03-05-2008, 05:36 PM
[cool][#0000ff]Over my MANY years of tubing, I have had to repair several pinhole leaks in the air chambers of our tubes. Almost all of them have been the result of fish spines...either fish dropped onto the top surface of the tube or fish within landing nets or fish baskets being bounced against the side of a tube.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Fortunately (????) the pinhole leaks caused by fish spines do not result in a sudden great loss of air. You just kinda notice that your cover is getting wrinkles...and that your elbows are dipping into the water. Unless you are way offshore, you usually have plenty of time to kick your way back into shallower water where you can get out and salvage your gear...if not your dignity.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Fortunately (????) the pinhole leaks caused by fish spines do not result in a sudden great loss of air. You just kinda notice that your cover is getting wrinkles...and that your elbows are dipping into the water. Unless you are way offshore, you usually have plenty of time to kick your way back into shallower water where you can get out and salvage your gear...if not your dignity.[/#0000ff]
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