08-09-2012, 06:11 PM
I recently aquired a Cumberland float tube they had at COSCO ($60 cheeper than Cabellas). I realy like it, the seat pad is so thick a person would probably float without any air in the tubes. I'm about 200 lbs and it holds me up high with my knees out of the water. It's big, real stable for casting with a fly rod and roomy enough I can squerm around and shift positions a bit more than in some other tubes. I like that the bottom is rubberized it realy motors when you put the fins to it and I'm a little more comfortable dragging it around a little when needed.
The 2 things I would cange is I wish the stripping basket was a bit bigger and that it had more pockets. The stripping basket seems a bit small for the size of the tube and is not real tight on the side that is closeset to you. I've lost a pair of hemo's that slid right off it and through the legs. As for the pockets there is plenty of room for my things in the big pockets on either tube but I like compartments to keep things organized.
It costs twice as much $$ as the lower end float tubes but about half the price of the higher end float tubes. Over all I think its a solid V-style tube that looks like it will last. Don't think I'll be packing it to any high mountan lakes though.
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The 2 things I would cange is I wish the stripping basket was a bit bigger and that it had more pockets. The stripping basket seems a bit small for the size of the tube and is not real tight on the side that is closeset to you. I've lost a pair of hemo's that slid right off it and through the legs. As for the pockets there is plenty of room for my things in the big pockets on either tube but I like compartments to keep things organized.
It costs twice as much $$ as the lower end float tubes but about half the price of the higher end float tubes. Over all I think its a solid V-style tube that looks like it will last. Don't think I'll be packing it to any high mountan lakes though.
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