ok i no its a tube site but a lot off you as some pontoon to.
little question.
what is the best..for the monney..pontoon.
for a 240 pound guy.
but the fastes to rig.
i dont like to take to mutch time on shore to get it ready..i no tube is fast can do it at home and just drop one in the bed off my truck and go fishing...
an iddeals off some that dont cost mutch that are still ok for big guys..
????
thnaks
joco
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[#000000][size 4]I can only offer my personal experience and observations, but I think in every case, the pontoon boat will take more time to set up than a tube.[/size][/#000000]
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[size 4]I like using a pontoon, and because of this long set up time, I finally got an enclosed trailer, and carry mine in that. However, if you drive a pickup truck, you should have no problem transporting any toon in the bed. Security is a concern, but for one day trips, the bed of a truck works fine.[/size]
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Not knowing what Pickup uou have, I can say, MOST 8' pontoons like the one sold at Costco, will fit in the back of a Small Pick-up. One of my brothers has the 8' Scadden and a Nissan Frontier standard bed. The boat fits fine in the back with a shell..
I have not experienced a long set-up till recently. We got the Navigator II and we transport them in their backpack so, they take more time then I am use to.
I also have a flat bed trailer for my pontoon. I put the battery in a metal frame bolted to the middle of the trailer (to keep battery from sliding around) Then I put my boat on the trailer so the battery is underneath and can't fly out. I load my bags with gear (making sure to zip them closed when done, lost 3 fly boxes loaded with flies by not checking). The Sonar is already mounted on my pontoon. I put the motor in the back of my SUV along with rods/reels, hip boats, flippers and vest.
When I get to the lake, I back up to launch, pull boat off, pull battery off, put on boat, pull motor, and put it on, pull flippers and vest (and net) then if I need to park in a different location I do that, put boots on, greb rods/reels and head to boat to string up and go. Takes me at the most 10 minutes.
I drive a small SUV.
When I met the guys at Jordanell with my Navigator II, same thing, I backed up, unloaded deflated pontube, plus shelf for battery, motor, battery, sonar, flippers, vest, and net....bags already loaded and on deflated tube. LVM pump and hand pump to top off. Drove up hill and parked, put waders and boots on and grabbed rod/reels.
Headed down to pile. Took 3 minutes to inflate pontube, 2 minutes to put shelf on, another couple of minutes to put battery and mount motor. Sting rods, attach vest and net to boat at easy reach. Put flippers on and out on water in 18 to 20 minutes.
I will say, being a fly fisher and not having a vehicle long enough to carry loaded rods, that most of my prep time is stringing up. I use at least three rods. One with floating, one with Intermediate or Type II and the third with a fast sink. By loading I mean, stringing all three up and putting on flies I think will work.
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this site here is a very very goodsite for float tube fishing.
i wish i could find a site that good for pontoon now..wit that mutch info about them.
i got a couple kayaks now and trailer to bring them..but would be nice to get something helse smaller more packt.
i have been looking for sometime now..[cool].
i amsher some people no me..hahha.
then i was looking for the h3..still like that one or the super fat cat.
but i am not mutch off guy that want to spend to mutch time on shore to rig and inflated stuff.
dont care a bit off time.
i gues can t have everything..it take time to inflate those.and fishing is supose to be relaxing so take the time to inflate those..ahahaha.
joco
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I hear ya Joco. I get to the lakes and I am shaking trying to put flies on from excitement. Get poked several times[laugh]
Then once on the water, I usually change out the flies I picked on shore.....RELAXING you say LOL
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Depends on what you are driving. I have an older Chevy step side and we just toss my buddy's toon up on the bed rails and tie it down to my tie down points on the bed. When we get to the lake we inflate the toons the rest of the way (carry at about 85% inflated) load with rods and tackle and go. Now I use my H3 and love it kinda do the same thing, unless I drive my car than it takes me about 15 minutes to drop in the rod racks strap on the sonar and inflate with my hand pump, put waders on and hit the water.
Of coarse it all depend on what you drive, if you can keep the frame fully assembled all you have to do is attach to the toons and inflate and go. I think that would only take about 20-30 minutes depending on your pump.
I am also one that likes to get fishing asap.
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