snug)
  8. Clear the ramp area as soon as possible
  9. Tie down the boat
  10. Remove drain plug

 

The Collegiate Bass Anglers Association traveled over 15,000 miles in 2008, hosting college bass fishing championships for the member institutions of the Big Ten, Big Twelve and South East Conference. Since college fishing tournaments take place at various times of the year and deploy fleets of bass boats that vary in age, length and condition, CBAA is well versed in safety and the precautions necessary for a rewarding day on the lake rather than another dock-side horror story.  We have all heard stories of boats sliding off of trailers because of frozen bunk boards, pumps not circulating water, missing emergency equipment, forgotten drain plugs, and more! 

Safety is a priority at all CBAA events, whether on or off the water.  Many of our collegiate anglers run wet from the final weigh-in and award presentations.  Our safety check list is built upon four basic planning principles:  Preparedness, Prevention, Response and Recovery. CBAA’s bass boat safety guidelines are suggestions to help prepare collegiate anglers for a day of fun fishing, a local club event, or even a trek across country to a national collegiate bass championship event. 

The Collegiate Bass Anglers Association (CBAA) is an independent national non-profit (501c3) amateur athletic organization functioning uniquely as the sanctioning body of collegiate angling.  CBAA is dedicated to the recruitment and retention our next generation of anglers, vigilantly pursuing the promotion and enhancement of intercollegiate angling as a unified and standardized collegiate sport.  CBAA 2009 >< ( ( ( ‘>  
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