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I have been looking at the pictures and the archives on here and I am a man inspired [cool]
Here in the UK it is rare to see modifications such as rod holders or Sonar on float tubes, in fact when I fit mine I will be the only person I know with one.
2007 is going to be the year that I take my tubing seriously. I have a goal of a 20Lb plus Pike, on the fly, from a tube[shocked]
I know where, I know how and with my new tube, and all of my new accessories I am going to make it happen.
Watch this space for the photos[  ]
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[cool][#0000ff]Glad that you are finding inspiration in our humble offerings. I hope that you are able to find all the materials to help you complete your intended projects.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]The 20 pound pike on a fly rod is a worthy goal. Perhaps you may wish to include some armor plating on your new Fat Cat.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Just to provide more inspiration, attached is a picture of one substantially larger than that, taken by a float tube angler in Italy.[/#0000ff]
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More inspiration [shocked]
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Fluffflinger wrote:
Watch this space for the photos[ ]
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Pics are always nice. Please feel free to share to your hearts content.
The site generally appreciates them in the 400 pixels by 300pixels for the best viewing. Otherwise you can do them as an attatchment.[cool]
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It is pretty fun to (atleast I thought it was) starting teh Mods to my float tube. I am already starting on the 1.2 version on paper to improve a couple of things.
Dream on, and enjoy
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There is never the perfect setup but there are enough ideas on this board to get your own wheels spinning as to the suggested do's and don'ts.
Every bit of crafty input is well taken and accepted here. The only rule here is not to laugh at anything that you might deem to be pathetic in design because it may just be the next Million dollar invention.[cool]
We do learn alot from others though. We also learn more by sharing.[  ]
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[font "Comic Sans MS"][black][size 3]Well, I got to say that, I have acheived perfection on my toon, and my little toon (replacement for my SFC).[/size][/black][/font]
[font "Comic Sans MS"][black][size 3]I am so comfortable and got evrything just the way I want it, and I lucked out that I didn't need to try toomany different things.[/size][/black][/font]
[font "Comic Sans MS"][black][size 3]About the only thing I change on my toon was, I put a soft folding seat on so I could stand on my boat and sight fish, which I still do on occassion, but foe all around I went back to the padded plastic seat.[/size][/black][/font]
[font "Comic Sans MS"][black][size 3]Majja, what you doing different, I thought you had a killer set-up, and with the new flippers I bet you are flying.[/size][/black][/font]
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[cool][#0000ff]What would a fly-flinging fool female know about trickin' out a he-man tube? When the testosterone gets goin' and the scent of PVC cement is in the air, that is when the REAL MEN get creative.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Reminds me of the good Catholic who went to the priest, asking if it was okay to use birth control...after about 10 kids. Of course the priest would not make a "dispensation" and told the guy he couldn't practice birth control. The poor frustrated guy could only say "How come you get to make the rules and you don't even play the game?"[/#0000ff]
[#0000ff]Sounds like you DO have your rides water worthy. The important thing is not how they look to somebody else, but how they fish with you aboard. Right?[/#0000ff]
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I am more or less messing with rod holder placement. I want to add a lottle something to the other side, so i can swap sides with my rods. Cause if i break out the Lint flinger i am right handed instead of left. Also i am looking at adding a little luggage rack behind the seat to hold my Sonar Battery to evan out the weight distrabution. It will kinda look like the little luggage rack on the back of Harley's. As soon as i get it done i will through up some pics. I just have to finish some priojects around my house first.
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[font "Comic Sans MS"][black]Majja, that is a problem then, I too am right handed, so I can't put anything that sticks up on the right side, so I don't get my line wrapped around it. Got to have a wide open area to cast.[/black][/font]
[font "Comic Sans MS"][black]We have toyed with the idea of a little bimini top (for those hot summer days, but we have to leave that right side un-obstructed, plus when setting the hook, we lift straight up, so that can be a problem also.[/black][/font]
[font "Comic Sans MS"]So for now I just wear my Locsa River Hat, it works.[/font]
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My problem is i mostly spinfish lefty with no issues, but I am right for flyfishing. If i kinda set it up ambi, anyone can use. Yea a sunshade would be real nice, on the long hot ones. but with out the nice tan lines how do we prove we actually get out int he sun. HEHE
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Any chance you are going to come to the U.S. for any fishing? It would be very difficult to decide where to go here, if you had the whole country to choose from! Nice to have you over for a bit, though [cool]
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Thanks for your gracious invitation. I would love to come over to the "home" of float tubing and see how you guys do it.
I am currently embroiled in an argument on a UK fishing site about the safety of using float tubes in the sea.
The general opinion seems to be that a float tube is about as safe as some type of beach toy. I posted a link to the pictures of the tubes on here and it's gone sort of quiet [cool]
Meanwhile, I have a real desire to get stuck in to one of those Halibut [ ]
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Hey fluffflinger.
We are glad to know that you do have a genuine interest in personal safety.
All of our sometimes "Silly" rules and regulations here in the States, are written and governed by the US Coast Guard. They are set for fresh and saltwater.
Their (Coast Guard) primary concern is for the personal safety and well being of all types of watercraft including boats, rafts, canoes, float tubes, pontoons and jet skiis.
Any type of craft on the water is their concern. They want to make it clear that safety is #1 which will minimize(not eliminate) dangerous and unneccessary rescues.
All in all, while we are out on our little beach toys, we are governed by an entity that we don't always agree with but must obey.[cool]
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If you haven't had the opportunity to converse with TubeDude yet, you certainly should. He started out tubing in the ocean, before it was even a recognized modality for fishing. I'm sure he, as well as numerous others here can give you a lot of input as far as safety, types of craft best used in salt water, etc. I only have experience in freshwater, and the most danger I have been in was while tubing in southern Arizona under a near midsummer sun. I actually got sunburned to the point of blistering on my rod-holding wrist, that being my right one (I'm one of those lefties).
So since you have expressed an interest, you should go ahead and plan on coming over. I think if one were to travel in a several hundred mile radius, in Utah/Idaho, they could catch a lot of different bodies of water. These would be from high mountain lakes, to slow, big rivers, to high desert lakes. Species would include all trout, bass, crappie, bluegill, catfish, perch, carp, whitefish, and possibly some walleye or muskie (not too sure on the latter).
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Hey Pat speaking on inspiration, I just recieved the new Cabelas Fly fishing catalog. Looks like I get to *test drive* a couple of new floats this year. Cabelas' policy is buy it and try it. Then if ya don't like it return it. Hoping Sportsmens stocks the same 2 models I want totry out. Don't mind taking someone fishing to try out a new float.
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[cool][#0000ff]I don't know what models you have in mind, but I suspect that one of them is the Creek Company ODC 420. Sportsmans had a couple of those at their Midvale store, but sold them and have not restocked them. Don't know what their policy is going to be this year.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Good to hear about the Cabelas thing. I know you won't abuse their kindness.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Thanks again for the "FISH ROOM" hanger.[/#0000ff]
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[cool][#0000ff]Good luck in your quest to "educate" the authorities on the safety and fishing potential of float tubes. As one of the early pioneers of tubing in "the colonies", I have encounterd just about every kind of nonsense regulation and overbearing official you could imagine.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]One of the more classic "encounters" occured on a small lake in Colorado. It required that you stop at an entrance gate and purchase a permit to enter and fish. When the gatekeeper spied my aired-up float tube he almost had a stroke. He blustered that I could not fish from that thing in his lake. But, he allowed that I could use it as long as I stayed within the roped off swimming area. The only restriction would be that I could not use hooks. They might constitute a hazard to any swimmers who might want to take a dip (in the cold late fall waters).[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I have fished from float tubes along much of the Pacific Coast of California and down into Mexico. I have also tubed the Atlantic, and the Gulf of Mexico, along Louisiana and Texas. While I lived in southern Arizona, I also took my tube south to the Sea of Cortez, in Mexico. Several models of my past float tubes have tasted a lot of salt water.[/#0000ff]
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I was curious when reading your chapter, and again this post, as to whether you ever encountered any activity with sharks. Since you have both lower limbs intact, I am assuming no, but that is the thing that keeps popping to mind. Of course, there is a lot more activity with sharks now than even in the past decade, perhaps due to decimation of their deep sea food sources from commercial fishing.
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