10-22-2003, 07:49 PM
[cool]As long as you have an open mind, you probably should look closer at tubing. I have been "doin' it in a donut" for over forty years, and have written a lot about it. One of the first points I try to get across is that it really is a serious fishing system...not just a toy. The second big thing is that you are probably safer in a float tube...under average conditions...than you would be in a boat.
If you get properly outfitted, and wear your personal flotation device...just as if you were boating...it is almost impossible to have a problem that would put you or your younguns at risk. Of course, common sense and basic safety measures are always recommended.
If you would like to see how "our kind" lives, come on over to the float tubing forum on BFT. There are lots of past threads with info and pics on fishing from flotation craft...tubes, uboats, pontoons, etc. If you can't find the site by looking on the main index, try using this link.
[url "http://www.bigfishtackle.com/cgi-bin/gforum/gforum.cgi?jump=forum%3D81"]http://www.bigfishtackle.com/cgi-bin/gforum/gforum.cgi?jump=forum%3D81[/url]
PS...worms are always welcome.
Also, there are a lot of "newbie" tubers on this site that have only recently gotten into tubing. I will leave it to some of them to reinforce what I am saying...and maybe when it warms up in the spring we can get a "float tube flotilla" going somewhere to introduce the sport or to pass around new tips and ideas.
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If you get properly outfitted, and wear your personal flotation device...just as if you were boating...it is almost impossible to have a problem that would put you or your younguns at risk. Of course, common sense and basic safety measures are always recommended.
If you would like to see how "our kind" lives, come on over to the float tubing forum on BFT. There are lots of past threads with info and pics on fishing from flotation craft...tubes, uboats, pontoons, etc. If you can't find the site by looking on the main index, try using this link.
[url "http://www.bigfishtackle.com/cgi-bin/gforum/gforum.cgi?jump=forum%3D81"]http://www.bigfishtackle.com/cgi-bin/gforum/gforum.cgi?jump=forum%3D81[/url]
PS...worms are always welcome.
Also, there are a lot of "newbie" tubers on this site that have only recently gotten into tubing. I will leave it to some of them to reinforce what I am saying...and maybe when it warms up in the spring we can get a "float tube flotilla" going somewhere to introduce the sport or to pass around new tips and ideas.
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