06-27-2009, 04:10 AM
Been thru some versions of "glitter" regarding boats and it was not what was expected at all. What attraction and benefits- that you can't rent for a fraction of the cost? Doesn't it seem like all the "glitter" appears during the same 6 or so holiday periods a year most people are free to use? Because of the complexity and upkeep time, it felt like "glitter" owned me instead of the other way around.
For now, I just like to go where powerboats can't go, or won't be present, when I'm out. Payoffs are big in areas that receive low pressure, even if you just count the release and freedom that beauty and quietness of nature bring. Sometimes the only way to get to these areas is by float tube. If stand up, elbow room, range fatigue, etc. are concerns there are solutions or compromises as postings on this list have revealed...
But, hey, that's just the way I see it.....
Pon
[quote revrusty]I used to suffer from "glitter" envy. You know, the sparkling stuff embedded in expensive bass boats, with all their attractions and benefits. Me, I couldn't afford to even register one, so as a poor church mouse I made do with an old belly boat. Years later, I might still welcome the blessings of a high-end bass boat, but not anything inbetween. Certainly not a jon boat, which I find difficult to quietly keep in position. .
Sure, I wish I had more range than my fins can take me, but after all these years I'm happily adjusted to fishing from tubes. I just go about things different than the glittering bank-beaters who troll around me. I'll bet you do too.
For instance, I fish an area much more thoroughly. While looking for patterns, I'll try out several presentations before moving on. And when I find a pattern, that doesn't mean I only fish that presentation from area to area.
Yes, I can't stand up to cast and I'm limited in elbow room, but I still get my lure in places the glitter guys can't reach. I'll drop a Texas-rig plastic on one side of an overhanging tree, then stealthfully kick around to the other side while feeding out line from my submerged rod tip. When in position, I retrieve the lure precisely through the strike zone.
I'm sure you've learned similar stuff that helps overcome or even capitalize on our craft's limitations. Please share them here ...[/quote]
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For now, I just like to go where powerboats can't go, or won't be present, when I'm out. Payoffs are big in areas that receive low pressure, even if you just count the release and freedom that beauty and quietness of nature bring. Sometimes the only way to get to these areas is by float tube. If stand up, elbow room, range fatigue, etc. are concerns there are solutions or compromises as postings on this list have revealed...
But, hey, that's just the way I see it.....
Pon
[quote revrusty]I used to suffer from "glitter" envy. You know, the sparkling stuff embedded in expensive bass boats, with all their attractions and benefits. Me, I couldn't afford to even register one, so as a poor church mouse I made do with an old belly boat. Years later, I might still welcome the blessings of a high-end bass boat, but not anything inbetween. Certainly not a jon boat, which I find difficult to quietly keep in position. .
Sure, I wish I had more range than my fins can take me, but after all these years I'm happily adjusted to fishing from tubes. I just go about things different than the glittering bank-beaters who troll around me. I'll bet you do too.
For instance, I fish an area much more thoroughly. While looking for patterns, I'll try out several presentations before moving on. And when I find a pattern, that doesn't mean I only fish that presentation from area to area.
Yes, I can't stand up to cast and I'm limited in elbow room, but I still get my lure in places the glitter guys can't reach. I'll drop a Texas-rig plastic on one side of an overhanging tree, then stealthfully kick around to the other side while feeding out line from my submerged rod tip. When in position, I retrieve the lure precisely through the strike zone.
I'm sure you've learned similar stuff that helps overcome or even capitalize on our craft's limitations. Please share them here ...[/quote]
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