07-30-2007, 09:00 AM
[cool][#0000ff]I have never been able to get any of the manufacturers of float tubes and such to listen to any of my ideas. They usually have a policy of not allowing anyone to submit ideas. Otherwise, if they ever put any of those ideas in their lineup they would be liable for royalties...or a lawsuit. Everybody is afraid of being sued.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Not sure which tube maker brought out the first open ended craft. Might have been Creek Company's original U-Boat.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]And, yes, I am most likely the originator of most of the PVC designs being sported on float tubes today. I have been experimenting with different rod holders and other goodies for many years. I have a whole box full of different designs I have tried...and have either tossed out or given away even more other models. Just for the sake of history, I wish I would have kept at least one sample of everything I have come up with. I have pictures of most of it, but not all.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Not sure which tube maker brought out the first open ended craft. Might have been Creek Company's original U-Boat.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]And, yes, I am most likely the originator of most of the PVC designs being sported on float tubes today. I have been experimenting with different rod holders and other goodies for many years. I have a whole box full of different designs I have tried...and have either tossed out or given away even more other models. Just for the sake of history, I wish I would have kept at least one sample of everything I have come up with. I have pictures of most of it, but not all.[/#0000ff]
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