09-04-2014, 06:33 PM
I am a life timer. Started out in a donut, then a U then a V then pontoon, the U shaped pontoon[
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Get the best you can afford.
A donut and a U tube you will be sitting IN water. So I agree, spring and fall or just plain Strawberry a pair of Neoprene. The are also the best $ value.
BUT, with proper layering, breathables can and are as warm.
A V shaped tube you will be sitting ON the water. Better elbow room plus you could get by with waist high waders.
And as suggested, a Pontoon. You sit knee deep in water so hippers are all you need. You have oars to take up the slack so you are not beat up as much. Plus a pontoon is more responsive on water meaning it is faster, but this also means wind can move it easier too, but they are really not hard to control and again you have oars.
There are several choices of Frameless pontoons these days.
Fins, they are very important with tubes. They are you only propulsion. More blade the better.
Pontoon, fins are nice but you can use shorter fins. Many choose no fins, but they do give you hands free fishing.
You will also want some kind of sonar.
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]Get the best you can afford.
A donut and a U tube you will be sitting IN water. So I agree, spring and fall or just plain Strawberry a pair of Neoprene. The are also the best $ value.
BUT, with proper layering, breathables can and are as warm.
A V shaped tube you will be sitting ON the water. Better elbow room plus you could get by with waist high waders.
And as suggested, a Pontoon. You sit knee deep in water so hippers are all you need. You have oars to take up the slack so you are not beat up as much. Plus a pontoon is more responsive on water meaning it is faster, but this also means wind can move it easier too, but they are really not hard to control and again you have oars.
There are several choices of Frameless pontoons these days.
Fins, they are very important with tubes. They are you only propulsion. More blade the better.
Pontoon, fins are nice but you can use shorter fins. Many choose no fins, but they do give you hands free fishing.
You will also want some kind of sonar.
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