12-17-2007, 05:00 AM
... at lunch I was telling ya'll how TN2 got things ready and then he launched.. I looked around and he was all but gone.. so DR talked me thru the launch.. once in the tube it was kick and kick some more.. not sure where I was going but I knew I was going somewhere.. [
].. I did get a chance to ask TN2 a few things about tubing.. like.. where the he.. am I going.. and ... how do you turn this thing.. I could hear him laughing for a bit after we seperated.. he went to one end and I stayed on the other.. and..
I had an absolute blast.. worked a few things out on my own so it was probably good that no one was really that close. .. so I have to agree with bendo on leaving the newbie alone.. give them a chance to work thru things on their own.. [].. I figured that if I had a question I could not work out the other guys were a call away....[]
.. I will say I had a few hard hits on some plastics I was using (after I had tangled up my fly rod so bad I just took it apart and fished with it across my lap).. later DR agreed that most of his hits were hard and fast.. but no hook ups.. so it was not just me.. [sly]
..as we were going back into shore TN2 asked me about my speed kick.. he later explained that he was referring to the need to kick hard and fast if you heard the pppssssssssssstttttttttt of air leaking out of your tube.. I told him I had not worked on it but I had a feeling that if that ever happen I am sure I could find my fast kick in a hurry... []
I had a blast tubing and do appreciate the time and patience of everyone with this old newbie and I do look forward to more chances to tube with these guys again..
MacFly [cool]
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].. I did get a chance to ask TN2 a few things about tubing.. like.. where the he.. am I going.. and ... how do you turn this thing.. I could hear him laughing for a bit after we seperated.. he went to one end and I stayed on the other.. and.. I had an absolute blast.. worked a few things out on my own so it was probably good that no one was really that close. .. so I have to agree with bendo on leaving the newbie alone.. give them a chance to work thru things on their own.. [
].. I figured that if I had a question I could not work out the other guys were a call away....[] .. I will say I had a few hard hits on some plastics I was using (after I had tangled up my fly rod so bad I just took it apart and fished with it across my lap).. later DR agreed that most of his hits were hard and fast.. but no hook ups.. so it was not just me.. [sly]
..as we were going back into shore TN2 asked me about my speed kick.. he later explained that he was referring to the need to kick hard and fast if you heard the pppssssssssssstttttttttt of air leaking out of your tube.. I told him I had not worked on it but I had a feeling that if that ever happen I am sure I could find my fast kick in a hurry... [
] I had a blast tubing and do appreciate the time and patience of everyone with this old newbie and I do look forward to more chances to tube with these guys again..
MacFly [cool]
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