08-30-2006, 06:24 PM
[cool][#0000ff]Yes, I did buy a used one and had it out a couple of times, just to get the real feel of it. Of all the 'toons I have looked at and tried, I liked the Cougar the best. It is well made, with quad air chambers that ride lower in the water and all of the quality materials and workmanship of Outcast products.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]My ultimate personal decision is that I am basically a tuber and not a tooner. I prefer the hands free fishing and easier reach and access to everything afforded by fishing from my Fat Cat. With even a slight breeze, the Cougar required attention to the oars to keep from being blown out of position. Fin power alone would not control it.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Yeah, I know, use an anchor. Sorry, but I am not an anchor person. I mostly cast jigs and other lures and I move along as I do so. My style of fishing is not conducive to being anchored. When the wind gets strong enough that it requires an anchor to fish, I head for shore. That much wind whacks out my finesse style of fishing anyway. Too much bow in the line or other interference by the wind makes it impossible to detect the light ticks and takes of finesse biters.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Same thing on the motor. It is nice to have an auxiliary power supply, for long hauls or trolling, but the addition in weight and fuss and bother takes the whole experience out of the realm of my style of fishing. I am not a troller. Can't stand washing lures. I prefer to be more up close and personal and to combine art with science.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]But, that is just one dude's opinion.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]My ultimate personal decision is that I am basically a tuber and not a tooner. I prefer the hands free fishing and easier reach and access to everything afforded by fishing from my Fat Cat. With even a slight breeze, the Cougar required attention to the oars to keep from being blown out of position. Fin power alone would not control it.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Yeah, I know, use an anchor. Sorry, but I am not an anchor person. I mostly cast jigs and other lures and I move along as I do so. My style of fishing is not conducive to being anchored. When the wind gets strong enough that it requires an anchor to fish, I head for shore. That much wind whacks out my finesse style of fishing anyway. Too much bow in the line or other interference by the wind makes it impossible to detect the light ticks and takes of finesse biters.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Same thing on the motor. It is nice to have an auxiliary power supply, for long hauls or trolling, but the addition in weight and fuss and bother takes the whole experience out of the realm of my style of fishing. I am not a troller. Can't stand washing lures. I prefer to be more up close and personal and to combine art with science.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]But, that is just one dude's opinion.[/#0000ff]
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