04-07-2013, 05:11 AM
[quote EricM]Thank you for all the insight everyone. Let me elaborate a little more on my intended use.
I do a lot of wading and LOVE it, but in some instances, I am limited. Say I am wading and it starts to get too deep, or I need to cover a lot of ground to fishing destinations, or I just need to get off of the bank and a little deeper. This is where I know I need a tube and have a DOH my moment.
PON; Yes, I still like the feeling of water up to my shins and a tube allows that, without marinating the hindquarters. I stay away from waders/fins for other reasons as well. Saw on another forum that in a tube race between fins and paddles, a guy using two ping pong paddles won by a huge margin. I think oars would be better suited and even faster than ping pong, though.
The tube will be used for slow drifts down small to medium streams 85% of the time to meet the needs of the first two reasons I listed. I can drift over deep spots and drift through undesirable waters to better fishing grounds easier in a tube than fighting water while wading.
PON; Me, too. Hovering in a deep spot with moving water needs special accessories, though.
I have a small boat and kayak to get out on most lakes I fish, but want my tube for some very remote lakes.
PON: Very remote lakes greater than a couple of miles over rough terrain require transporting the tube in a deflated state inside my pack and assembly on location. Unless I am going over flat ground with no overgrowth.
Again, just getting off the bank is the goal not any huge marathons to cover water. I catch fish from shore, but I know I would have a better chance at larger and more fish in deeper water when I can reach it and fish it properly.
I have a very small pump already and like the fins that AlbinoTrout linked, thanks very much. However, TubeDude, gotta say you got me concerned about leakage. I am in the sticks, mostly New England/East coast areas, and no longer bring waders because they get too trashed and would hate for the same to happen to my tube. What else would you guys recommend to get around this problem???
PON: Carry deflated and assemble on location. Pressurize and let sit overnight a day before packing, to see if it holds.
Also, Pontoonman, can you post or send me a link? My searches yielded nothing in that range.
PON: There probably won't be anything now until late November, as the specials come at the end of peak fishing season.
Thank you again all.[/quote]
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I do a lot of wading and LOVE it, but in some instances, I am limited. Say I am wading and it starts to get too deep, or I need to cover a lot of ground to fishing destinations, or I just need to get off of the bank and a little deeper. This is where I know I need a tube and have a DOH my moment.
PON; Yes, I still like the feeling of water up to my shins and a tube allows that, without marinating the hindquarters. I stay away from waders/fins for other reasons as well. Saw on another forum that in a tube race between fins and paddles, a guy using two ping pong paddles won by a huge margin. I think oars would be better suited and even faster than ping pong, though.
The tube will be used for slow drifts down small to medium streams 85% of the time to meet the needs of the first two reasons I listed. I can drift over deep spots and drift through undesirable waters to better fishing grounds easier in a tube than fighting water while wading.
PON; Me, too. Hovering in a deep spot with moving water needs special accessories, though.
I have a small boat and kayak to get out on most lakes I fish, but want my tube for some very remote lakes.
PON: Very remote lakes greater than a couple of miles over rough terrain require transporting the tube in a deflated state inside my pack and assembly on location. Unless I am going over flat ground with no overgrowth.
Again, just getting off the bank is the goal not any huge marathons to cover water. I catch fish from shore, but I know I would have a better chance at larger and more fish in deeper water when I can reach it and fish it properly.
I have a very small pump already and like the fins that AlbinoTrout linked, thanks very much. However, TubeDude, gotta say you got me concerned about leakage. I am in the sticks, mostly New England/East coast areas, and no longer bring waders because they get too trashed and would hate for the same to happen to my tube. What else would you guys recommend to get around this problem???
PON: Carry deflated and assemble on location. Pressurize and let sit overnight a day before packing, to see if it holds.
Also, Pontoonman, can you post or send me a link? My searches yielded nothing in that range.
PON: There probably won't be anything now until late November, as the specials come at the end of peak fishing season.
Thank you again all.[/quote]
See comments above.
Pon
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