SUPER FAT CAT

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I purchased a new Super Fat Cat float tube from a fellow BFTer (Mr. Completely - THANKS) and had my first chance to try it out today.

All I can say is WOW!! I absolutely loved it!

I have tubed for the last 15+ years out of a round Caddis tube and after today that Caddis tube may disappear in my basement forever.

Oh yeah, I went to Bountiful Pond and didn't catch a thing. I didn't care, I was just enjoying the ride.
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[TubeDude]

[cool][#0000ff]Glad you like it. TubeBabe and I are on our second set of Fat Cats. Started with them about six years ago after tubing over 40 years in donuts. Never again.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Let me know if you need any help getting it tricked out. Lots of ways you can "modify" those things.[/#0000ff]
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[SBW]

I have seen the various tricked out tubes and have been highly impressed. I have noticed most of the tricked out tubes have the vertical PVC rod holders.

My first weapon of choice is my flyrod, but I would love to have a way to also bring an additional spinning/casting rod. I would think having my spinning rod in the air would get in the way when casting my flyrod.

Any suggestions??
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[rctalbot]

I just bought a super fat cat and havent been able to take it out yet. anything ideas for tricking it out would be recieved with open arms. Im excited for my maiden voyage.
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[TubeDude]

[cool][#0000ff]We have lots of pictorials and ideas over on the [url "http://www.bigfishtackle.com/cgi-bin/gforum/gforum.cgi?;category=66"]Float Tubing Board[/url]. [/#0000ff]
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[TubeDude]

[cool][#0000ff]A lot of us tubin' types like to carry both fly fishing and spinning gear on some trips. And, once you start wavin' the "fairy wand" around, anything that sticks up is gonna get wrapped. That is a RULE. Even without the usual cross breezes, fly lines find a way to find anything that could possibly create a snag or a tangle.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]That's why you might want to consider a HORIZONTAL rod holder. It keeps your extra rods laying flat, above the water, to reduce the potential for catching them with the fly line. It does not ELIMINATE the possibility, but cuts it way down.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Scotty makes a couple of handle lock rod holders that are easily mounted on tubes and toons. But, it is easy enough to fashion something from PVC. Here are some pictures from the Float Tube Board to give you some ideas. The main idea, from working with several models, is to prop them out at an angle...both for ease of access and to keep them out of the water on high speed turns and when dodging wakes from the power squadron.[/#0000ff]
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Horizontal rack utilizing foam both for rod placement and for floatation...in the event of a disaster.

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One of TubeDude's early experiments with a horizontal rod rack. Worked fine but tended to dip toward the water when fully loaded.

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Saltwater halibut angler's horizontal rack on a Trout Unlimited Kennebec.

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TubeDude on Lake Pleasant, AZ, with an angled horizontal rack. It worked fine, but is not recommended for fishing in cover or near shore.

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Another view of TD's angled horizontal rack, using slit plastic tubing to hold rods in place. Also note the use of foam floatation to help save rods if the rack should become detached.


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Another member's use of the angled horizontal rack. These are especially suitable for fly flingers, to keep the spare rods down and out of potential danger from errant or windblown backcasts. [/#000000]
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