03-20-2009, 10:00 PM
[cool][#0000ff]For a lot of my fishing I use the sonar mostly as a depthfinder...not as a fishfinder. Since I seldom fish right below my tube...unless vertical jigging for perch...I almost never see any of the fish I hook. I just find he right depth and keep myself in the zone. That can be critical. But, it does not take a $1000 sonar to find bottom in less than 20 feet of water.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]No problem with using your vehicle and boat as a "tube transport system". I have done that a lot, including loading my tube on a bassboat or houseboat and running many miles up a side canyon on Lake Powell. Once at the chosen fishing hole, the tube goes in the water and I enjoy some super fishin'.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I have also done more than a few "mixed" trips...boat and tube. Most places I fish do not require a long run from the launch spot so we can fish together. In fact, in my tube I usually find the fish and help put the boaters on them.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]The big thing about tubing that has appealed to me over the years is the "hands free" thing. No need to fuss with motors, oars or anchors. I just keep the fins going to find fish and then to maintain position. If a breeze comes up, I just position with my back to the wind and keep on casting...or bottom bounce back against the breeze. When a big fish climbs on, I can follow it without pulling an anchor or spinning around in the wind.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]If the wind gets too strong for me to fish, I go home. And I feel a lot safer riding the waves in my tube than in a jonboat...especially on Utah Lake.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]In short, simpler and (for me) more efficient.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]No problem with using your vehicle and boat as a "tube transport system". I have done that a lot, including loading my tube on a bassboat or houseboat and running many miles up a side canyon on Lake Powell. Once at the chosen fishing hole, the tube goes in the water and I enjoy some super fishin'.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I have also done more than a few "mixed" trips...boat and tube. Most places I fish do not require a long run from the launch spot so we can fish together. In fact, in my tube I usually find the fish and help put the boaters on them.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]The big thing about tubing that has appealed to me over the years is the "hands free" thing. No need to fuss with motors, oars or anchors. I just keep the fins going to find fish and then to maintain position. If a breeze comes up, I just position with my back to the wind and keep on casting...or bottom bounce back against the breeze. When a big fish climbs on, I can follow it without pulling an anchor or spinning around in the wind.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]If the wind gets too strong for me to fish, I go home. And I feel a lot safer riding the waves in my tube than in a jonboat...especially on Utah Lake.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]In short, simpler and (for me) more efficient.[/#0000ff]
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