08-17-2018, 02:07 PM
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[#0000FF]As we were all 3 set up and ready to launch a couple of other old fudds were just getting ready to launch their tin boat. I told one of them that he must not have gotten the memo...that Echo was reserved for float tubes only today. He didn't miss a lick. Said the memo got there late and they were already headed for the lake. Firing right back I said "That's okay. We'll let it go this time, and we will share the lake with you."
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[#0000FF]Just goes to show ya that us tuber types are sometimes a lot more tolerant than boaters...at least some of them. Can't begin to remember all the times I have had boaters violate the proximity law (150 feet under power)...and when I protested they came back with "You don't own the whole lake". As if they did.[/#0000FF]
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[#0000FF]Seriously, we both know that all lakes are similar in that every trip is a new trip. What worked last week...or even yesterday...may not work today. And even minor changes in water levels or temperatures can change what the fish are doing...or not doing.[/#0000FF]
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[#0000FF]But there is one thing we tubers usually do to help insure a measure of success. We all bring walkie talkies and go different directions and try different techniques. When one of us finds a pattern we share it so that all may get in on the action. An individual in a boat, tube, toon or yak is sometimes at a di
vantage if they can't cover lots of water and try multiple tactics. If you get lucky early, you have a good day. Otherwise you have to dust off all your customary excuses...moon phase, weather, DWR screwups, etc. It is never the fault of the angler who can't find active fish.
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[#0000FF]As we were all 3 set up and ready to launch a couple of other old fudds were just getting ready to launch their tin boat. I told one of them that he must not have gotten the memo...that Echo was reserved for float tubes only today. He didn't miss a lick. Said the memo got there late and they were already headed for the lake. Firing right back I said "That's okay. We'll let it go this time, and we will share the lake with you."
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[#0000FF]Just goes to show ya that us tuber types are sometimes a lot more tolerant than boaters...at least some of them. Can't begin to remember all the times I have had boaters violate the proximity law (150 feet under power)...and when I protested they came back with "You don't own the whole lake". As if they did.[/#0000FF]
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[#0000FF]Seriously, we both know that all lakes are similar in that every trip is a new trip. What worked last week...or even yesterday...may not work today. And even minor changes in water levels or temperatures can change what the fish are doing...or not doing.[/#0000FF]
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[#0000FF]But there is one thing we tubers usually do to help insure a measure of success. We all bring walkie talkies and go different directions and try different techniques. When one of us finds a pattern we share it so that all may get in on the action. An individual in a boat, tube, toon or yak is sometimes at a di
vantage if they can't cover lots of water and try multiple tactics. If you get lucky early, you have a good day. Otherwise you have to dust off all your customary excuses...moon phase, weather, DWR screwups, etc. It is never the fault of the angler who can't find active fish.[/#0000FF]
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