07-15-2007, 11:33 PM
Hello fellow tubers! Again, I would like to say thanks for this great website. You guys and gals have given me so many cool ideas that I have tried to incorporate into my design.
As you can tell I went with the Creek Company ODC 420. I liked the storage capacity, the warranty, the color, & the maximum weight capacity when compared to some of the others I looked at.
As a bass fisherman having a good supply of rod and reels is a must to adequately fish a wide variety of cover that we see in Texas. Also, a bass fisherman must be able to carry most of a Bass Pro Shops with him on every trip. [
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I can safely carry 6 rods and reels using the rod holder that I designed based on ideas from this website. I incorporated the rod holder into a PVC box which I used to hold my Falcon tackle boxes. I experimented with many different ideas to keep the water out of the tackle boxes, but settled on using 2 Bass Pro Shops PVC Black Weigh Bags. I folded these bags in such a way where I could used the handle to wrap around the PVC appendages of my tube to keep them in place. These bags successfully keep my tackle boxes bone dry.
I made a PVC pipe battery bank for 1.5V AA rechargeable batteries to power my Eagle color graph. The transducer cable is stored in a Ziploc quart plastic jar with lid that I painted black and used velcro material to attach it to the frame of my tackle box PVC holder. I also use the Creek Co. back pack straps attached the the D-rings on the bottom of my tube to get my rig closest to the body of water that I fish.
I have really enjoyed tubing except the one time I had my hamstring lock up on me when I was kicking across the pond! You talk about major pain!!!! I thought I was going to die! LOL I hope you folks like my tube; I love it!!!
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As you can tell I went with the Creek Company ODC 420. I liked the storage capacity, the warranty, the color, & the maximum weight capacity when compared to some of the others I looked at.
As a bass fisherman having a good supply of rod and reels is a must to adequately fish a wide variety of cover that we see in Texas. Also, a bass fisherman must be able to carry most of a Bass Pro Shops with him on every trip. [
]I can safely carry 6 rods and reels using the rod holder that I designed based on ideas from this website. I incorporated the rod holder into a PVC box which I used to hold my Falcon tackle boxes. I experimented with many different ideas to keep the water out of the tackle boxes, but settled on using 2 Bass Pro Shops PVC Black Weigh Bags. I folded these bags in such a way where I could used the handle to wrap around the PVC appendages of my tube to keep them in place. These bags successfully keep my tackle boxes bone dry.
I made a PVC pipe battery bank for 1.5V AA rechargeable batteries to power my Eagle color graph. The transducer cable is stored in a Ziploc quart plastic jar with lid that I painted black and used velcro material to attach it to the frame of my tackle box PVC holder. I also use the Creek Co. back pack straps attached the the D-rings on the bottom of my tube to get my rig closest to the body of water that I fish.
I have really enjoyed tubing except the one time I had my hamstring lock up on me when I was kicking across the pond! You talk about major pain!!!! I thought I was going to die! LOL I hope you folks like my tube; I love it!!!
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Going to have to post some pictures of all of the Texas Bass that you chase down with that ride.