04-16-2003, 09:27 PM
[cool]My condolences on your father's passing. That is something I face soon as well. My dad is in a care center and was not expected to reach his 85th birthday...which was April fools day...April 1. He fooled us.
I am attaching a writeup I finished a short while back, for anyone who is considering a new craft. It points out much of the obvious...such as size, budget, type of fishing, etc. The main purpose is to stimulate thought and to make fellow floaters familiar with some of the options.
Having spent a lot of time in "round boats", I have really come to appreciate the open-ended craft...especially when launching and beaching. There are several good "Uboats" and mini-pontoons available for around $150, that are good values. The Caddis Navigator, the Kennebec and Togiak by Trout Unlimited, and numerous others all fall within that area. One that I have not had an opportunity to try, but looks good on paper, is the Sub 714, by the Creek Company. I am posting a linkto that one, as well as to The Float Tube Store. They have a lot of good info there.
[url "http://www.creekcompany.com/craft_sub.html"][font "Times New Roman"][#800080][size 3]http://www.creekcompany.com/craft_sub.html[/size][/#800080][/font][/url][size 3][font "Times New Roman"] CREEK 714[/font][/size]
[url "http://www.thefloattubestore.com/"][font "Times New Roman"][#0000ff][size 3]http://www.thefloattubestore.com/[/size][/#0000ff][/font][/url][size 3][font "Times New Roman"] THE FLOAT TUBE STORE [/font][/size]
Go ahead and look over the writeup attached, and check out the links. I think Sportsmans is a dealer for Creek, so maybe you can find one to look at. I liked the idea of oars on a small craft, for moving across larger waters, fighting wind and even slow trolling without having to kick as much.
Get back to me if you want any fill in info. And, one final word on that potential wife thing: A MAN DOES NOT KNOW WHAT TRUE HAPPINESS IS, UNTIL HE IS MARRIED. BUT, THEN IT IS TOO LATE.
My wife and I have a 50 - 50 relationship when it comes to money. SHE GETS 50 DOLLARS AND I GET 50 CENTS.
Hope that helps keep you single and happy for a while longer.
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I am attaching a writeup I finished a short while back, for anyone who is considering a new craft. It points out much of the obvious...such as size, budget, type of fishing, etc. The main purpose is to stimulate thought and to make fellow floaters familiar with some of the options.
Having spent a lot of time in "round boats", I have really come to appreciate the open-ended craft...especially when launching and beaching. There are several good "Uboats" and mini-pontoons available for around $150, that are good values. The Caddis Navigator, the Kennebec and Togiak by Trout Unlimited, and numerous others all fall within that area. One that I have not had an opportunity to try, but looks good on paper, is the Sub 714, by the Creek Company. I am posting a linkto that one, as well as to The Float Tube Store. They have a lot of good info there.
[url "http://www.creekcompany.com/craft_sub.html"][font "Times New Roman"][#800080][size 3]http://www.creekcompany.com/craft_sub.html[/size][/#800080][/font][/url][size 3][font "Times New Roman"] CREEK 714[/font][/size]
[url "http://www.thefloattubestore.com/"][font "Times New Roman"][#0000ff][size 3]http://www.thefloattubestore.com/[/size][/#0000ff][/font][/url][size 3][font "Times New Roman"] THE FLOAT TUBE STORE [/font][/size]
Go ahead and look over the writeup attached, and check out the links. I think Sportsmans is a dealer for Creek, so maybe you can find one to look at. I liked the idea of oars on a small craft, for moving across larger waters, fighting wind and even slow trolling without having to kick as much.
Get back to me if you want any fill in info. And, one final word on that potential wife thing: A MAN DOES NOT KNOW WHAT TRUE HAPPINESS IS, UNTIL HE IS MARRIED. BUT, THEN IT IS TOO LATE.
My wife and I have a 50 - 50 relationship when it comes to money. SHE GETS 50 DOLLARS AND I GET 50 CENTS.
Hope that helps keep you single and happy for a while longer.
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