Bump the motor when pulling out of water. Lower motors down so any free water drains out prior to tilting back up to trailer then home. When it’s well below freezing never start the motor immediately when putting it in the water. Let the lake temp bring up the lower unit temp a little in case you had the impeller frozen from ice. Stabilize gas. Some guys will pull gas line and let motor run out to drain carb. I was never a fan for 2 stokes on doing that. Fillet all perch..,.,oops forget that part lol. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app