11-13-2005, 11:30 PM
[cool][#0000ff]The best advice I have to offer is that if you think you might become serious about tubing, you should budget a few bucks more and get a good craft to start with. There are a lot of good deals out there. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]The water and weather are not warm enough to plan a tubing exploratory trip right now, without factoring in a lot of extra gear. But, if you would like to try to work out a meetup, maybe at Lincoln Beach, send me a PM and I can coach you on what you need. Chances are that I have everything you will need for a trial ride. I can "borrow" you TubeBabe's Fat Cat, all tricked out, and you can get a feel for what you have been missing.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Also, if you will send me your email address (by PM), I can send you some of the chapters of my float tubing book that will help get you up to speed on the basics.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I'll make a prediction though. You won't be alone on the water very long. My guess is that the younguns (and Mrs. Ocean) won't want to be stuck on shore while dad is out playing in the water...and catching more fish.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]The water and weather are not warm enough to plan a tubing exploratory trip right now, without factoring in a lot of extra gear. But, if you would like to try to work out a meetup, maybe at Lincoln Beach, send me a PM and I can coach you on what you need. Chances are that I have everything you will need for a trial ride. I can "borrow" you TubeBabe's Fat Cat, all tricked out, and you can get a feel for what you have been missing.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Also, if you will send me your email address (by PM), I can send you some of the chapters of my float tubing book that will help get you up to speed on the basics.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I'll make a prediction though. You won't be alone on the water very long. My guess is that the younguns (and Mrs. Ocean) won't want to be stuck on shore while dad is out playing in the water...and catching more fish.[/#0000ff]
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