06-22-2003, 11:30 PM
[cool]Hey, FB2, without seeing it, I can only offer general info. You are smart enough to know that sharp wires and inflated air chambers should not be introduced to each other. If you have some wire ends, I might suggest using longnose pliers and sidecutters to wrap the wires as well as possible and then to cut them as flush as possible to the basket. You can also be sure that all protruding wires go toward the inside, rather than the outside of the basket, where they can sink into FB2 flesh or your tube.
There are a lot of different types of wire and nylon mesh that have been successfully used as a live basket for fish...for a float tube. Regardless of how it looks, you only need to be concerned about how it works.
You might want to think about adding a ring of that foam stuff they call "noodles", and sell for kids to play in the pools. I have started using that on my fish baskets, and it not only floats the top of the basket, but acts as a "bumper", to keep the basket from actually coming into contact with my craft. See the pic below.
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There are a lot of different types of wire and nylon mesh that have been successfully used as a live basket for fish...for a float tube. Regardless of how it looks, you only need to be concerned about how it works.
You might want to think about adding a ring of that foam stuff they call "noodles", and sell for kids to play in the pools. I have started using that on my fish baskets, and it not only floats the top of the basket, but acts as a "bumper", to keep the basket from actually coming into contact with my craft. See the pic below.
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