04-29-2007, 12:20 PM
[cool][#0000ff]First of all, anchors are not a big thing with float tubes. If you are fishing in wind strong enough that you need an anchor, you should probably get off the lake.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]If you insist on having an anchor, there is no need to spend money to buy one. Find a mesh bag, take it to the lake and add a few shoreline rocks before you go out. Tie off the end with your anchor rope and when you need an anchor the rocks will hold you in all but the strongest wind. When you get back to shore, dump the rocks and stow the bag.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Lots of pike and muskies are caught from float tubes. You just need to be careful when you get them close. You need a large net to control them and watch for the teeth. If you don't plan to keep them, try reaching over and removing the hooks without lifting the fish from the water. They are big and tough but they die quickly from rough handling, or from being out of the water too long. Not many tubers fish for them specifically, but if they are in the water you will catch a few by accident on the lures you throw for bass or other species.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Whenever you hook any large fish, you need to know how to properly battle it from your tube. Don't let the fish get right below you or you risk getting the line wrapped around your legs..."fish tied". Use your fins to keep a short ways away from the fish and to keep an angle on them. That tires them more quickly than trying to pull them straight up and keeps them away from you or your tube. Wait until they are mostly whupped before bringing them across the top to your net.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]These are all things we learn by experience. Enjoy the learning experience. No test at the end of the class. The fun is in the learning.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]If you insist on having an anchor, there is no need to spend money to buy one. Find a mesh bag, take it to the lake and add a few shoreline rocks before you go out. Tie off the end with your anchor rope and when you need an anchor the rocks will hold you in all but the strongest wind. When you get back to shore, dump the rocks and stow the bag.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Lots of pike and muskies are caught from float tubes. You just need to be careful when you get them close. You need a large net to control them and watch for the teeth. If you don't plan to keep them, try reaching over and removing the hooks without lifting the fish from the water. They are big and tough but they die quickly from rough handling, or from being out of the water too long. Not many tubers fish for them specifically, but if they are in the water you will catch a few by accident on the lures you throw for bass or other species.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Whenever you hook any large fish, you need to know how to properly battle it from your tube. Don't let the fish get right below you or you risk getting the line wrapped around your legs..."fish tied". Use your fins to keep a short ways away from the fish and to keep an angle on them. That tires them more quickly than trying to pull them straight up and keeps them away from you or your tube. Wait until they are mostly whupped before bringing them across the top to your net.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]These are all things we learn by experience. Enjoy the learning experience. No test at the end of the class. The fun is in the learning.[/#0000ff]
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