My first six bass boats were all on single axle trailers and I could move them around to hook up to my tow vehicle easily. All I had to do was back up close to the trailer then move it by hand. When I bought my current boat it had a dual axle trailer and I quickly found it was almost impossible to move the tongue of the trailer if I did not back up perfectly.

At the Georgia Bass Chapter Federation Top Six several years ago one of the sponsors, Marineovations, LLC, had a demonstration video tape of their trailer hitch system. I bought one and have found it extremely helpful when hooking up my boat, especially when I am alone.

The system consists of a special ball mount that goes into a hitch receiver on tow vehicles. It has a small square mount on top that holds two other parts of the kit. One is a “V” shaped flat iron guide that has the “V” right above the trailer ball. When you back up, your trailer coupler will be guided right to the top of the ball. It is a simple matter to lower your trailer onto the ball.

Once you have the trailer hooked up, you remove the “V” guide and replace it with a “L” shaped device called the
Trailer Trapper that fits right over the ball and coupler. A pin holds it in place and there is no way the trailer can come off the ball.

According to the Marineovations site, there were 24 people killed in traffic accidents in Georgia in 2004 when their trailer came unhooked while driving. The main purpose of the Trailer Trapper is to keep the trailer hooked to the tow vehicle no matter what happens.

In all my miles of towing boats, I have never had one come unhooked, although I did lose a flatbed trailer once when backing up. The Trailer Trapper would have prevented that.

I love the ease of hooking up now. It is never a problem. And I like the safety of the Trailer Trapper, knowing it is an added level of safety.

One other part of the system that I like is a 12 volt light on a pole. Wires lead through the pole and can be plugged into your vehicle system where the trailer lights hook up. The pole the light is one will expand to about six feet tall, and the light is bright enough to give you good light for backing up, cleaning fish at night and even running the weigh in for a night club tournament.

The light was given to me to try out, I did not buy it, but I do like it.

Unfortunatly the company went out of business. You can get a trailer guide but not the other parts from Bass Pro Shops below: